Distribution, characterization, and geochemical controls of elements of concern in uranium mine tailings, Key Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2044-2056

  Shaw, Sean A ^a   Hendry, M Jim ^a   Essilfie Dughan, Joseph ^a   Kotzer, Tom ^b   Wallschläger, Dirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FERRIHYDRITES; GEOCHEMICAL CONTROL; MINE TAILINGS; ORE BODIES; PORE WATERS; RESIDENCE TIME; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SOLID PHASIS; SOLID-PHASE CONCENTRATION; TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITY; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKES; ORE DEPOSITS; RIVERS; TAILINGS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES;

MOLYBDENUM;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FERRIHYDRITE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE BODY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PH; RESEARCH WORK; SOLUBILIZATION; TAILINGS; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; KEY LAKE; MCARTHUR RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 82155185223     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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