BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

  1. Beckie R. and Antamina Waste-Rock Research Team at Antamina, University of British Columbia and University of Alberta. A Ten-Year Waste-Rock Study: Lessons Learned from Multiple Scales and Impact on Prediction. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Antamina  AP  drainage chemistry  gas  hydrology  microbiology  model  neutral pH  prediction  scale up  soil cover  temperature  waste rock 

  2. O'Kane M.. An Overview of Dry Cover Systems Around the World. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  soil cover 

  3. Ferguson K. and M. Aziz. Equity Silver Mine - Ten Years Experience with Dry Covers. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Equity  financial security  hydrology  lime treatment  monitoring  soil cover 

  4. Bain J., B. McNeill, M. Steinepreis, L. Smith, D. Blowes, R. Amos, A. Cash, G.W. Wilson, J. Robertson and M-H. Turgeon. Geochemistry and Microbiology of Historic Waste Rock Piles at the Detour Lake Gold Mine, Ontario. Presented at the 2017 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  Detour Lake  drainage chemistry  gas  microbiology  PAG  particle size  prediction  soil cover  waste rock 

  5. Tremblay R. and L. Bienvenu. Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Mitigation in Quebec: An Overview. Presented at the 1999 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  GCL  layering  organic cover  soil cover  tailings cover  underwater 

  6. Patterson R.J.. Mine Closure Planning at Equity Silver Mines Ltd.. Presented at the 1995 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  Equity  financial security  soil cover 

  7. 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 

  8. Aubertin M.. The Use of CCBE to Control ARD: From Laboratory to Field Applications. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Manitou  soil cover  tailings cover 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The Use of Hydraulic Breaks to Limit Desaturation of Inclined Capillary Barriers (In Proc. Of 53rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Montreal, 2000)
    2. The Use of Low Sulphide Tailings as the Moisture Retaining Layer in Engineered Cover Systems to Prevent AMD (In Proc. Of CSCE 2000 Annual Conference, London, Ontario, 2000)

  9. Sperling T.. Use of Low Permeability Covers and Liners in Solid Waste Management - An Opportunity for Technology Transfer. Presented at the 2000 workshop.

    KEYWORDS:  geomembrane  landfill  liner  soil cover  water management 

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