Browsing by Subject "Mining"
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE ON THE RIVER AVOCA: Metal Fluxes in water and sediment. Part II. Metal Contamination of Riverine Sediments
(Tigroney PressIE, 2017-06-01)The discharge of acid mine drainage (AMD) from sulphur bearing mineral deposits causes iron to precipitate as hydroxides and the formation of ochreous deposits on the substrate of the receiving river system. The sediments ... -
INFLUENCE OF POSSIBLE SECONDARY SULPHATE MINERALIZATION ON THE IMPACT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE TO SURFACE WATERS
(Tigroney PressIE, 2017-06-08)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a major environmental pollutant of both surface and ground waters. Intensive sampling of drainage from mine adits has revealed a seasonal variation in the Zn:Cu ratio. This is linked to secondary ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part six
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In this paper I propose, in the first place, to direct your attention to the special impediments to the application of capital to mining operations in Ireland, which arise from the state of the law with regard to mines. ... -
PROCEDURE FOR THE ESTIMATION OF THE IMPACT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE TO SURFACE WATERS AND ITS MANAGEMENT
(Tigroney PressIE, 2017-08)The rehabilitation of a mine producing acid mine drainage (AMD) involves four discrete steps. These are site characterization, the development of an AMD water quality management protocol, a remediation strategy and finally ... -
PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING AND PREDICTING THE IMPACT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE: SEDIMENT SAMPLING
(Tigroney PressIE, 2017-05)Sampling acid mine drainage (AMD) impacted sediments is complex requiring appropriate field sampling techniques to ensure representative samples which are both repeatable and reproducible. This report examines the important ... -
A SURVEY OF SOIL AND VEGETATION IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE AVOCA MINES, Co. WICKLOW
(Tigroney PressIE, 2017-05-24)Metal Content was determined in soil and vegetation around the eastern zone of the disused copper and sulphide mines at Avoca in Co. Wicklow (south-east Ireland). A 250 x 250 m grid survey was conducted covering a total ... -
Through a Different Lens: The Irish Landscape as Seen by Mining Promoters, 1835-80
(Four Courts PressIE, 2008)