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A Monte Carlo model for predicting water quality in mine pit lakes

Conference ·
OSTI ID:126547
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  1. PTI Environmental Services, Boulder, CO (United States)

A model has been developed to predict the chemical composition of lakes that form in pyrite-bearing open-pit mines. Pyrite oxidation in wall rock releases sulfuric acid and metals, which mix with ground waters in the lake. Aqueous metal concentrations are calculated using MINTEQA2.

OSTI ID:
126547
Report Number(s):
CONF-950402--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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