Publication details
Geochemical characterization of acid mine drainage from a waste rock pile, Mine Doyon, Québec, Canada
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology |
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| Field | Geology and mineralogy |
| Keywords | acid mine drainage; geochemistry; isotopes; modeling |
| Description | There is acid mine drainage with extremely high concentrations of dissolved species at waste rock pile at Mine Doyon, Québec, Canada. This is related to the oxidation of pyrite in sericite schist. Rate of pyrite oxidation is very high especially close to slope of the pile due to convective oxygen supply. Dissolved concentrations are also increased as a consequence of evaporation within the pile. |
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