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. Vandenberg J., P. Beddoes and S. Litke. Beneficial Use of Springer Pit Lake at Mount Polley Mine. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  in-situ  Mount Polley  pit lake  treatment 

  3. Pelletier C., D. Muggli, M. Wen and G. Poling. Biogeochemical Treatment of ARD at the Island Copper Mine Pit Lake. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  insitu  Island Copper  microbiology  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

  4. 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 

  5. Crusius J., R. Pieters, A. Leung, P. Whittle, T. Pedersen, G. Lawrence, J. McNee and A. Sahami. Comparative Geochemistry of Two Pit Lakes. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Equity  pit lake  underwater 

  6. Venhuis M., P. McKee, R. Nicholson and B. Huls. Defining Source Terms for Backfill Component in the Selbaie Mine Pit. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  drainage chemistry  kinetic test  peat  pit lake  prediction  Selbaie  soil  waste rock 

  7. 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 

  8. Castendyk D., J. Ogilvie and J. Faithful. Experience Using Aerial Drones for Pit Lake Water Sampling and Quarterly Monitoring. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  human health  monitoring  pit lake  sampling  Thompson Creek 

  9. Gammons C.. Geochemistry of the Berkeley Pit Lake, Butte, Montana. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  Berkeley  Butte  drainage chemistry  hydrology  metal recovery  mineralogy  pit lake 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Long Term Changes in the Limnology and Geochemistry of the Berkeley Pit Lake, Butte, Montana
    2. Geochemistry and Stable Isotope Composition of the Berkeley Pit Lake and Surrounding Mine Waters, Butte, Montana

  10. Vandenberg J. and C. McCullough. Global Review of Pit Lake Case Studies. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  lime  pit lake  reclamation  survey  underwater 

  11. Gammons C.. Improvements to the Water Quality of the Acidic Berkeley Pit Lake. Presented at the 2020 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Berkeley  drainage chemistry  human health  lime  metal recovery  monitoring  pit lake  treatment 

  12. Barabash S., R.V. Nicholson and B. Fraser. In-Situ Application of Batch Treatment for Water Management at Closed Mine Sites. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  batch treatment  drainage treatment  ferric  pit lake 

  13. Mueller S., J. Holm, A. Koivuhuhta, M. Kuivalainen, J. Riikonen, S. Hindström, T. Lehtilä, S. Pearce, G. Digges La Touche, A. Martin, M. McKeown, D. Christiansen and M. O’Kane. Kevitsa Mine - Updating the Design for Closure. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  freeze  organic cover  pit lake  progressive  soil barrier  store and release  stratification  tailings  waste rock 

  14. Aubé B.. Les Mines Selbaie, Zinc Removal from Pit Lake: Laboratory, Limnocorals, Batch Pit Treatment. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  batch  lime  pit lake  Selbaie  treatment 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Pit Lake Treatment at Les Mines Selbaie

  15. Herbert R., C. Roche, J. Gjertsen and D. MacGregor. Minto Mine - Operational Experiences Managing Waste to Reduce Potential for Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  Minto  neutral pH  PAG  pit lake  prediction  segregation  waste rock 

  16. 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 

  17. Dunbar D., D. Flather and S. Salvador. Modeling of Mines Selbaie Pit Lake: Calibration and Long-Term Forecasting. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  diffusion barrier  hydrology  model  peat  pit lake  Selbaie  soil  solid residue  treatment  waste rock 

  18. Dunbar D., A.J. Martin, C. Fraser and S. Mueller. Modelling of Pit Lake Filling Scenarios using a Coupled Physical and Biogeochemical Model. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  model  pit lake 

  19. Larratt H. and P. Martell. Overcoming Low Productivity of Pit Lakes used as Bioreactors and Fisheries at Highland Valley Copper, BC. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Highland Valley Copper  other passive  pit lake  reclamation  treatment  underwater 

