Preliminary status report on Molycorp Goathill North trenches, Questa, New Mexico

22nd American Society of Mining and Reclamation Annual National Conference 2005

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 679-701

  McLemore, Virginia T ^a   Walsh, Patrick ^a   Donahue, Kelly M ^a   Gutierrez, Luiza A F ^b   Tachie Menson, Samuel ^b   Shannon, Heather R ^b   Wilson, G Ward ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid drainage; Characterization of rock piles; Mineral weathering; Stability

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DURABILITY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PYRITES; ROCKS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

ACID DRAINAGE; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INFILTRATION TESTS; MINERAL WEATHERING; ROCK PILE; VERTICAL SURFACE;

PILES;

EID: 84866023864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr05010679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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