BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Chambers D.. A Brief Overview of the Environmental Concerns with the Subaqueous Disposal of Metal Mine Tailings in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  2. Hynes T.. A Chemical and Ecotoxicological Assessment of the Impact of Marine Tailings Disposal. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  submarine  tailings  toxicity  underwater 

  3. Chambers B., S. Henderson and I. McWilliams. A History of Tailings Management at Myra Falls Operations. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cement  closure  impoundment  Myra Falls  natural lake  PAG  paste  segregation  seismic  slurry  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock  water management 

  4. Blier A., D. Therrien and R. Gallinger. Acid Rock Drainage Management at La Mine Doyon. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cost  Doyon  dry cover  HDS  PAG  prediction  treatment  underwater 

  5. Price W.. An Overview of New Developments in ML/ARD at Mines Sites in British Columbia. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry covers  Eskay Creek  mineralogy  natural lake  NP  PAG  pH neutral  predevelopment  prediction  selenium  sulphate  Sulphurets  underwater 

  6. Mann G. and R. Baker. Application of Ecological Risk Assessment to Water-Covered Mine Wastes. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  Bluebell  natural lake  risk assessment  toxicity  underwater 

  7. Shaw S., R. Nicholson, B. Fraser, M. Venhuis, S. Barabas, E. Clyde and J. Stirling. ARD is not the Apocalypse - A closed iron ore mine characterized by active ARD/ML and good water quality. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  PAG  pit  prediction  segregation  Sherman  underwater  waste rock 

  8. Davé N.. Basic Understanding of Water Covers and Applications. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Denison  impoundment  natural lake  Panel  Quirke  Stanleigh  underwater 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Performance of Shallow Water Covers on Pyritic Uranium Tailings
    2. On Land or Underwater Disposal of Mine Waste

  9. Harpley D. and S. Newman. Benambra Tailings Mangement Facility (TFM) Closure and Rehabilitation. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Benambra  carbon  impoundment  options analysis  survey  underwater  wetland 

  10. Watson I., S. Hill, C. Banton and T. Davies. Case studies on aquifer protection in rising mine water areas. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  hydrology  underground  underwater 

  11. Small A.. CDA Mining Dams Bulletin. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  guidelines  underwater 

  12. Crusius J., R. Pieters, A. Leung, P. Whittle, T. Pedersen, G. Lawrence, J. McNee and A. Sahami. Comparative Geochemistry of Two Pit Lakes. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Equity  pit lake  underwater 

  13. 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 

  14. Cocchiarella E.. Copper Cliff Central Tailings Area (CTA): General Overview and Management Systems. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  construction  Copper Cliff  impoundment  management  Sudbury  tailings  underwater 

  15. Ferguson P., C. Wels and N. Pesonen. Current Site Conditions and Water Quality Predictions for Myra Creek, Nyrstar Myra Falls, British Columbia. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  collection  diversion  drainage chemistry  loadings  model  Myra Falls  prediction  receiving environment  underwater 

  16. 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 

  17. Plewes H.. Design and Construciton of Flooded Tailings Impoundments. Presented at the 1996 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  guidelines  hydrology  impoundment  tailings  underwater 

  18. Dwyer, E.. Developing New Nickel Resources - VoiseyÕs Bay Project. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  construction material  impoundment  PAG  prediction  underwater  Voisey's Bay 

  19. Hennessey D.. Duck Pond ARD Management. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  backfill  impoundment  lime  monitoring  pit lake  polish  tailings  treatment  underground  underwater  waste rock 

  20. Black K., A. Coggan and M. Wiber. Elliot Lake - Status Report on Water Cover Performance. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  lime  limestone  Panel  Quirke  radium  Spanish American  Stanleigh  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  21. Martin A.J., J. Dockrey, S. Jackson, J. Stockwell, C. Meints and M. Aziz. Enhanced Mobility of Arsenic and Molybdenum in a Tailings Pond in Response to Nitrate Depletion. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Equity  impoundment  tailings  underwater 

  22. Napier W. and D. Lemon. Environmental Baseline Data Needs and Implications for an Environmental Impact Statement: The Voisey's Bay Experience. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natura lake  predevelopment  receiving environment  underwater  Voisey's Bay 

  23. Meints C. and M. Aziz. Equity Mine - 25 Years of Closure. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  batch  closure  collection  construction material  discharge  drainage chemistry  dry cover  Equity  financial security  HDS  hydrology  impoundment  monitoring  physical stability  prediction  receiving environment  soil barrier  solid residue  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  24. Blier A. and G. Amyot. Flooding as a Reclamation Solution to an Acidic Tailings Pond and Open Pit; More than 15 Years After. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  impoundment  pit  proprietary  Solbec  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Flooding as a Reclamation Solution to an Acidic Tailings Pond, the Solbec Case. Cambior Inc. (1999).

