BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Cash A., G. Wilson, P. Urrutia and J. Robertson. A 2011 Update for the Single-layer Desulphurized Tailings Cover Completed in 1999 at Detour Gold. Presented at the 2011 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  desulphurize  Detour  dry cover  model  NAG  PAG  slurry  tailings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Evaluation of a Single-Layer Desulphurized Tailings Cover. 6th ICARD

  2. Chambers B., S. Henderson and I. McWilliams. A History of Tailings Management at Myra Falls Operations. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cement  closure  impoundment  Myra Falls  natural lake  PAG  paste  segregation  seismic  slurry  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock  water management 


  3. Verberg R.. Hydrogeochemical Considerations Related to Disposal of Thickened Tailings, Including Paste. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  filter  Neves Corvo  paste  slurry  tailings  thicken 


  4. 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 


  5. Parry J. and S. Day. Mitigation of Tailings ARD Potential by Separate Disposal of Bulk and Cleaner Tailings. Presented at the 2008 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  desulphurize  Huckleberry  PAG  rougher  slurry  taillings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Producing NAG Rougher Tailings

  6. 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 


  7. A. Witte , K. Patterson and L. Robertson. Overview of Tailings Facility Types and the Risks They Pose. Presented at the 2024 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  filter  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  risk assessment  slurry  tailings  thicken 


  8. Ferguson P., C. Wels and N. Pesonen. Previous Mine Waste Disposal and ARD/ML Management at Nyrstar Myra Falls, British Columbia. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  collection  diversion  drainage chemistry  hydrology  impoundment  loading  Myra Falls  natural lake  PAG  paste  receiving environment  slurry  tailings  waste rock  water management 


  9. Aubertin M., M. James, N. D’Anjou, C. Pednault, B. Bussière, T. Pabst, N. Pepin and M. Limoges. Waste Rock Inclusions to Improve the Performance of Tailings Impoundments: The Canadian Malartic Case Study. Presented at the 2018 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  impoundment  physical stability  slurry  tailings  waste rock inclusions 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. A research project on the use of waste rock inclusions to improve the performance of tailings impoundments
    2. On the use of waste rock inclusions to improve the performance of tailings impoundments

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