BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Goodwin, T. and F. Bonner. Acid Rock Drainage in the Halifax Formation Slates: What Have We Learned?. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geology  mineralogy  non-mine  prediction  regulation 

  2. Bear C., M. Lapointe, R. Freed, G. Farah and A. Schein. Addressing Mine Water Discharges at the Endako Mine: A Collaboration with the Community, ENV and Centerra. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  discharge  Endako  First Nation  receiving environment  regulation  sulphate  water management 

  3. Chambers D.. Alaska Large Mine Reclamation Bonding - 2005. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  financial security  regulation 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Alaska Large Mine Reclamation Bonding - 2005
    2. Financial Assurance Reviews for Alaskan Mines - Fort Knox, Green Creeks, Kensington Gold, Pogo and True North

  4. Brehaut H. ARD Risk Management - An Integrated Framework. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  failure  guidelines  option analysis  regulation  risk assessment 

  5. Bellefontaine K.. BC is Booming - Is ARD Looming? An Overview of Regulatory Approaches and Recent Mining Issues in British Columbia. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  financial security  management  mitigation  prediction  regulation  selenium 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Environmental Management Plans: A Key Tool in Ensuring Successful Long-term Environmental Management at Closed Mine Sites with ML/ARD

  6. Mueller S.. Boliden Aitik Mine Closure Planning - Resulting Closure Plan. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  failure  option analysis  regulation  risk assessment  stakeholder 

  7. Rector D. and B. Clarke. Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant: Environmental Compliance and Risk Transfer in a Collaborative Partnership. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Britannia  bulkhead  discharge  diversion  HDS  regulation  risk assessment  treatment 

  8. Tremblay G.. Canadian Environmental Initiatives in 2001. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  MEND  MMER  NOAMI  regulation 

  9. Ramsey D.. Considerations for the Environmental Permitting of Tailings Disposal in a Fish Bearing Lake – The Bucko Lake Experience. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  Bucko Lake  natural lake  options analysis  predevelopment  receiving environment  regulation  tailings  underground  underwater 

  10. Tremblay J.L., J. Hogan and B. Slater. Considering Different Perspectives when Defining Acceptable Levels of Environmental Contamination. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  First Nation  receiving environment  regulation 

  11. Errington J.. Contaminated Sites Review - An Update. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  regulation 

  12. Kratochivil D.. Demonstrating the Performance of Innovative Treatment Systems. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage treatment  ion exchange  Kemess  regulation  research needs  scale-up  selenium  Silver Tip  sulphate reduction 

  13. Knapp W.. Deposition of Mine Wastes in Natural Water Bodies: A Federal Regulatory and Policy Perspective. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural Lake  regulation  submarine  underwater 

  14. Fitzgerald D. and R. Nicholson. Environmental Management Criteria for Selenium and Molybdenum: A Review Relevant to the Mining Industry. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brenda Mine  climate change  drainage chemistry  geology  molybdenum  neutral pH  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  selenium  toxicity 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Wild Ruminant Study at Brenda Mines

  15. Schwenger R.. Environmental Management of Closed Sites in Xstrata Zinc Canada. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brunswick  closure  Errington  Geco  Heath Steele  management  Matagami  Mattabi  Normetal  reclamation  regulation  risk  Stratmat  Willroy 

  16. Goodwin T. and F. Bonner. Field Trip Guide -- Environmental and Economic Impacts Associated with Acid Rock Drainage Generation in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geology  mineralogy  mitigation  non-mine  prediction  regulation 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Healing an Open Sore: Rehabilitation of Former Shale Quarries in Nova Scotia

  17. Magliocco R.. Fugitive Dust Management at Elkview Operations; Challenges, Learnings and What's Next. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  community  management  mitigation  monitoring  receiving environment  regulation  research  wind-erosion 

  18. Purdon R.. Implementing Mine Closure Plans - Ontario's Experience. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  financial security  guidelines  Lockerby  Ontario  regulation  Timminco 

  19. Beddoes P., B. Bailey and S. Shaw. Interrelationships of Water Management, Monitoring, and Modelling. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  BC  contingency  guideline  hydrology  model  monitoring  prediction  regulation  water management 

  20. Shaw A., C. Atherton, P. Mueller, S. Simpson and A. Davidson. Investigation and Assessment of Potential for Cr Leaching from Paste Backfilling Operations: A Case Study from Brucejack Gold Mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brucejack  drainage chemistry  mitigation  paste backfill  prediction  regulation  tailings 

