Use of lidar point cloud data to support estimation of residual trace metals stored in mine chat piles in the Old Lead Belt of southeastern, Missouri

Historic lead and zinc (Pb-Zn) mining in southeast Missouri’s “Old Lead Belt” has left large chat piles dominating the landscape where prior to 1972 mining was the major industry of the region. As a result of variable beneficiation methods over the history of mining activity, these piles remain with...

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Main Author: Emitt C. Witt III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2016-08-01
Series:AIMS Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/environmental/article/916/fulltext.html