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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Main Authors: Verity Fitch, Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Richard Crane, Laura Newsome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/7/848