Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences by Subject "acid rock drainage"
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Geochemical and Microbiological Characterization of the Historic Waste Rock Piles at the Detour Lake Gold Mine
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-16)Four of the historic waste rock stockpiles (WRS #1-#4) at the Detour Lake mine site were studied to determine the potential for generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). The stockpiles were constructed during the original ... -
Hydrogeochemical, Mineralogical and Microbial Processes Occurring in Old Sulfide-Rich Tailings
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)The former Sherritt-Gordon Mine, located in Sherridon Manitoba, processed approximately 7.7 Mt of sulfide ore between 1931 and 1951. The Zn-Cu volcanic massive-sulfide ore body yielded Zn and Cu concentrates with minor ...