A descriptive and quantitative approach regarding erosion and development of landforms on abandoned mine tailings: New insights and environmental implications from SE Spain

Geomorphology

Volumn 239, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-16

  Martin Duque J F ^a   Zapico, I ^a   Oyarzun, R ^b   Lopez Garcia J A ^b   Cubas, P ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Descriptive and environmental geomorphology; Erosion of tailing deposits; Landform design; Mazarr n; Mining; SE Spain

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; DESIGN; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECLAIMED LAND; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DAM; VALLEY FILL;

MAZARRON; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84925941515     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.02.035     Document Type: Article

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