  21. J. Cole, A. Cleaver, E. Berryman, W. (Bill) Price and R. Goulet. Lessons Learned in the Reporting of Geochemical Characterization Studies in Canada. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  geology  NP  PAG  predevelopment  prediction  QAQC  rare earth  regulation  sampling 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Developing a Proof-of-Concept Environmental Geochemistry Database in Canada: Lessons on Metadata Standards

  22. Nicholson R.. Metal Leaching Issues in the Canadian Mining Industry: A Progress Report. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  neutral pH  prediction  regulation  treatment 

  23. Cowan W.R.. Mine Rehabilitation in Ontario: Legislation Development and Progress. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  closure  financial security  Ontario  regulation 

  24. Bunce H.. Mount Polley Mine Tailings Breach - Ministry of Environment Regulatory Response. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  regulation 

  25. Armitt E. and D. Priscu. Overview of the Manitoba Orphaned & Abandoned Mines Sites Program. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  liability  Lynn Lake  regulation  risk assessment  Sherridon 

  26. Sharpe I.. Permitting Mining Related Discharges: How to Assess and Manage Risk Using Principles of Impact Assessment Biology. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  toxicity 

  27. Norlund K.. Policy Foreshadowing: What is EMLI Thinking?. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  qualified professional  regulation  water management 

  28. Schofield I., B. Cinton, K. Payne, P. Brown, M. Logsdon, M. Wickman and J. Waples. Progress in Remediating ARD-Contaminated Groundwater at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, USA. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  Bingham Canyon  collection  HDS  heap leach  regulation  reverse osmosis  tailings  treatment  waste rock 

  29. 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

  30. Lindahl L.A.. Recent Trends in Tailings Management Practices in Sweden. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  finanical security  FŠboliden  HštjŠrn  impoundment  regulation  segregation  Svartliden  tailings  underwater 

  31. Price W.. Regulation as a Tool for Reducing Risks and Preventing Impacts Associated with Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mineralogy  mitigation  NP  PAG  prediction  regulation  risk assessment  waste rock 

  32. Lindahl L.A.. Regulation of Mining Operations - Developments within the EU. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  European Union  regulation 

  33. T. Moulding and C. McGuire. Regulatory Oversight for Cluff Lake Mine Reclamation, Closure, and Long-Term Management. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation  regulation  relinquishment  stakeholder  uranium 

  34. T. Searcy and K. Hughes. Successfully Entering the Saskatchewan Institutional Control Program: An Overview of the Decommissioned Cluff Lake Mine. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  attenuation  cover  pit lake  reclamation  regulation  relinquishment  stakeholder  store and release  stratification  uranium 

  35. Shaw S.. Technology Readiness Levels: Guidance for Source Control and Water Treatment R&D for Mines in British Columbia. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  disposal  dry covers  financial security  guidelines  long term  maintenance  proprietary  regulation  research needs  risk assessment  treatment  waste rock 

  36. Soto C.. The challenge of chemical stability in Chile: the current scenario and practical applications. Presented at the 2014 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Chile  Fundaci—n Chile  regulation 

  37. Schwenger R.. Unexpected Events at Closed ARD Sites. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Blue Hill  closure  Geco  Normetal  reclamation  regulation  tailings  underground 

  38. Zinck J.. Update on Status of Sludge Management in Canada. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  active treatment  costs  deposition  lime  metal recovery  regulation  solid residue 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Disposal, Reprocessing and Reuse Options for Acidic Drainage Treatment Sludge.

  39. Zinck J.. Update on Treatment Sludge Management: Properties, Stability and Disposal Options. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  codisposal  deposition  lime  metal recovery  prediction  regulation  solid residue  treatment 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Disposal, Reprocessing and Reuse Options for Acidic Drainage Treatment Sludge
    2. Comparison of AMD Treatment Processes and their Impacts on Sludge Characteristics

  40. McKernan J.M. and D.B. Huebert. Using Critters, Clams and Fish to Define “Real” Ecological Risks at Orphaned and Abandoned Sites – The Lynn Lake Case Study. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  loading  Lynn Lake  modelling  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  toxicity 

  41. Bailey B. and K. Bellefontaine. Water Treatment: Experience and Challenges with Old and New Technologies at Mines in BC. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  active  BC  collection  cost  drainage treatment  guidelines  passive  regulation  solid residue 

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