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NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 195-206Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2018.1448289
Keywords
Acid mine drainage; AMD; pit wall; stream chemistry; Brunner Coal Measures
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- Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Mine Environment Life Cycle Guide [CRLE1403]
- New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) [CRLE1403] Funding Source: New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
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Wall wash samples were collected from outcrops of Brunner Coal Measures aged between 3days and 138years in the Stockton, Denniston and Garvey Creek coalfields of the west coast of the South Island. The purpose of these wall wash samples is to measure differences in the amount of acid and trace elements released as the rocks weather to predict the longevity of acid mine drainage (AMD) from pit wall run-off. The concentration of acid released in wall wash is relatively high and constant for the first year, followed by a rapid decrease that can be fitted with a power function. Data analysis indicates that AMD from pit walls is likely to have an impact on water quality for 64-136years. The most abundant component of acidity in the wall wash samples from fresh pit walls (c. <1year) is Fe. At moderate age sites (c. 3-20years), Al is the most abundant component of acidity in the wall wash, and at the oldest sites (c. 62-138years), H+ is the most abundant component.
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