BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Chambers D.. A Brief Overview of the Environmental Concerns with the Subaqueous Disposal of Metal Mine Tailings in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  2. Mallen N., K. Malowany and B. Mattson. A phased, risk-based approach to ML/ARD assessment for linear infrastructure projects. Presented at the 2014 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  highway  prediction  risk assessment 

  3. Mann G. and R. Baker. Application of Ecological Risk Assessment to Water-Covered Mine Wastes. Presented at the 2001 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  Bluebell  natural lake  risk assessment  toxicity  underwater 

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

    KEYWORDS:  cost  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  risk assessment 

  5. Brehaut H. ARD Risk Management - An Integrated Framework. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  failure  guidelines  option analysis  regulation  risk assessment 

  6. Robertson A.. Assessment and Management of Risks Relating to Covers for Metal Leaching and ARD Mitigation. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  risk assessment 

  7. 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 

  8. 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 

  9. Mueller S.. Boliden Aitik Mine Closure Planning - Resulting Closure Plan. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  failure  option analysis  regulation  risk assessment  stakeholder 

  10. Rector D. and B. Clarke. Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant: Environmental Compliance and Risk Transfer in a Collaborative Partnership. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Britannia  bulkhead  discharge  diversion  HDS  regulation  risk assessment  treatment 

  11. Thomas C. and T. O’Grady. Closure Activities – Progress over the last 10 years, Britannia Mine . Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Britannia  closure  collection  maintenance  pit  receiving environment  risk assessment  scaling  solid residue  underground 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Fairview Glory Hole Video

  12. Aziz M.. Collection and Treatment of ARD at Equity Silver. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  collection  Equity  risk assessment  water management 

  13. Oboni F.. Communicating the Result of a Risk-Based Analysis. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  risk assessment 

  14. Ford C.. Cyprus Climax Metals Company Engineered Risk Assessment Program. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  failure  risk assessment 

  15. Rankin M.. Ecological Risk Assessment of Metals and Acid Rock Drainage. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  receiving environment  risk assessment  toxicity 

  16. Fitzgerald D. and R. Nicholson. Environmental Management Criteria for Selenium and Molybdenum: A Review Relevant to the Mining Industry. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Brenda Mine  climate change  drainage chemistry  geology  molybdenum  neutral pH  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  selenium  toxicity 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Wild Ruminant Study at Brenda Mines

  17. Prairie R.. Environmental Risk Assessment for Metals in Sediments. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  bioavailability  guidelines  human health  receiving environment  risk assessment  sediment  toxicity 

  18. Bruce I.. Geotechnical Risk Assessment and Management. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  failure  management  risk assessment 

  19. 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 

  20. Morin K.. Kinetic Tests and Risk Assessment for ARD. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  kinetic test  PAG  risk assessment 

  21. Dumaresq C. MAC Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  Amaruq  climate change  contingency  guidelines  Lorraine  management  risk assessment 

  22. 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 

  23. Brouwer K., S. Lange and G. Smyth. Mine Waste Management: The Balancing Act between Geochemistry & Geotechnical Design. Presented at the 2015 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  planning  risk assessment  tailings 

  24. Young A.. Observations on Risk Assessment from a Public Perspective. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  community  risk assessment 

  25. Armitt E. and D. Priscu. Overview of the Manitoba Orphaned & Abandoned Mines Sites Program. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  liability  Lynn Lake  regulation  risk assessment  Sherridon 

  26. Pedersen T., S. Swanson and D. Chambers. Panel Discussion on Waste Disposal in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  27. Swanson S.. Panel Discussion on Waste Disposal in Natural Water Bodies. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  28. McLeod H. and B. Brown. Panel Discussion: What Design Features, Monitoring and Resources are Required to Maintain the Long-Term Performance of a Dry Cover?. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  maintenance  risk assessment 

  29. 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 

  30. Sharpe I.. Permitting Mining Related Discharges: How to Assess and Manage Risk Using Principles of Impact Assessment Biology. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  toxicity 

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

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  model  pit lake  prediction  risk assessment 

  32. Oboni F.. Principles of Risk Assessment. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  risk assessment 

  33. . Questions and Comments from Audience. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  natural lakes  research needs  risk assessment  submarine  underwater 

  34. 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 

  35. 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 

  36. Day S.. Risk Assessment and Management Associated with Blending Waste Rock. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  blending  guidelines  risk assessment  Telkwa Coal  waste rock 

  37. McCallister P.. Risk Based Corrective Action: A Comparison Between BTEX and ARD. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  risk assessment 

  38. Ott C. and S. Sibbick. Risk Based Remediation at the Britannia Mine. Presented at the 2002 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Britannia  concentrate  groundwater  risk assessment  soil 

  39. Fennemore G.. Risk-Based Analysis of Acid Rock Drainage as it Purports to Waste Rock Dumps. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  AP  drainage chemistry  hydrology  model  risk assessment  waste rock 

  40. 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 

  41. Ferris G.. Socialization of Risk and the Performance Record of the Mining Industry. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  community  risk assessment 

  42. Caldwell J.A.. Tailings Failures and How To Avoid Them. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  guidelines  management  risk assessment 

  43. Shaw S.. Technology Readiness Levels: Guidance for Source Control and Water Treatment R&D for Mines in British Columbia. Presented at the 2022 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  disposal  dry covers  financial security  guidelines  long term  maintenance  proprietary  regulation  research needs  risk assessment  treatment  waste rock 

  44. Kennedy C., J. Noël, J. Cayouette, M. Story, K. Korman and A. Story. The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp: Evaluating Rehabilitation Options in a Hydro-Geochemically Challenged Environment. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  Cobalt  drainage chemistry  geology  hydrology  mineralogy  prediction  processing  receiving environment  risk assessment 

  45. Kennedy C., J. Noël, J. Cayouette, M. Story, K. Korman and A. Story. The Historic Cobalt Mining Camp: Evaluating Rehabilitation Options in a Hydro-Geochemically Challenged Environment. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  Cobalt  drainage chemistry  geology  hydrology  mineralogy  prediction  processing  receiving environment  risk assessment 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Cobalt mines 3D video

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

    KEYWORDS:  impoundment  risk assessment  underwater 

  47. 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 

  48. Lapakko K.. Uncertainty in Neutralization Potential Determination. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  NP  PAG  risk assessment 

  49. McKernan J.M. and D.B. Huebert. Using Critters, Clams and Fish to Define “Real” Ecological Risks at Orphaned and Abandoned Sites – The Lynn Lake Case Study. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  loading  Lynn Lake  modelling  receiving environment  regulation  risk assessment  toxicity 

  50. Mills C.. Variables and Uncertainties in the Geochemical Characterization of Mineral Samples by Kinetic Methods. Presented at the 1998 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  kinetic test  prediction  risk assessment 

  51. Gardiner E.. Working for Responsible Management of Tailings Facilities. Presented at the 2019 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  risk assessment  tailings 

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