The Geochemical and Mineralogical Controls on the Environmental Mobility of Rare Earth Elements From Tailings, Nechalacho Deposit, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Purdy, Colin
• Other Authors: Jamieson, Heather E., Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Geochemistry; Speciation; Sorption; Rare Earth Elements; Colloids; PHREEQC; Lanthanides; MLA; Synchrotron; Tailings; Mine Waste; Aqueous Mobility; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Blatchford Lake
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12206

Thesis (Master, Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2014-05-28 11:06:41.351 Increased demand for rare earth elements (REEs) for applications in modern technologies has led to an increase in REE exploration. Several deposits are expected to begin mining withi...