  20. Flite O.P. and R. Duckett. Performance of the Pit Lake at Ridgeway Gold Mine, South Carolina, USA. Presented at the 2012 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  pit lake  Ridgeway  underwater 

  21. 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 

  22. Lawrence G. and R. Pieters. Physical Processes and Meromixis in Pit Lakes. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brenda  Equity  Faro  Island Copper  pit lake 

  23. Pieters R. and G. Lawrence. Physical processes and meromixis in pit lakes with ice cover. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Colomac  Equity  Faro  pit lake 

  24. Pieters R. and G. Lawrence. Physical Processes and the Remediation of the Colomac Zone 2 Pit Lake. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Colomac  cyanide  insitu  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

  25. 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 

  26. Smith L., L. MacPhie, D. Leahy, R. Maji and M. Wen. Prediction of Metal Loadings from Groundwater to Tidal Waters. Presented at the 2007 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  hydrology  Island Copper  loading  model  pit lake  prediction  waste rock 

  27. Davis A.. Prediction of Pit Lake Drainage Chemistry. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  model  pit lake  prediction  risk assessment 

  28. Caron D. and B. Huls. Progress and Future Plans for Pit Decommissioning, Selbaie. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  active  batch  lime  pit lake  Selbaie  treatment 

  29. P. Ferguson, D. Jones, J. Skoglund and Z. Tebaibi. Rehabilitation of Mine Bouchard Hebert, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  amend limestone  backfill  blending  drainage chemistry  hydrology  pit lake  waste rock  water management 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Mixing and spreading amended waste rock video
    2. Mixing waste rock and limestone with comb bucket video
    3. Excavator working near the edge of the pit (Week 4) video

  30. 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 

  31. Klein R., S. Shaw and L. Karbashewski. Removing Selenium and Nitrate using Saturated Rock Fills: From Concept to Full-Scale Operation. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  blasting residue  carbon  in-situ  pit lake  selenium  sulphate reduction  treatment  waste rock 

  32. Lawrence G., C. Bluteau, T. Tedford and R. Pieters. Stratification and Mixing in Brackish Lakes Subject to Ice Cover. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  pit lake 

  33. 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 

  34. Crusius J., P. Whittle, D. Kramer, R. Pieters, T. Pedersen, G. Lawrence, J. McNee, D. Dunbar, R. Goldblatt and A. Leung. Testing Removal Strategies in the Equity Silver Pit Lakes Using Limnocorrals. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  Equity  insitu  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

  35. Martin A., J. McNee, J. Gerits and R. Goldblatt. The Bioremediation of Mine-Site Pit Lakes: Considerations, Limitations and Case Studies. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biosolids  carbon  insitu  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Experimental Eutrophication of a Shallow Acidic Mining Lake and Effects on the Phytoplankton
    2. The Ravlidmyran Pit Lake Before Treatment, After Liming, and After Treatment with Sewage Sludge

  36. Wen M. and C. Pelletier. The Concept of Steady State in Pit Lake Development: Island Copper Case Study. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  insitu  Island Copper  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

  37. Wen M.E., C.A. Pelletier, K. Norlund, G.W.R. Wolff and D. Berthelot. The Island Copper Pit Lake. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Island Copper  passive  pit lake  treatment 

  38. Harrington J.. Three Case Studies of the Treatment of Mine Drainage. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brewery Creek  carbon  drainage chemistry  heap leach  Hollister  insitu  microbiology  nutrients  pit lake  San Luis  selenium  Sweetwater  treatment  uranium 

  39. Larratt H. and M. Freberg. Using Pit Lakes as Bio-Reactors: Overcoming Their "Crater-Lake" Tendencies. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Highland Valley  insitu  nutrients  pit lake  treatment 

  40. Fraser B., R. Nicholson, S. Shaw, M. Venhuis, S. Barabash, E. Clyde and J. Stirling. Where Did The Acid Go? Water-filled pits 25 years after closure at a mine with active ARD. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  pit lake  receiving environment  Sherman 

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