Hydrogeology of the vicinity of Homestake mine, South Dakota, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-43

  Murdoch, Larry C ^a   Germanovich, Leonid N ^b   Wang, Herb ^c   Onstott, T C ^d   Elsworth, Derek ^e   Stetler, Larry ^f   Boutt, David ^g  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystalline rocks; Fractured rocks; Groundwater flow; Subsidence; USA

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DEWATERING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBSIDENCE;

HOMESTAKE MINE; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922686276     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0773-7     Document Type: Article

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