  25. Lawrence G.. Fluid Mechanics and the Effectiveness of Water Covers. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  underwater 

  26. Vigneault B., P. Campbell and A. Tessier. Geochemical Study of Sulfidic Mine Tailings Stored under a Shallow Water Cover. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  kinetic test  Louvicourt  tailings  underwater 

  27. Vandenberg J. and C. McCullough. Global Review of Pit Lake Case Studies. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  lime  pit lake  reclamation  survey  underwater 

  28. Sencza W.. Golden Giant Mine Closure. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  cyanide  ferric  Golden Giant  ion exchange  NaOH  treatment  underwater 

  29. Reynier N.. Impact of climate change on mine waste management by water and saturated covers. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  elevated watertable  underwater 

  30. Bliss M., T. Anderson, B. Hamblin and C. Ford. Improving Inmet's Tailings Management: Applying Towards Sustainable Mining Guidance at our Operating and Closed Mines. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  Inmet  MAC  management  Samatosum  tailings  underwater 

  31. Fyfe J. and J. Martin. Innovative Closure Concepts for Xstrata Nickel Onaping Operations. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  cyclone  dredge  impoundment  management  Onaping  slimes dry cover  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  32. Ferguson K.. Integrating ARD Prevention into the Mt. Milligan Project. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  construction  impoundment  Mount Milligan  PAG  segregation  tailings  tailings cover  underwater  waste rock 

  33. C. Wiramanaden, B. Barnhart, T. Nash and H. Heffner. Long-term Changes in Water Quality at a Decommissioned Uranium Mine Tailings Management Area have the Potential to Change Water Treatment Efficacy. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  barium  drainage chemistry  long-term  Panel  Stanleigh  sulphate  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  34. Larratt H.. Long-term Performance of Reclaimed Tailings Ponds at HVC in a Warming Climate. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  climate change  drainage chemistry  Highland Valley  impoundment  reclamation  tailings  underwater 

  35. Martin A., J. Mackin, T. Crozier, S. Hedberg, D. Paszkowski, J. Jambor, S. Hiller and D. Gelderland. Mechanisms of Arsenic Attenuation in a Gold Mill Tailings Impoundment. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cochenour Wilanour  drainage chemistry  impoundment  in-situ  loading  roaster  tailings  treatment  underwater 

  36. Chevalier P. and C. Hogan. MEND Update - 2018. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  batch  ferric  insitu  MEND  treatment  underwater 

  37. Atherton C. and A. Shaw. Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage Prediction, Prevention and Mitigation at the Brucejack Gold Mine. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  Brucejack Sulphurets  flooded underground  kinetic tests  natural lake  operating  paste  prediction  tailings  thicken  treatment  underground  underwater  waste rock 

  38. Tremblay R. and L. Bienvenu. Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Mitigation in Quebec: An Overview. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  GCL  layering  organic cover  soil cover  tailings cover  underwater 

  39. Kwong J.. Metal Mobility under a Water Cover - Observations from Laboratory Studies. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  kinetic tests  tailings  underwater 

  40. Stoltz E., M. Greger and L.O. Hoglund. MiMi: Establishment of Vegetation on Water-Covered Mine Wastes - Integration in the Performance Assessment Framework. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biosolids  revegetation  underwater 

  41. Brewis M. and B. Koehler. ML/ARD Challenges on the Site C Clean Energy Project. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  mitigation  non-mine  PAG  prediction  treatment  underwater 

  42. Cowan D. and B. Mattson. ML/ARD Program at Quinsam Coal. Presented at the 2014 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  bulkhead  coarse coal reject  flooded underground  impoundment  monitoring  PAG  pit lake  Quinsam Coal  segregation  underwater 

  43. Guerin F., S. Wilson and R. Nicholson. Optimizing In-Pit Disposal of Problematic Waste Rock Using Leaching Tests, Portable XRF, Block and Mass Transport Models. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  drainage chemistry  hydrology  McClean Lake  prediction  segregation  underwater  uranium  waste rock 

