Acid rock drainage prevention and treatment with thiocyanate and phosphate-containing materials

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 831-841

  Olson, G J ^a   Clark, T R ^a   Mudder, T I ^b  

^a Little Bear Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Times Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Biooxidation; Source control of ARD; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; BIO-OXIDATION; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; IN-FIELD; IRON OXIDATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW DOSAGE; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PHOSPHATE TREATMENT; SELECTIVE INHIBITORS; SOURCE CONTROL; SULFIDE OXIDATION; WASTE ROCKS; WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES;

LEACHING; PHOSPHATES; ROCKS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHERING;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84866038946     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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