The environmental effects of rock drains : results from the Rock Drain Research Program

The efficient disposal of waste rock at coal mines is of significant economic importance and may mean the difference between a viable and uneconomic mine. When blast rock is disposed of in a valley bottom through which a watercourse passes, the base of the dump is referred to as a "rock drain...

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Main Authors: Fitch, Murray, Thompson, Michael, Kavanagh, Mark, Kovach, William
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10377