An integrated approach to AMD mitigation through sulfide removal from tailings

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-73). === The formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) from the microbial oxidation of sulfides in mineral waste deposits is one of the major challenges facing the mining industry worldwide. Growing environmental awareness and subsequent changes in legislat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hesketh, Alexander H
Other Authors: Broadhurst, Jennifer Lee
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11280