Potential Hydrological Interaction of a Gold Mine and a Coal Mine in South Africa;Mögliche hydrogeologische Wechselwirkungen zwischen einem Golderz- und einem Kohlebergwerk in Südafrika

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-14

  Vermeulen, P D ^a   Burger, M ^a   van Wyk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Conceptual model; Groundwater; Impact; Inter mine flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929472808     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-013-0237-5     Document Type: Article

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