John Morkeh

Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Mine Rock Pile Materials

Understanding Acid Mine Drainage from the Relationship Between Different Grain Size Fractions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The study of the geochemistry and mineralogy of different size fractions is essential to understanding mobility and availability of minerals to dissolution and oxidation during the weathering processes that takes place in mine rock pile materials. The oxidation results in acidic, iron- and sulfate-rich waters, which accelerate the oxidation of rock-forming minerals. This book, therefore, provides insight on: 1) how the amount and the extent of oxidation of the sulfide minerals vary from rock piles to rock piles all around the world due to different mineralogies and geochemical properties and 2) characterization of the geochemical and mineralogical properties of bulk rock pile samples and their different grain size fractions. At the end of reading this book you will come to understand how acid mine drainage could be tackled from a single understanding of the mineralogy and geochemistry of particle size fractions of mine rock pile materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9783845432434
• ISBN-10: 3845432438
• Artikelnr.: 33993571

Autorenporträt

John holds an MSc in Mineral Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico-U.S.A. John is an economic geologist and currently the Senior Geologist at Barrick Gold Corporation's Ruby Hill Mine, Eureka,Nevada. He has worked on various geologic projects including acid mine drainage investigations.