  44. Larratt H. and M. Ohata. Overcoming Hurdles and Unexpected Help in Maintaining Tailings Ponds as Wetlands, Fisheries and Bioreactors at Highland Valley Copper, BC. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Highland Valley Copper  impoundment  other passive  reclamation  tailings  treatment  underwater 

  45. Larratt H. and P. Martell. Overcoming Low Productivity of Pit Lakes used as Bioreactors and Fisheries at Highland Valley Copper, BC. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Highland Valley Copper  other passive  pit lake  reclamation  treatment  underwater 

  46. Price W.. Overview of Flooding to Minimize Metal Leaching and Prevent Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  underwater 

  47. Pedersen T., S. Swanson and D. Chambers. Panel Discussion on Waste Disposal in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  48. Swanson S.. Panel Discussion on Waste Disposal in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  49. Dave N.. Performance of Denison Mine Tailings Management Areas (TMAs) Fifteen Years Following Decommissioning. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  barium  Denison  dry cover  elevated-watertable  Lower Williams Lake  NaOH  Stanrock  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  50. Murphy F.M., T.H. Higgs and M. Bratty. Performance of the Albino Sub-Aqueous Waste Disposal Facility at the Eskay Creek Mine. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  Eskay Creek  exploration  ferric  model  natural lake  receiving environment  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  51. Eriksson N.. Performance of the Flooded TMF at Stekenjokk: 25 Years of Follow-Up. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  Stekenjokk  tailings  underwater 

  52. Flite O.P. and R. Duckett. Performance of the Pit Lake at Ridgeway Gold Mine, South Carolina, USA. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  pit lake  Ridgeway  underwater 

  53. Martin T.E.. Permanent Submergence: The Long-Term Challenge and Commitment of Keeping the Genie in the Bottle. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  dam  failure  Huckleberry  impoundment  Island Copper  Kemess  Myra Falls  natural lake  pit lake  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  54. McNee J., A. Martin, J. Crusius and E. Yanful. Post-Closure Metal Mobility in Subaqueous Tailings Deposits. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  Elliot Lake  Equity  impoundment  radium  revegation  solid residue  tailings  underwater  uranium 

  55. Martin A., J. McNee and T. Pedersen. Post-Closure Mobility of Arsenic in Mine-Impacted Lake Sediments. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biosolids  Red Lake  roaster  tailings  underwater 

  56. Jambor J., A. Martin and J. Gerits. Post-Depositional Formation of Metal-Rich Cyanide Phases in Saturated Tailings Deposits. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cyanide  drainage chemistry  mineralogy  Red Lake  tailings  underwater 

  57. Campbell P. and W. Price. Potential Biological Effects of Subaqueous Disposal of Mine Tailings. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  drainage chemistry  impoundment  monitoring  reclamation  sampling  underwater 

  58. Mackin J., D. Flather and H. Bent. Prediction of Drainage Chemistry for Contact Water Passing Through Multiple Rock Units Within a Proposed Block Cave Mining Operation. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bulkhead  drainage chemistry  flood  geology  hydrology  Kemess  kinetic test  model  prediction  subsidence  underground  underwater 

  59. . Questions and Comments from Audience. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  60. 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

  61. 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 

  62. Ohlander B.. Results from the Flooded Stekenjokk Tailings. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  impoundment  Stekenjokk  tailings  underwater 

  63. Yanful E.. Resuspension of Flooded Mine Tailings. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  tailings  underwater 

  64. Knapp R.. Simplified Risk Assessment of the Shebandowan Tailings Pond Closure. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  dredge  failure  impoundment  risk assessment  Shebandowan  tailings  underwater 

  65. Berthelot D., M. Wiber and A. Coggan. Stanleigh Treatment Facility Replacement. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  barium  lime  radium  settling pond  Stanleigh  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  66. Unée A.. Svartliden Closure Measures. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  backfill  cover  encapsulation  pit  receiving environment  segregation  soil barrier  Svartliden  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  67. Price W. and M. Aziz. The Flooded Tailings Impoundment at the Equity Silver Mine. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cyanide  dam  Equity Silver  impoundment  solid-residue  tailings  underwater 

  68. Martin A.J., D. Gelderland and T.F. Pedersen. The Geochemical and Biological Recovery of a Gold Mine Polishing Pond (Balmer Lake, Ontario). Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  natural lake  reclamation  Red Lake  roaster  underwater 

