From iron ore to environmental risk: Geochemical, mineralogical, and acid generation behavior of mining wastes from the abandoned ouixane site, Northeastern Morocco.

The abandoned Ouixane iron ore mine in northeastern Morocco has generated a significant volume of mine wastes, which can generate contaminated water in the form of acid mine drainage (AMD) when sulfide minerals are present. This study evaluates the g…

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