An investigation into accelerated leaching for the purpose of ARD mitigation

World-wide, acid rock drainage (ARD) is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing environments with current or previously active mining activities. Formed from the exposure of sulphide mineral to both water and air, and catalyzed by naturally occurring iron- and sulphur-oxidizing micro-orga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Opitz, Alexander Karl Benjamin
Other Authors: Harrison, STL
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13959