BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Jones D., M. Edraki and J. Taylor. An Overview of the Information in the Proceedings of the 2022 ICARD Part 2. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  climate change  codisposal  cover  deposition  failure  filter  lithium  mineralogy  pit lake  prediction  rare earth  Selbaie  treatment  waste rock 


  2. K. Rowe. Barrier Geomembrane Systems Advances and Challenges for Protecting the Environment from Contamination. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cover  geomembrane  liner  long term  options analysis  risk assessment 


  3. Power C., D. Hersey and J. MacPhee. Comparative Analysis of Defect Leakage Rates at Geomembrane-Lined Cover Systems in the Sydney Coalfield. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  cover  Franklin  geomembrane  hydrology  monitoring  Scotchtown Summit  Victoria Junction 


  4. A. Zhang, J. Bain, A. Schmall, C.J. Ptacek and D.W. Blowes. Performance of a Composite Cover at Kam Kotia Mine, ON – Hydrology, Gas Transport, and Geochemistry. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  capillary  cover  drainage chemistry  gas  GCL  hydrology  isotopes  mineralogy  tailings  weathering 


  5. 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 


  6. K. Rowe. Requirements in Geomembrane Selection for Mine Wastes. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  asphalt  cover  geomembrane  liner  long term  options analysis  risk assessment 


  7. G. Meiers, Z. Kenyon and P. Butsavage. Ridgeway Mine TMF Cover System Performance Assessment – Defining Performance Risks and Mitigation Measures. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  cover  hydrology  liner  store and release  tailings  vegetation  weathering 


  8. Power C., D. Hersey, M. Ramasamy and J. MacPhee. Seven Years of Cover Performance at Mine Waste Rock Piles: Insights from the Sydney Coalfield. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  cover  drainage chemistry  Franklin  gas  geomembrane  hydrology  Lingan  monitoring  Scotchtown Summit  soil barrier  Victoria Junction 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Combined DC resistivity and induced polarization (DC-IP) for mapping the internal composition of a mine waste rock pile in Nova Scotia, Canada
    2. Performance assessment of a single-layer moisture store-and-release cover system at a mine waste rock pile in a seasonally humid region (Nova Scotia, Canada)
    3. Evolution of Acid Mine Drainage from a Coal Waste Rock Pile Reclaimed with a Simple Soil Cover
    4. Numerical prediction of the long-term evolution of acid mine drainage at a waste rock pile site remediated with an HDPE-lined cover system
    5. Five-year performance monitoring of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cover system at a reclaimed mine waste rock pile in the Sydney Coalfield (Nova Scotia, Canada)

  9. 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 


  10. 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 


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