Preliminary volume and concentration estimation of the Aijala tailings pond – Evaluation of geophysical methods

Mira Markovaara-Koivisto, Tuire Valjus, Timo Tarvainen, Taija Huotari, Jouni Lerssi and Mikael Eklund

Resources Policy, 2018, vol. 59, issue C, 7-16

Abstract: •The Aijala tailings pond was characterized as an example of the secondary raw materials target in the EU.•ERT, IPT, and gravity and magnetic and electromagnetic methods were utilised.•Soil drilling and geochemical analyses with 1-m intervals enabled mineral resource estimation.•Best survey combination was gravity with adequate number of soil drills and geochemical analyses.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.08.016

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