Waste streams of mined oil sands: Characteristics and remediation

Elements

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 387-392

  Kasperski, Kim L ^a   Mikula, Randy J ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b Kalium Research 12513   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mining; Oil sand; Remediation; Tailings

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; EXTRACTION; MINING; OIL SANDS; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SAND; TAILINGS;

ALBERTA , CANADA; ALBERTA OIL SANDS; EXTRACTION PROCESS; IN-SITU METHODS; MINERAL SUSPENSIONS; OIL SAND DEPOSITS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WATER BASED EXTRACTION;

PROVEN RESERVES;

BITUMEN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IN SITU TEST; MAGNITUDE; MINING; OIL SAND; REMEDIATION; TAILINGS;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84858180503     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.7.6.387     Document Type: Article

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