BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Orava D.. A MEND Case Study Update: The Owl Creek Open Pit Waste Rock Backfill Project. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend limestone  backfill  options analysis  Owl Creek  pit  waste rock 

  2. 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 

  3. 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 

  4. 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 

  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. Marchant B.. Case Studies of Sustainable Water Treatment Solutions for Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 2010 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  costs  Dexing  ion exchange  lime  metal recovery  options analysis  Raglan  sulphate reduction  treatment  Wellington Oro 

  7. Stockwell J., G. Gilron and A. Marton. Coal Mine Planning and Selenium in British Columbia. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  insitu  options analysis  pit lake  selenium  treatment 

  8. Ramsey D.. Considerations for the Environmental Permitting of Tailings Disposal in a Fish Bearing Lake – The Bucko Lake Experience. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  Bucko Lake  natural lake  options analysis  predevelopment  receiving environment  regulation  tailings  underground  underwater 

  9. Davidson T.. Developing a Solution to Selenium Speciation. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  analysis  clarifier  discharge  fluidized bed  monitoring  options analysis  ozone  peroxide  selenium  treatment 

  10. A. Cheema and A. Gault. Development and Implementation of In-Situ Denitrification Treatment in Gibraltar Mines TSF. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  batch  blasting residue  carbon  drainage chemistry  Gibraltar  monitoring  options analysis  reduction  treatment  water management 

  11. 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 

  12. Day S. and R. Robichaud. Evolution of East Pit Water Chemistry Predictions at Huckleberry Mine: Effect of a Wall Failure and Mine Plan Changes. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Huckleberry  model  options analysis  pit  prediction  subsidence 

  13. M. Neuner, X. Yi and M. Bromstad. Improving Prediction of ML/ARD Using Reactive Transport Modelling. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  mineralogy  model  options analysis  prediction  tailings cover 

  14. Dumaresq C.. Internationals Standards for Tailings Management and their Application to Managing ML/ARD. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  community  drainage chemistry  failure  GISTM  guidelines  maintenance  management  monitoring  operation  options analysis  risk assessment  TSM 

  15. Arseneault B. and N. Chevé. Large Scale Field Trials of Cover Systems at Mine Canadian Malartic. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  capillary  codisposal  dry cover  options analysis  soil 

  16. Lepine T., J. Bieber, J. Huza and M. Julien. Meliadine Mine Filtered Tailings Storage Facility: Overview of Design, Construction and Performance. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  compact  drainage chemistry  erosion  filter  freezing  monitoring  options analysis  particle size  physical stability  prediction  wind-erosion 

  17. 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 

  18. Patterson K., L. Robertson, H. McLeod and B. Chambers. MEND Study of Tailings Management Technologies Part 2. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  filter  Greens Creek  Musselwhite  options analysis  Raglan  tailings  thicken 

  19. Bussière B., S. Puliot, E. Charbonneau and W. Wilson. On the Use of Paste Rock as Cover Material for Mine Site Reclamation. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  co-disposal  dry cover  kinetic test  options analysis  slurry  tailings  waste rock 

  20. Wels C. and L. Findlater. Prediction of Groundwater Recovery and Post-Flooding Groundwater Quality. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  hydrology  model  options analysis  pit  prediction  tailings  waste rock 

  21. Blais E.. Remediation of the East Tailings Management Area, Lynn Lake, Manitoba . Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  dry cover  limestone  Lynn Lake  options analysis  permeable reactive barrier  tailings impoundment  treatment  vertical flow pond  wind-erosion 

  22. Theben S.. Remediation Option for Abandoned Legacy Mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  backfill  drainage treatment  options analysis  receiving environment  Tulsequah 

  23. Ferguson P., C. Wels, S. Downs, J. Woollard and D. Jones. Remediation Planning for the Sandy Flat Mine Site, Northern Territory, Australia. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  amend limestone  backfill  drainage chemistry  heap leach  hydrology  options analysis  pit lake  receiving environment  Sandy Flat  tailings  waste rock 

  24. 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 

  25. Smith Q. and L. Lanteigne. Selection and Implementation of a Dry Cover System at Whistle Open Pit Mine. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  bentonite cover  dry cover  GCL  model  options analysis  pit  soil barrier  waste rock  Whistle 

  26. Ziemkiewicz P. and B. Leavitt. Selection of ARD Treatment Alternatives to meet Water Quality Criteria. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  aeration  amend  cost  in-situ  lime  limestone  options analysis  passive  receiving environment  solid residue  treatment 

  27. Ramsey D.. Sherridon Orphan Mine Site Reclamation Plan. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  amend  batch  drainage treatment  lime  options analysis  Sherridon  tailings 

  28. Hockley D., M. Rykaart and M. Noel. Soil Covers in the Canadian North. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Arctic Gold and Silver  Beaverlodge  Colomac  Discovery  dry cover  elevated watertable  Faro  freezing  Giant  options analysis  rock cover  soil barrier  Venus 

  29. O'Kane M. and B. Dobchuk. The AANDC Cover Systems in Cold Regions Guidance Document - Rationale for Advocating use of an FMEA for Design and Presentation of the Document's FMEA Case Studies: Part 1. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry covers  guidelines  options analysis 

  30. O'Kane M. and B. Dobchuk. The AANDC Cover Systems in Cold Regions Guidance Document - Rationale for Advocating use of an FMEA for Design and Presentation of the Document's FMEA Case Studies: Part 2. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry covers  guidelines  options analysis 

  31. 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 

  32. 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 

  33. Pedersen T.F., A.J. Martin and D.H. Flather. When Politics Trumps Evidence: The Misguided Prohibition Against Underwater Tailings Disposal. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Myra Falls  natural lake  options analysis  underwater 

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