A hydrostratigraphical approach to support environmentally safe siting of a mining waste facility at Rautuvaara, Finland

Based on the construction of a detailed sedimentological model, hydrostratigraphy and local groundwater/surface water flows, this paper analyses the Niesajoki river valley as a suitable area for the expansion of a tailings facility, associated with the nearby Hannukainen (Cu, Au, Fe) mine, Finnish L...

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Main Authors: P. Howett, V.-P. Salonen, O. Hyttinen, K. Korkka-Niemi, J. Moreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 2015-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
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Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume87/Bulletin_87_2_2015_Howett.pdf