Implications of Non-Acidic Metal Leaching on Mine Rock Management at a Nickel Mine in Permafrost Terrain: Environmental Baseline Investigation

Raglan is a nickel-copper mine in the continuous permafrost region of Quebec that commenced operations in 1997. The potentially-acid mine rock was being stockpiled for later backfill of open pits to freeze in-place for permanent storage, while non-acid generating mine rock was stored on surface perm...

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Main Authors: R. V. Nicholson, Michael J. Rinker, M. A. Venhuis, G. Williams, B. Swarbrick
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.588.8973
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