Geochemical, mineralogical, and geophysical methods to establish the geoenvironmental characteristics of the King River delta, Queenstown, Western Tasmania

C. Nascimento, Sibele; Parbhakar-Fox, Anita; J. Cracknell, Matthew; R. Cooke, David; B. Miller, Clare; Xuen Heng, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105820

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Geochemical, mineralogical, and geophysical methods to establish the geoenvironmental characteristics of the King River delta, Queenstown, Western Tasmania

Published in Applied Geochemistry • Nov 22, 2023

Authors:

Sibele C. Nascimento

Anita Parbhakar-Fox

Matthew J. Cracknell

Abstract

Throughout most of the 20th century, the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway company discharged tailings from the Mount Lyell mine into the Queen River. Tailings migrated downstream of the King River and deposited on riverbanks, the riverbeds and in the King River delta in Macquarie Harbour. This researc...

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Tailings

Pyrite

Geology

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