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Optimising mine waste geochemical assessments

Geochemical assessment of mine waste now forms an integral part of environmental impact assessment for the prediction of critical design costs associated with management of mine wastes and mitigation of water quality impacts. But vital work is continuing in areas that are critical to a full understanding of mine waste geochemical behaviour.

Christopher Brough, Ruth Warrender and Rob Bowell
Optimising mine waste geochemical assessments

The use of mineralogy within acid rock drainage and metal leaching (ARDML) assessments has developed rapidly over the past three decades, with numerous case studies illustrating the integral nature of...

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