Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Pollution plume"
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Geochemical monitoring of soil pollution from the MWS-5 gold tailings facility on the Farm Stilfontein
(North-West University, 2015)The rehabilitation and restoration of degraded landscapes adjacent to gold tailings disposal facilities (TDFs) that have suffered loss of efficiency through anthropogenic forces has become a primary concern to environmental ... -
A methodology to quantify the groundwater impacts of mega-tailings dams for the gold mining industry, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The recovery of base and precious metals (gold, silver, copper, platinum etc.) often entails the removal of a large quantity of rock strata by means of deep shaft and opencast mining practices. The crushing and milling of ...