BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Watson I., S. Hill, C. Banton and T. Davies. A UK perspective on managing mine waters sustainably. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  passive  treatment  vertical flow  wetland 

  2. Sylte S., L. Reggin and M. Wen. ARD Seepage Gradient Control and Collection System at Island Copper Mine - South Waste Rock Dump, British Columbia. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  cut off wall  Island Copper  tailings  waste rock 

  3. Morin K. and B. Rosendale. Bell Mine - Drainage Collection and Discharge. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Bell  collection  water management 

  4. Parkinson G., P. Bryan and P. Healey. Britannia Mine - 4100 Level Plug Test: A Mine Hydrology Investigation. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Britannia  bulkhead  collection  flooded underground  hydrology 

  5. O'Hara G. and R. Hammett. Britannia Mine Remediation Project: Water Management. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Britannia  collection  discharge  diversion  flooded underground  HDS  loadings  treatment 

  6. 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

  7. Aziz M.. Collection and Treatment of ARD at Equity Silver. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  Equity  risk assessment  water management 

  8. Price W. and K. Bellefontaine. Components of Successful Drainage Treatment. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  active  collection  guidelines  passive  solid residue  treatment 

  9. 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 

  10. Wels C., P. Kuranov, A. Trapp, P. Ferguson, M. Miller, A. Bhabra and S. Jensen. Down-Valley Seepage Interception System, Rose Creek Valley, Faro Mine Remediation Project. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  dam  Faro  hydrology  tailings impoundment  tracer  treatment 

  11. Wels C., P. Kuranov, A. Trapp, P. Ferguson, M. Miller, A. Bhabra and S. Jensen. Down-Valley Seepage Interception System, Rose Creek Valley, Faro Mine Remediation Project. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  dam  Faro  hydrology  tailings impoundment  tracer  treatment 

  12. 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 

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

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

  14. Price W.. Information and Design Requirements for Drainage Treatment in British Columbia. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  discharge  guidelines  solid residue  treatment 

  15. 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 

  16. D. Mackie and P. Kuranov. Lessons Learned from Operation of Groundwater Collection Systems at the Faro Mine, Yukon. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  diversion  drainage chemistry  Faro  hydrology  monitoring  water management 

  17. Rainey D.. Long term implications Geochemical Risk at Faro Mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  diversion  mineralogy  water management 

  18. Jarvis A. and P. Younger. Low Maintenance Options and Challenges for the Collection and Interception of Mine Drainage. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  permeable reactive barrier  treatment  UK  vertical flow pond  wetland 

  19. 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 

  20. Noack G., G. Puro and T. Ross. Managing Surface Water at CVRD INCO'S Integrated Mining, Milling and Smelting Operations in Sudbury Ontario: Implementing Modern Solutions to Legacy Challenges. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  impoundment  seismic  Sudbury  water management 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Managing Surface Water at CVRD Inco's Integrated Mining, Milling and Smelting Operations in Sudbury Ontario: Implementing Modern Solutions to Legacy Challenges

  21. Peterson R., S. Humphries and D. Schneider. Overcoming Challenges in Long-term Groundwater Interception. Lower Mine Yard, Former Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  hydrology  maintenance  Sullivan  treatment  waste rock 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Hydrogeological assessment for mitigation of groundwater discharge to a creek in a confined valley: part 1 of 2 case study from the former Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC. BC Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation: 42nd Annual Mine Reclamation Symposium
    2. Innovative design and deep trench excavation for a groundwater collection improvement project: part 2 of 2 case study from the former Sullivan Mine, Kimberley BC, BC. Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation: 42nd Annual Mine Reclamation Symposium. https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collectio

  22. W. (Bill) Price. Overview of Performance, Risks and Requirements of ML/ARD Mitigation Measures for Tailings Storage Facilities - Part 2. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  dry cover  guidelines  impoundment  mitigation  tailings  treatment  weathering 

  23. 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 

  24. 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 

  25. 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 

  26. 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 

  27. 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 

  28. 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 

  29. McGregor D.. The Faro Mine Legacy. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  diversion  drainage treatment  dry cover  lime  revegetation 

  30. Schwenger R.. Waste Rock Management at Heath Steele. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend limestone  backfill  collection  HDS  Heath Steele  treatment  waste rock 

  31. 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 

  32. Williams R.D.. Zortman-Landusky: May2011 Extreme Weather Event - is it Time for Plans of Operations to Include an Ark?. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  collection  failure  heap leach  lime  treatment  water management  Zortman-Landusky 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Relevant References

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