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. N. Morin. Advancing Collaborative and Meaningful Engagement with First Nations: Achieving Free, Prior and Informed Consent for Tailings Systems. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  First Nation  impoundment  tailings 

  3. Dukkett R., O.P. Flite and M. O'Kane. ARD Management at the Rio Tinto Ridgeway Gold Mine, South Carolina, USA. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  dry cover  impoundment  liner  prediction  Ridgeway  soil barrier  tailings  waste rock 

  4. 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

  5. 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 

  6. Botham L.. Canadian Experience in Uranium Tailings Management. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  freezing  impoundment  lake  pervious surround  pit backfill  Saskatchewan  spill  tailings  uranium 

  7. B. Fossum. Case Study of Silvertip Tailings Storage Facility. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  blend  filter  impoundment  physical stability  predevelopment  tailings  waste rock 

  8. B. Murphy and T.D. Meintjes. Case Study of the KSM Tailings Storage Facility. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  desulphurize  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  predevelopment  regulation  risk assessment  tailings  underwater 

  9. 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 

  10. S. Sibbick and N. Morin. Closure of the Snip Mine Tailings Facility. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  beaver  elevated water table  impoundment  maintenance  tailings  underground  underwater 

  11. Sibbick S. and F.M. Murphy. Closure of the Tailings Impoundment at the Snip Mine. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  elevated watertable  impoundment  kinetic  PAG  prediction  Snip  tailings  waste rock 

  12. 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 

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

    KEYWORDS:  dam  guidelines  hydrology  impoundment  tailings  underwater 

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

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

  15. 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 

  16. 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 

  17. 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 

  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. 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).

  20. A. Witte and K. Patterson. Forward looking industry initiatives Aimed at Managing or Reducing Tailings Risk. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  impoundment  monitoring  options analysis  physical stability  risk assessment  tailings 

  21. Ghomeshei M.M. and D.M. Allen. Hydrochemical and Stable Isotope Assessment of Tailings Pond Leakage, Nickel Plate Mine, British Columbia (in Environmental Geology 39(8)). Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  hydrology  impoundment  isotope  prediction  talings 

  22. 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 

  23. 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 

  24. M. Limoges. Integration of Innovative Technologies at Some of the Agnico Eagle Tailings Storage Facilities. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  filter  impoundment  Laronde  Meliadine  physical stability  tailings  thicken 

  25. T. Desormeaux and A. Tong. Kemess South TSF ARD Management. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cyclone  desulphurize  drainage chemistry  impoundment  physical stability  tailings  underwater  waste rock 

  26. 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 

  27. D. Rainey. Management of the Tailings Storage Facility at the Abandoned Ketza River Gold Mine in Subarctic Yukon. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  impoundment  physical stability  risk assessment  tailings  treatment  underwater  water management 

  28. 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

  29. 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 

  30. Patterson K., L. Robertson, H. McLeod and B. Chambers. MEND Study of Tailings Management Technologies Part 1. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  filter  impoundment  options analysis  paste  risk assessment  slurry  survey  tailings  thicken  water management 

  31. Jamieson H.. Mineralogical Controls on the Mobility and Bioaccessibility of Arsenic in Gold Mine Tailings. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  bioavailability  gas  Giant  impoundment  natural lake  roaster  sediment  soil  taillings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The Speciation of Arsenic in Iron Oxides in Mine Wastes from the Giant Gold Mine, N.W.T.: Application of Synchrotron Micro-XRD and Micro-XANES at the Grain Scale

  32. 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 

  33. 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 

  34. 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 

  35. W. (Bill), Price. Overview of Performance, Risks and Requirements of ML/ARD Mitigation Measures for Tailings Storage Facilities - Part 1. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  desulphurize  guidelines  impoundment  mitigation  tailings  underwater 

  36. 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 

  37. A. Witte , K. Patterson and L. Robertson. Overview of Tailings Facility Types and the Risks They Pose. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  filter  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  risk assessment  slurry  tailings  thicken 

  38. C. Dumaresq (Facilitator), A. Berchtold (Panelist), K. Norlund (Panelist) and H. McLeod (Panelist). Panel - Multi-Stakeholder Views on Lessons Learned and Necessary Steps Forward. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  communication  community  failure  filter  impoundment  options analysis  risk assessment  tailings  thicken 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Community View: Lessons Learned and Needed Steps Forward
    2. Comments on State of Practice to Reduce Tailings Dam Risks

  39. C. Dumaresq (Facilitator), A. Berchtold (Panelist), K. Norlund (Panelist) and H. McLeod (Panelist). Panel - Multi-Stakeholder Views on Lessons Learned and Necessary Steps Forward and Comments on State of Practice to Reduce Tailings Dam Risks. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  communication  community  failure  filter  impoundment  options analysis  risk assessment  tailings  thicken 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Community View: Lessons Learned and Needed Steps Forward
    2. Comments on State of Practice to Reduce Tailings Dam Risks

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

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  Stekenjokk  tailings  underwater 

  41. 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 

  42. Maurice R. and M. Wiber. Poirier Mine: HDPE Liner Over Tailings, Performance After Four Years. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  consolidate  dry cover  geomembrane  impoundment  Poirier  spill  tailings 

  43. 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 

  44. 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 

  45. 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 

  46. 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 

  47. S. Morse. Regulation of Tailings Storage Facilities in British Columbia - Changes Following the Mount Polley Failure and Consideration of Filtered Tailings Facilities. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  filter  guidelines  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  regulation  tailings  thicken 

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

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  impoundment  Stekenjokk  tailings  underwater 

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

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  tailings  underwater 

  50. 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 

  51. Poole A.. Tailings Management at Omai Gold Mines Ltd.; Catalyst for Change. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  failure  impoundment  Omai  risk assessmentilings  tailings 

  52. 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 

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

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  risk assessment  underwater 

  54. 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

  55. 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 

  56. St-Jean S. and M. O’Kane. Towards a More Holistic Sustainable Approach for Reclaiming Tailings Storage Facilities: The Decommissioning of Mosquito Creek TSF. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  Mosquito Creek  options analysis  reclamation  risk assessment  tailings 

  57. 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 

  58. Aubertin M., M. James, N. D’Anjou, C. Pednault, B. Bussière, T. Pabst, N. Pepin and M. Limoges. Waste Rock Inclusions to Improve the Performance of Tailings Impoundments: The Canadian Malartic Case Study. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  impoundment  physical stability  slurry  tailings  waste rock inclusions 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. A research project on the use of waste rock inclusions to improve the performance of tailings impoundments
    2. On the use of waste rock inclusions to improve the performance of tailings impoundments

  59. 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 

  60. 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 

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