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Parker, G.; Noller, B.; Waite, T.D. |
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Assessment of the use of fast-weathering silicate minerals to buffer AMD in surface waters in tropical Australia |
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1999 |
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Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II; Conference proceedings |
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acid mine drainage Australasia Australia buffers carbonate ion geochemistry Northern Territory Australia Pine Creek Geosyncline pollution pyrite sulfides surface water tropical environment water quality 22, Environmental geology |
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Surface waters in the Pine Creek Geosyncline (located in Australia's “Top End”, defined as the area of Australia north of 15 degrees S) are characterized by their low carbonate buffering capacity. These waters are buffered by silicate weathering and hence are slightly acidic, ranging in pH from 4.0 to 6.0. The Pine Creek Geosyncline contains most of the Top Ends' economic mineral deposits and characteristically shows no correlation between carbonate minerals and sulfidic orebodies hosting gold deposits (unlike uranium deposits). Thus many gold mines do not have ready access to carbonate minerals for buffering acid mine drainage (AMD). It is possible that locally available fast-weathering silicate minerals may be used to buffer AMD seeps. The buffering intensity of silicate minerals exceeds that of carbonate minerals, but their slow dissolution kinetics has ensured that these materials have received little attention in treating AMD. In addition, carbonate mineral dissolution is retarded when contacted with intense AMD solutions due to the formation of surface coatings of iron minerals. The lower pH range of silicate mineral dissolution may prevent the formation of such coatings. The Pine Creek Geosyncline consists of a complex geochemistry, and a number of fast-weathering silicate minerals have been noted in various areas. The difficulty in assessing such minerals for use in buffering AMD is the lack of kinetic data available under conditions prevalent AMD (i.e., low pH solutions saturated with aluminium and silica). This study sets out to evaluate the applicability of using such minerals to treat AMD surface seeps. |
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Goldsack, D.E.; Belzile, N.; Yearwood, P.; Hall, G.J. |
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Assessment of the use of fast-weathering silicate minerals to buffer AMD in surface waters in tropical Australia; GeoRef; English; 2000-048644; Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II, Sudbury, ON, Canada, Sept. 13-17, 1999 References: 36; illus. incl. 2 tables |
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Bienvenu, L. |
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Activites de recherche du ministere des Ressources naturelles du Quebec sur le drainage minier acide; activites realisees dans le cadre de l'Entente auxiliaire Canada-Quebec 1992-1998 sur le developpement mineral; rapport 1993-1994. Research activities of Quebec Natural Resources Ministry on acid mine drainage; research related to the Canada-Quebec agreement 1992-1998 on mineral development; report 1993-1994 |
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acid mine drainage; annual report; Canada; cost; Doyon Mine; Eastern Canada; methods; mining; mining geology; models; monitoring; organic compounds; organic materials; oxidation; permeability; pollution; programs; pyrite; Quebec; remediation; report; resins; sulfides; waste disposal; waste management; Weedon Mine 22, Environmental geology |
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Activites de recherche du ministere des Ressources naturelles du Quebec sur le drainage minier acide; activites realisees dans le cadre de l'Entente auxiliaire Canada-Quebec 1992-1998 sur le developpement mineral; rapport 1993-1994. Research activities of Quebec Natural Resources Ministry on acid mine drainage; research related to the Canada-Quebec agreement 1992-1998 on mineral development; report 1993-1994; 1995-039993; GeoRef; French; 18 tables Ministere des Ressources Naturelles, Charlesbourg, PQ, Canada |
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Baskin, L. |
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Linear relationship between mine flow-acid load and influence of depositional environment |
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1979 |
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Underground coal mining symposium |
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acid mine drainage; Bell Gap Run; Blair County Pennsylvania; Cambria County Pennsylvania; environmental geology; ground water; hydrology; inorganic acids; iron; land use; Little Schuykill River; Loyalsock Creek; metals; Pennsylvania; pollution; programs; pyrite; Randolph County West Virginia; reclamation; rivers and streams; Roaring Creek; Schuylkill County Pennsylvania; statistical analysis; sulfides; sulfuric acid; Sullivan County Pennsylvania; surveys; Swatara Creek; treatment; United States; waste disposal; watersheds; West Virginia 22, Environmental geology |
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Linear relationship between mine flow-acid load and influence of depositional environment; GeoRef; English; 1981-015370; Coal conference and expo V ; Underground coal mining symposium, Louisville, KY, United States, Oct. 23-25, 1979 References: 36; illus. incl. tables, sketch maps |
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Ahmed, S.M. |
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Surface chemical methods of forming hardpan in pyrrhotite tailings and prevention of the acid mine drainage |
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1994 |
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acid mine drainage; chemical composition; experimental studies; mines; oxidation; pollution; pyrite; pyrrhotite; remediation; sulfides; tailings; waste disposal; weathering rinds 22, Environmental geology |
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Special Publication - United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06B-94 |
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Proceedings of the International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage; Volume 2 of 4; Mine drainage |
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2007-045205; International land reclamation and mine drainage conference; International conference on The abatement of acidic drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, April 24-29, 1994 References: 4; illus. incl. 1 table; GeoRef; English |
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