Systems modelling for effective mine water management

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1664-1671

  Côte, Claire M ^a   Moran, Chris J ^a   Hedemann, Christopher J ^a   Koch, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mining; Sustainable development; Systems model; Water balance; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COAL BENEFICIATION; COAL MINING INDUSTRY; DUST SUPPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MINE SITE; MINING TASKS; NOVEL STRATEGIES; QUEENSLAND; SIMPLE SYSTEM; SIMULATION TOOL; SYSTEMS APPROACH; SYSTEMS MODELLING; SYSTEMS MODELS; UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS; WATER BALANCE; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER SYSTEM;

COAL; COAL DUST; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; MINE DUST; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 80052198515     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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