Factors that influence coal mine drainage chemistry West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 115-128

  Pope, J ^a,b   Newman, N ^a   Craw, D ^c   Trumm, D ^a   Rait, R ^a  

^a CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage AMD; Brunner Coal Measures; Paporoa Coal Measures

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL MEASURES; COAL MINE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MINE DRAINAGE; MINING INDUSTRY; PH; PYRITE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 78149320172     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2010.498405     Document Type: Article

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