BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. 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 


  2. Van Dyk R.. Cementitious Sealant Materials for ARD Control. Presented at the 1995 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  ash  cement  cost  dry cover  Myra Falls  tailings cover  waste rock 


  3. 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 


  4. Freed R., R. Marsland, J. Cho, I. McWilliams and S. Henderson. Investigating Loadings from Tailings and Waste Rock for Closure Planning at Nyrstar Myra Falls. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  collection  hydrology  loading  Myra Falls  paste  tailings  waste rock 


  5. Chalmers B., S. Henderson and I. McWilliams. Managing 3 Meters of Rainfall Per Year. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  Myra Falls  tailings impoundment  treatment  water management 


  6. 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 


  7. Ferguson P., C. Wels and N. Pesonen. Previous Mine Waste Disposal and ARD/ML Management at Nyrstar Myra Falls, British Columbia. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  collection  diversion  drainage chemistry  hydrology  impoundment  loading  Myra Falls  natural lake  PAG  paste  receiving environment  slurry  tailings  waste rock  water management 


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

    KEYWORDS:  Island Copper  Myra Falls  natural lakes  submarine  underwater 


  9. Dirom G. and D. Mchaina. Water Treatment at Myra Falls Operations. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collect  lime  Myra Falls  treatment 


  10. Van Dyk R.. Westin Treatment. Presented at the 1995 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  lime  Myra Falls  treatment 


  11. 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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