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Investigation of the Chemical Composition and Distribution of Mining Wastes in Killarney Lake, Coeur d'Alene Area, Northern Idaho
University of Idaho Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Investigation of the Chemical Composition and Distribution of Mining Wastes in Killarney Lake, Coeur d'Alene Area, Northern Idaho |
| Creator | Bender, Scott F. |
| Date | 1991-10-01 |
| Coverage | Killarney Lake; Coeur d'Alene River 47.52, -116.56 |
| Subject | mine wastes; sediment; heavy metals; |
| Description | Killarney Lake, a lateral lake of the Coeur d'Alene River in northern Idaho, received mining and milling wastes from the Coeur d'Alene mining district for nearly 100 years. Mining and milling wastes were transported by the river during flood events until 1968 when tailings ponds were built. Lake bed sediments in Killarney Lake were sampled at three separate localities using a piston core sampler operated from a raft. The cores collected 3.6 m and 3.5 m of lake bottom sediments from the north... |
| Relation | Coeur d'Alene Basin |
| Contributor | Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; IWRRI |
| Publisher | University of Idaho |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/ |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Identifier | http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/idahowater/id/99 |
