Water footprint in gold extraction: A case-study in Suárez, Cauca, Colombia
This research deepens the analysis of the mineral water footprint, especially that of gold, in regions that are understudied and where mining has been an intensified extractive activity since the colonial era, as is the case in the northern part of department of Cauca in Colombia. Thus, the purpose...
Main Authors: | Christian E. Alvarez-Pugliese, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez, Mario Pérez-Rincón |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021020521 |
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