| | Report (chapter) | Resources Division, 6000 J Street Sacramento, California 95819 “It is plain that almost all kinds of atramentum...closed-basin lakes, in rock outcrops, and in mines and mine wastes has been noted since early antiquity. The...of metal-sulfate salts, in connection with the mining of metals, was a phenomenon well known to the early...rocks, coal deposits, metallic ore deposits, and mine wastes. The composition of the salts reflects the...activities (as in the generation of wastes from mining and mineral processing) can be traced to the oxidation | | | Report (chapter) | often intensified by human activities related to mining, mineral processing, construction, soil drainage...concentrated and exposed to air as a result of mining and mineral processing. Acid sulfate waters produce...properties. INTRODUCTION TO ACID SULFATE ENVIRONMENTS Mine drainage The best known examples of acid sulfate...may be as many as 500,000 inactive or abandoned mine sites in the United States alone (Lyon et al. 1993)...been seriously damaged by mine effluents. Contamination of natural waters by mine drainage has killed enormous | | | Report (volume) | America (MSA) November 11-12, 2000 in Tahoe City, California, prior to the Annual Meeting of MSA, the Geological...agriculture to reduce alkalinity in soils. At many mining sites, the extraction and processing of coal or...and sediment. Concentrated waters associated with mine wastes may precipitate a variety of metal-sulfate...role of soluble sulfate minerals formed from acid mine drainage (and its natural equivalent, acid rock...of mineral deposits and of waste materials from mining and mineral processing. This volume compiles and | | | Report (issue) | EFFECTS OF ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION ON GROUND AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY: RESEARCH AND CASE HISTORIES...igs.indiana.edu 03102016 EFFECTS OF ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION ON GROUND AND SURFACE WATER QUALITY:...Inc. United Minerals, LLC U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Mid-Continent Region...Geological Survey Paul T. Behum, U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Mid-Continent Region.................v Overview of Indiana’s Abandoned Mine Land Program and Review of Environmental Challenges |
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