Offsetting of CO2 emissions by air capture in mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia: Rates, controls and prospects for carbon neutral mining

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Wilson, Siobhan A
Harrison, Anna L
Dipple, Greg
Power, Ian M
Barker, Shaun L L
Mayer, K Ulrich
Fallon, Stewart
Raudsepp, Mati
Southam, Gordon

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The hydrated Mg-carbonate mineral, hydromagnesite [Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O], precipitates within mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia as a direct result of mining operations. We have used quantitative mineralogical data and δ13C,

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International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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2037-12-31