BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. O’Kane M., J. Taylor, J. Robertson, S. Pape, G. Tremblay and B. Kelley. A Review of Potential Improvements to Mine Rock Stockpile Construction Methods. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  deposition  gas  mitigation  options analysis  temperature  waste rock 

  2. Haug M.. Applications of Alternative Covers For Potash Mining. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  dry cover  mine components  mitigation  potash 

  3. Ferguson K.. Applying Risk Assessment to ARD. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  risk assessment 

  4. Balcita J.V. and J.A. Meech. ARDx - An Expert System to Select Remediation Options for an ARD-Contaminated Site. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  mitigation  options analysis 

  5. Bellefontaine K.. BC is Booming - Is ARD Looming? An Overview of Regulatory Approaches and Recent Mining Issues in British Columbia. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  financial security  management  mitigation  prediction  regulation  selenium 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Environmental Management Plans: A Key Tool in Ensuring Successful Long-term Environmental Management at Closed Mine Sites with ML/ARD

  6. Runnells J.. BC’s Crown Contaminated Sites Program (CCSP) - Experiences Remediating Small, Old Mines. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  BC  dry cover  mitigation  monitoring  revegetation  risk assessment 

  7. 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 

  8. Birkham T. and M. O’Kane. Case Studies to Ignite Your Understanding of Combusting Waste Rock Management and Controls. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  backfill  deposition  encapsulation  gas  kinetic test  layering  mitigation  monitoring  particle size  prediction  segregation  temperature  waste rock  wind-erosion 

  9. Downing B.. Case Study - Voisey's Bay. Presented at the 1996 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  mitigation  predevelopment  prediction  Voisey's Bay 

  10. Nesset J.E., J. Gibson and D. Dobney. Field Examples and Mitigation Strategies for Sulphide Mixtures with a High Risk of Self-heating. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  concentrate  desulphurize  encapsulation  gas  kinetic test  lignosulphonate  lime  mitigation  monitoring  paste  prediction  Raglan  Red Dog  tailings  temperature  underground  waste rock 

  11. Goodwin T. and F. Bonner. Field Trip Guide -- Environmental and Economic Impacts Associated with Acid Rock Drainage Generation in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geology  mineralogy  mitigation  non-mine  prediction  regulation 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Healing an Open Sore: Rehabilitation of Former Shale Quarries in Nova Scotia

  12. 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 

  13. Magliocco R.. Fugitive Dust Management at Elkview Operations; Challenges, Learnings and What's Next. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  community  management  mitigation  monitoring  receiving environment  regulation  research  wind-erosion 

  14. Shaw A., C. Atherton, P. Mueller, S. Simpson and A. Davidson. Investigation and Assessment of Potential for Cr Leaching from Paste Backfilling Operations: A Case Study from Brucejack Gold Mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brucejack  drainage chemistry  mitigation  paste backfill  prediction  regulation  tailings 

  15. Zinck J.. Lime Sludge Management - An Update on Technologies. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  deposition  lime  mitigation  prediction  solid residue  survey  treatment 

  16. Brewis M. and B. Koehler. ML/ARD Challenges on the Site C Clean Energy Project. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  mitigation  non-mine  PAG  prediction  treatment  underwater 

  17. Day S.. ML/ARD Mitigation at the Red Chris Mine, BC. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geology  kinetic tests  mitigation  operating  PAG  pit  Red Chris  segregation  selenium  tailings  waste rock 

  18. S. Day and J. Hendry. Nitrogen Forms, Leaching and Fate at Elk Valley Resources’ Coal Operations in the Elk Valley. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  blasting residue  drainage chemistry  mineralogy  mitigation  prediction  weathering 

  19. 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 

  20. 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 

  21. Nicholson R.. Panel Discussion. Challenges/Solutions/Tools and Research Needs: What uncertainty exists? How do you deal with it? What new tools and research would you like to see developed? . Presented at the 2014 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  research needs 

  22. Norlund K.. Policy Foreshadowing: What is EMLI Thinking?. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  qualified professional  regulation  water management 

  23. Sollner D., D. Hockley, J. Chapman and K. Black. Predicting Water Quality from the Reflooded Mine at the Crandon Project. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  blasting residues  cement  Crandon  flooded underground  mitigation  paste tailings  prediction  waste rock 

  24. Price W.. Regulation as a Tool for Reducing Risks and Preventing Impacts Associated with Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mineralogy  mitigation  NP  PAG  prediction  regulation  risk assessment  waste rock 

  25. Blair M., J. Richter and R. Verburg. Rock Management and ARD Mitigation at a Northern Minnesota Highway Realignment. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  blending  encapsulation  highway  lime  limestone  mitigation  prediction 

  26. 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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