Predicting the time related generation of acid rock drainage from mine waste: a copper case study

Includes bibliographical references. === The mining and beneficiation of coal and hard rock ores generates large volumes of sulphidic waste that may oxidise in the presence of oxygen and result in the generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). In order to effectively manage the long term effects of ARD...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simunika, Nathan N
Other Authors: Broadhurst, Jennifer Lee
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9128