BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Mayich D. and B. Macdonald. Acid Rock Drainage Dry Covers Site Closure Program. Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  consolidate  dry cover  Franklyn  geomembrane  Princess  Summit  Victoria Junction 


  2. Heath G.. Autonomous Monitoring System Results at the Gilt Edge Mine. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  dry cover  geomembrane  Gilt Edge  tracer 


  3. K. Rowe. Barrier Geomembrane Systems Advances and Challenges for Protecting the Environment from Contamination. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cover  geomembrane  liner  long term  options analysis  risk assessment 


  4. Meiers G., M. O'Kane, C. Bradley and J. Shea. Closure of a Legacy WRP: Transitioning to Passive Treatment. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  dry cover  geomembrane  hydrology  treatment  Victoria Junction 


  5. Small A., J. Pugh, J. Stroiazzo and I. Walton. Closure of Jarosite Pond Facility, Timmins, Ontario: Design and Construction. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  dry cover  geomembrane  impoundment  Kidd Creek  lime  processing  solid-residue  treatment 


  6. Power C., D. Hersey and J. MacPhee. Comparative Analysis of Defect Leakage Rates at Geomembrane-Lined Cover Systems in the Sydney Coalfield. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  cover  Franklin  geomembrane  hydrology  monitoring  Scotchtown Summit  Victoria Junction 


  7. Bleiker D.. Concept to Closure: Victoria Junction Coal Preparation Plant. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  closure  dry cover  geomembrane  hydrology  treatment  Victoria Junction 


  8. Benson C.. Evolution of Soil Hydraulic Properties in Dry Covers: Lessons Learned from the Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP). Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane  soil barrier  store and release 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Postconstruction Changes in the Hydraulic Properties of Water Balance Cover Soils

  9. Sperling T.. Geomembrane Barriers In Bottom Liner and Cover Applications At Landfill Sites. Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane  guidelines  liner  soil barrier 


  10. Hofton T. and R. Schwenger. Geomembrane Cover on Normetal Reactive Tailings: A Case Study. Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  consolidate  dry cover  geomembrane  Normetal  spill  tailings 


  11. Benson C.. Hydraulic & Chemical Properties of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Exhumed from Dry Covers. Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Exhumed from Landfill Final Covers

  12. Rowe R.K.. Lessons Learned from Landfills about Liner Performance and Leakage. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  composite  dry covers  GCL  geomembrane  guidelines  liners  soil barrier 


  13. Rowe R.K.. Performance and Design Features to Improve and Sustain Geomembrane Performance. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  composite  construction  dry covers  GCL  geomembrane  guidelines  liners  soil barrier 


  14. Maurice R. and M. Wiber. Poirier Mine: HDPE Liner Over Tailings, Performance After Four Years. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  consolidate  dry cover  geomembrane  impoundment  Poirier  spill  tailings 


  15. Wiber M.. Poirier Reclamation Performance. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  chemistry  drainage  dry cover  geomembrane  Poirier  subsidence  tailings 


  16. Zhan J., A. Jones and P. Yuan. Post Closure Cover Performance Evaluation and Improvement at Rain Mine in Nevada. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  geomembrane  model  store and release  waste rock 


  17. Bienvenu L.. Recent Closure Technologies in Quebec for Acid Generating Sites. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Albert  closure  cost  dry cover  East Sullivan  exploration  GCL  geomembrane  Goldex  lime  Lorraine  Manitou  organic cover  Poirier  Quebec  regulation  Solbec  Somex  tailings cover  underwater 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Manitou-Goldex Project: An MRNF Agnico-Eagle Mines Partnership
    2. News Release: Fonds Restor-Action Nunavik

  18. K. Rowe. Requirements in Geomembrane Selection for Mine Wastes. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  asphalt  cover  geomembrane  liner  long term  options analysis  risk assessment 


  19. Power C., D. Hersey, M. Ramasamy and J. MacPhee. Seven Years of Cover Performance at Mine Waste Rock Piles: Insights from the Sydney Coalfield. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  cover  drainage chemistry  Franklin  gas  geomembrane  hydrology  Lingan  monitoring  Scotchtown Summit  soil barrier  Victoria Junction 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Combined DC resistivity and induced polarization (DC-IP) for mapping the internal composition of a mine waste rock pile in Nova Scotia, Canada
    2. Performance assessment of a single-layer moisture store-and-release cover system at a mine waste rock pile in a seasonally humid region (Nova Scotia, Canada)
    3. Evolution of Acid Mine Drainage from a Coal Waste Rock Pile Reclaimed with a Simple Soil Cover
    4. Numerical prediction of the long-term evolution of acid mine drainage at a waste rock pile site remediated with an HDPE-lined cover system
    5. Five-year performance monitoring of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cover system at a reclaimed mine waste rock pile in the Sydney Coalfield (Nova Scotia, Canada)

  20. Rainey D.. Surface Water Management Challenges at the Grum Sulphide Cell (GSC) Cover, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Faro  geomembrane  soil  waste rock  water management 


  21. Sperling T.. Use of Low Permeability Covers and Liners in Solid Waste Management - An Opportunity for Technology Transfer. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geomembrane  landfill  liner  soil cover  water management 


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