BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. H. Larratt and J. Self. 28 Years of Applied Pit Lake Research at HVC: Establishing Primary Productivity to Promote Bioreactor Development with Ecosystem Functions. Presented at the 2025 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biofilm  bioreactor  Highland Valley Copper  passive  pit lake  reclamation 


  2. Schmidt N.. Baker Creek Remediation at Giant Mine. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation 


  3. B. Chernoff. Building Relationships with Industry and Government for Improved Environmental Outcomes in qukin?amak?is (Raven's Land). Presented at the 2025 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Elk Valley  First Nation  Fording River  reclamation  regulation  waste rock 


  4. Williams D.J.. Challenging the Myths of Mine Site Rehabilitation. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  deposition  erosion  reclamation 


  5. Carcross-Tagish First Nation. Chooutla Residential School Reclamation. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation 


  6. Cormier C.. Closure Practices at Goldcorp Closed Sites. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation 


  7. C.A. Daly, J. L’Hommecourt, B. Arrobo, G. Donald, C. Mercer, M. Boucher, G. Desjarlais, J. Grandjambe, M. Grandjambe, R. Grandjambe, D. L’Hommecourt, J. Ladouceur, D. Mercer, E. Orr, A. Redcrow, J. Stewart, A.D. Post, D. McCarthy, D.A. Lertzman and S.C. Gerlach. Co-Reclamation: An Approach for Returning Cultural Landscapes and Actioning Reconciliation. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  communication  First Nation  oil sands  reclamation 


  8. O'Kane M.. Cover Systems in the Athabasca Oil Sands - A Summary of the 'Green Bullet' and Ten Years of Reclamation Research at Syncrude Canada Ltd.. Presented at the 2009 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Oil Sands  reclamation  soil barrier 


  9. Schwenger R.. Environmental Management of Closed Sites in Xstrata Zinc Canada. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brunswick  closure  Errington  Geco  Heath Steele  management  Matagami  Mattabi  Normetal  reclamation  regulation  risk  Stratmat  Willroy 


  10. 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 


  11. 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 


  12. Morin N., N. Melaschenko and J. Dickson. Indigenous Relationships – Case Studies in Natural Resource Management. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  First Nation  Highland Valley Copper  human health  reclamation  Red Chris  wind-erosion 


  13. Huls B. and D. Caron. Introduction to the Selbaie Mine Reclamation and Role of the Pit. Presented at the 2006 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  pit  reclamation  Selbaie 


  14. M. Guittonny and B. Bussière. Investigating the Evolution of Cover Systems After Vegetation Colonization. Presented at the 2025 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  analogue  Canadian Malartic  closure  Eleonore  hydrology  Laronde  long-term  Lorraine  Manitou  Quebec  reclamation  revegetation  root  soil barrier  Westwood 


  15. Fraser W.. Long-Term Performance of Closed-Out Minesites in Manitoba. Presented at the 2003 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  prediction  reclamation 


  16. 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 


  17. Swayze A.. Maximizing community resources. Presented at the 2014 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  First Nation  Highland Valley Copper  reclamation 


  18. Anglin L.. Mount Polley Mine - Tailings Storage Facility dam breach: Environmental Response Program. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  failure  Mount Polley  reclamation  tailings 


  19. Langley S., S. Beauchemin and B. Tisch. Organic Covers on Tailings: Effects and Economic Returns. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  biosolids  Copper Cliff  dry cover  microbiology  mineralogy  Ontario  organic cover  reclamation  revegetation  tailings 


  20. 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 


  21. 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 


  22. O'Kane M.. Overview of INAP's Global Cover System Design Guidance Document. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  guidelines  hydrology  option analysis  reclamation 


  23. Clarkson R.. Placer Mined Permafrost Wetland Reclamation. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation 


  24. 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 


  25. V. Martin and G. Pepin. Progressive Restoration of the Filtered Tailings Pond at the Éléonore Mine: From Theory to Practice. Presented at the 2025 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  cover  governance  guidelines  reclamation  tailings 


  26. Gardiner R.T.. Reclamation and Closure Measures for Cominco's Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, B.C.. Presented at the 1995 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cost  reclamation  soil cover  Sullivan  tailings  treatment  waste rock 


  27. T. Moulding and C. McGuire. Regulatory Oversight for Cluff Lake Mine Reclamation, Closure, and Long-Term Management. Presented at the 2023 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  reclamation  regulation  relinquishment  stakeholder  uranium 


  28. Lépine T.. Rockfill Storage Facilities Management – Meadowbank Mine. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  construction material  dry cover  freezing  Meadowbank Mine  monitoring  operating  PAG  reclamation  rock cover  segregation  waste rock 


  29. Ramsey D.. Sherridon Orphan Mine Reclamation Project: Reclamation Plan Enhancements (or The Importance of Having a Plan "B"). Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  amend  batch treatment  dredge  reclamation  Sherridon  tailings  wind erosion 


  30. M. O’Kane and R. Sawyer. So You’re Planning a Waste Rock Dump — Why Not Build a Mine Rock Stockpile with Source Control Instead: Tools for Making Better Mine Rock Management Decisions Early in Design. Presented at the 2025 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  air entry  closure  cover  gas  mitigation  options analysis  reclamation  waste rock 


  31. 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 


  32. Martin A.J., D. Gelderland and T.F. Pedersen. The Geochemical and Biological Recovery of a Gold Mine Polishing Pond (Balmer Lake, Ontario). Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  natural lake  reclamation  Red Lake  roaster  underwater 


  33. 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 


  34. Barbour L., D. Chapman, C. Qualizza, S. Kessler, C. Boese, R. Shurniak, G. Meiers, M. O'Kane, J. Hendry and S. Wall. Tracking the Evolution of Reclaimed Landscapes Through the Use of Instrumented Watersheds: A Brief History of the Syncrude Southwest 30 Overburden Reclamation Research Program. Presented at the 2004 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  hydrology  model  monitor  organic cover  reclamation  revegetation  soil barrier  Syncrude 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Tracking the Evolution of Reclaimed Landscapes Through the Use of Instrumented Watersheds - A Brief History of the Syncrude Southwest 30 Overburden Reclamation Research Rrogram

  35. Schwenger R.. Unexpected Events at Closed ARD Sites. Presented at the 2013 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Blue Hill  closure  Geco  Normetal  reclamation  regulation  tailings  underground 


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