  69. Hamblin C.. The Ongoing Rehabilitation of Ontario’s Kam Kotia Mine: An Abandoned Acid Generating Tailings Site. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  batch Na0H  cost  GCL  geotube  Kam Kotia  lime treatment  receiving environment  saturated cover  soil barrier  solid residue  spill  tailings  underwater  wind-erosion 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The Continuing Rehabilitation of the Kam Kotia Mine Site: An Acid Generating Abandoned Tailings Site

  70. Martin J., B. Fraser, R. Parker, B. Rodgers, R. Nicholson and T. Sulatycky. The Owl Creek Pit Part 1: Relocating Mine Rock from Surface Stockpiles to the Pit to Mitigate Acid Drainage. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  backfill  lime  limestone  Owl Creek  Pit  underwater  waste rock 

  71. Rodgers B., B. Fraser, R. Parker, J. Martin, R. Nicholson and T. Sulatycky. The Owl Creek Pit Part 2: Pit Water Quality 25 Years after Backfilling with Acid Generating Rock. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  backfill  lime  limestone  Owl Creek  pit  underwater  waste rock 

  72. D. Loomer. The pH Sensitivity of Lime Neutralization Sludge Stored Sub-Aqueously: A Laboratory and Field-Based Assessment. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  chemistry  drainage  model  prediction  solid residue  underwater 

  73. Mehling P.. The Risks Associated with Uplands Disposal of PAG Wastes. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  risk assessment  underwater 

  74. Vigneault B., Y.T.J. Kwong and L. Warren. The Role of Biofilm on the Long-term Performance of a Shallow Water Cover to Limit Reactive Tailings Oxidation and Metal Mobilization. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biofilm  impoundment  Louvicourt  tailings  underwater 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Should Metal Bioavailability be Considered in the Evaluation of Treatment and Remediation Methodologies for Acid Mine Drainage?
    2. Development and Validation of a Chronic Copper Biotic Ligand Model for Ceriodaphnia Dubia

  75. Bliss M., B. Hamblin, D. Ross and C. Ford. The Samatosum tailings Water Cover: Six Years of Success. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  impoundment  Samatosum  tailings  underwater 

  76. Pedersen T.. Underwater Disposal of Sulphide-rich Tailings in Lakes. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Island Copper  Myra Falls  natural lakes  submarine  underwater 

  77. Hamblin B.. Underwater Tailings Disposal and ARD mitigation at the Inmet-Samatosum Reclamation Site. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  blending  HDS  impoundment  maintenance  Samatosum  solid residue  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  78. Guerin F. and J. Rowson. Uranium Tailings Management at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Part 1: Design Confirmation and Geochemical Observations from the McClean Lake Operation in Northern Saskatchewan. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend barium  amend ferric  amend lime  arsenic  backfill  Jeb  McClean Lake  pervious surround  pit  prediction  tailings  underwater  uranium 

  79. Guerin F., N. Banton, J. Mahoney and G. Newman. Uranium Tailings Managements at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Part 2: The Kiggavik Project in Nunavut. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend barium  amend ferric  amend lime  backfill  climate change  dry cover  freezing  Kiggavik  pit  prediction  tailings  underwater  uranium 

  80. Price W.. Use of Fresh Water Covers as a Mitigation Strategy at Mines in British Columbia. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  underwater 

  81. Nicholson R.V., D. Skruch, D. Amores, S. Barabash, E. Cullen and P. Blanchard. Voisey’s Bay Nickel Mine: A Unique Approach to Mine Rock Management in the 1990s with a Follow-up Assessment in 2017. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  NP  PAG  prediction  segregation  underwater  Voisey's Bay  waste rock 

  82. Hinton J., A. Hodaly, M. Veiga and S. Baldwin. Water Covers to Wetlands: Opportunities and Constraints. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  mercury  selenium  tailings  underwater  wetland 

  83. Fyfe J.. Water Treatment at Xstrata Nickel Sudbury Incorporating Tertiary Wetlands Treatment. Presented at the 2010 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Falconbridge  Onaping  revegetation  smelter  tailings cover  underwater  wetland 

  84. Gallinger R.. Wet Covers as a Remediation Strategy for Tailings Facilities - Elliot Lake Case Studies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  community  dredge  impoundment  lime  limestone  mitigation  natural lake  options analysis  Panel  Quirke  Spanish American  Stanleigh  tailings  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  85. Pedersen T.F., A.J. Martin and D.H. Flather. When Politics Trumps Evidence: The Misguided Prohibition Against Underwater Tailings Disposal. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Myra Falls  natural lake  options analysis  underwater 

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