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. Christensen D.. Aitik Closure Project: Long-term Climate Dataset. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  climate  climate change  closure 

  3. O'Kane M.. Boliden Aitik Mine Closure Planning - WRSF Closure Planning Support Studies. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  closure  discharge  drainage chemistry  dry cover  hydrology  loading  mitigation  model  NAG  PAG  soil barrier  waste rock 

  4. Eriksson N.. Boliden Aitik Mine Closure Planning: Overview of the Mine and the Overall Closure Planning Project. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  closure  model  PAG  pit  receiving environment  tailings  waste rock 

  5. Price W. (Bill). Brief Overview of the Procedures used in the Prediction of Drainage Chemistry from Sulfidic Geological Materials. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  closure  drainage chemistry  guidelines  kinetic test  NP  operating  PAG  pre-development  prediction 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. List of Potential Information Requirements in Metal Leaching/ Acid Rock Drainage Assessment and Mitigation Work (MEND Project 5.10E)

  6. Butler R.. Brunswick Mine - Environmental Management. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brunswick  closure  HDS  lime  receiving environment  thiosalt  treatment  water management 

  7. MacDonald B.. Cape Breton Development Corporation (CBDC) Site Closure Program. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  background  Cape Breton  closure  financial security  flooded  subsidence  underground 

  8. Thomas C. and T. O’Grady. Closure Activities – Progress over the last 10 years, Britannia Mine . Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Britannia  closure  collection  maintenance  pit  receiving environment  risk assessment  scaling  solid residue  underground 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Fairview Glory Hole Video

  9. Wiatzka G.. Closure Liability Estimating for Cape Breton Development Closure Properties. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Cape Breton  closure  financial security  guidance  underground 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Development of a Screening Level Risk Assessment Methodology for Abandoned Mines and Former Military Sites in Northern Canada
    2. Risk Assessment of Site Conditions at the Port Radium Mine Site, NWT

  10. 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 

  11. C.A. Daly, J. L’Hommecourt, B. Arrobo, G. Donald, C. Mercer, M. Boucher, G. Desjarlais, J. Grandjambe, M. Grandjambe, R. Grandjambe, D. L’Hommecourt, J. Ladouceur, D. Mercer, E. Orr, A. Redcrow, J. Stewart, A.D. Post, D. McCarthy, D.A. Lertzman and S.C. Gerlach. Co-Reclamation: An Approach for Returning Cultural Landscapes and Actioning Reconciliation. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  communication  First Nation  oil sands  reclamation 

  12. 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 

  13. 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 

  14. Taylor L.. Development of a New Mine on a Brownfield Site and Drainage Chemistry: Doyon Mine and Westwood Mine. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  construction material  costs  desulphurize  Doyon  encapsulation  flooded  HDS  impoundment  operating  pit  solid residue  tailings  treatment  underground  waste rock  Westwood 

  15. Wiber, M.. East Kemptville Closure Performance. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  drainage chemistry  East Kempville  lime treatment  receiving environment  settling pond  water management 

  16. Black K., P. Muise and M. Wiber. East Kemptville, Nova Scotia: Prediction Versus Observed Drainage Chemistry. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  East Kemptville  in-situ  lime  prediction  treatment 

  17. 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 

  18. 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 

  19. Laurencont T. and M. Rider. Evaluation of Future Rehabilitation Strategies for the Rum Jungle Mine Site. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  options analysis  reclamation  Rum Jungle  stakeholder  uranium 

  20. Nahir M.. Faro Mine Rehabilitation Project. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  closure  diversion  drainage treatment  dry cover  Faro  financial security  option analysis  pit  tailings  waste rock  water management 

  21. McKeown M.. Forecasting long term water quality - Swedish mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  closure  discharge  drainage chemistry  dry cover  hydrology  loading  mitigation  model  PAG  prediction  soil barrier  waste rock 

  22. Skruch D. and S. Barabash. Forensic Geochemistry Chasing the Last 1% of Copper Loadings Downstream of a Legacy Site. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  drainage chemistry  hydrology  loading  receiving environment 

  23. Buus C.. Golden Sunlight Mine: A Case Study for Tailing Reprocessing as a Closure Strategy. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  desulphurize  Golden Sunlight  tailings 

  24. 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 

  25. 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 

  26. Fraser W.. Long-Term Performance of Closed-Out Minesites in Manitoba. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  prediction  reclamation 

  27. Gibson G.. Making Mine Planning Work for Communities from Feasibility Stage Through To Closure: Reflections on the Tlicho Experience in the North, NWT. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  First Nation  operating  predevelopemnt 

  28. Patterson R.J.. Mine Closure Planning at Equity Silver Mines Ltd.. Presented at the 1995 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  Equity  financial security  soil cover 

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

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  closure  financial security  Ontario  regulation 

  30. Younger P.. Mine Water Rebound - Processes and Products: A UK Perspective. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  drainage chemistry  hydrology  prediction  subsidence  underground 

  31. Ferguson P., C. Wels, D. Jones and G. Farrer. ML/ARD Impacts and Rehabilitation Planning for Rum Jungle. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  backfill  closure  drainage chemistry  heap leach  hydrology  impoundment  monitoring  PAG  pit  receiving environment  Rum Jungle  soil barrier  tailings  uranium  waste rock 

  32. Martin A.J., S. Salvador, D. Dunbar, C. Fraser, S. Mueller and N. Eriksson. Pit Lake Modelling and Management at the Aitik Mine, Sweden. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  bentonite  closure  cover  drainage chemistry  hydrology  model  pit lake  soil  treatment  waste rock 

  33. Unger M. and R. Peterson. Post Closure Water Management at the Reclaimed Sullivan Mine. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  collection  discharge  diversion  dry cover  flooded underground  HDS  maintenance  monitoring  soil barrier  Sullivan  sulphate reduction  tailings  treatment  waste rock 

  34. van Dieren D.. Post-Closure ARD Collection and Treatment, Kimberley Operations. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  collection  diversion  HDS  prediction  soil barrier  solid residue  Sullivan  treatment 

  35. 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

  36. Laurencont T. and M. Rider. Rum Jungle - Investigation of Future Rehabilitation Requirements. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  prediction  receiving environment  Rum Jungle  stakeholder  uranium 

  37. Unger M. and D. van Dieren. Sullivan Mine: Water Collection Closure Plan vs. 10 yrs Post-Closure Experience. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  collection  dry cover  flooded underground  HDS  hydrology  soil barrier  Sullivan  treatment  water management 

  38. Forgeron S.. The 1B Hydraulic System - Sydney Coalfield, Glace Bay, NS. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  closure  collection  diversion  drainage chemistry  hydrology  treatment  underground 

  39. O'Hara G.. The Britannia Mine Remediation Project - An Overview. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Britannia  closure  mitigaiton 

  40. Paul M. and A. Kassahun. The German Wismut Environmental Remediation Programme - Status Achieved and Challenges Remaining. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  dry cover  segregation  treatment  waste rock  Wismut 

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

    KEYWORDS:  Blue Hill  closure  Geco  Normetal  reclamation  regulation  tailings  underground 

  42. Nicholson R., J. Stoiazzo and G. Guilleminot. Water Management at the Closed Brenda Mine Ð Reviewing a Decade of Performance. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brenda  closure  water management 

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