Temporal Shifts in the Geochemistry and Microbial Community Structure of an Ultradeep Mine Borehole Following Isolation

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2003 · Geomicrobiology Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/713851170· OSTI ID:15006554

Moser, Duane P ^[1]; Onstott, T C ^[2]; Fredrickson, Jim K ^[1]; Brockman, Fred J ^[1]; Balkwill, David L ^[3]; Drake, G R ^[3]; Pfiffner, S ^[4]; White, D C ^[4]; Takai, K ^[5]; Pratt, L M ^[6]; Fong, J ^[6]; Lollar, B S ^[7]; Slater, G ^[7]; Phelps, T J ^[8]; Spoelstra, N ^[9]; Deflaun, M ^[10]; Southam, G ^[11]; Welty, A T ^[12]; Baker, B J ^[13]; Hoek, J ^[14]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)
2. Princeton University
3. Florida State University
4. University of Tennessee
5. JAMSTEC (SUGAR) Project Japan
6. Indiana University-Bloomington
7. University of Toronto
8. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
9. Driefontein Consolidated Inc. (South Africa)
10. Invirogen Inc.
11. University of Western Ontario
12. Northern Arizona University
13. University of Wisconsin-Madison
14. University of Pennsylvania

A borehole draining a water-bearing dyke fracture at 3.2 km depth in a South African Au mine was isolated from the open mine environment...

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 15006554
• Report Number(s): PNWD-SA-6061; GEJODG; TRN: US200411%%341
• Journal Information: Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol. 20, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 2003; ISSN 0149-0451
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
BOREHOLES
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOCHEMISTRY
DEPTH 3-6 KM
SOUTH AFRICA
GOLD ORES
MINES
MICROORGANISMS
POPULATION DYNAMICS
DEEP SUBSURFACE
BOREHOLE
MINE
FISSURE WATER
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
ANAEROBIC