Decommissioning open pits with ecological engineering

Ecological Engineering, a biotechnological approach to the decommissioning of base metal mining wastes, is being tested on two open pits (Gloryholes) in Newfoundland, Canada. Pit #1 has a volume of 208,000 m3 (pH ranges between 5.5 and 7). Pit #2, with a volume of 66,200 m3, has an average pH of 3...

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Main Author: Kalin, Margaret
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17537

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