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Acid mine drainage
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Total cards: 3•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What are the sources to acid mine drainage
Back (Answer)
• valuable metals found in sulphide ores • in the mine - rocks are exposed and fractured = ^SA • lots of fragments left in spoil heaps • exposed to O2 + H2O > H2SO4
#2
Front (Question)
What are the effects of acid mine drainage
Back (Answer)
• ocean acidification • damage infrastructure • organisms outside range of toleranc e.g coral polyps - die of too acidic • CaCO3 structures dissolve
#3
Front (Question)
What are the controls for acid mine drainage
Back (Answer)
• safely remove spoil heaps • block or fill mines • redirect and treat water - raise pH with limestone