Strategies for remediation of very large deposits of mine waste : the Aitik mine, Northern Sweden
The Aitik mine, near Gällivare in Sweden, is the largest copper mine in Europe with an annual production exceeding 18 Mt of ore. After processing of the ore the residual waste material, so called tailings, are deposited in a tailings pond. In addition, 15 - 25 Mt of barren waste rock is mined annual...
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| Format: | Master Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Luleå tekniska universitet
2005
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-25901 |