Evolution of Sulfidic Legacy Mine Tailings: A Review of the Wheal Maid Site, UK
Historic tailings dams and their associated mine waste can pose a significant risk to human and environmental health. The Wheal Maid mine site, Cornwall, UK, serves as an example of the temporal evolution of a tailings storage facility after mining has ceased and the acid-generating waste subjected...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/7/848 |