2006 MEND Maritimes

The MEND Maritimes Workshop was a regional MEND workshop held in Halifax, NS on May 23-25, 2006 and co-hosted with Dalhousie University. The theme was “Challenges in Acidic Drainage: Case Studies on Mitigation Technologies and Current Research”. Presentations featured case studies on various aspects of the closure plan for the Cape Breton Development Corporation. Field-scale results included management, long-term monitoring and closure performance at various Canadian mine sites. A toolbox of technologies were examined for passive and active treatment of acidic drainage effluent, and options presented for the management and disposal of lime treatment sludge. Challenges faced by regulators were laid out in presentations on the booming mining industry in British Columbia, and reclamation bonding in Alaska. Lessons learned in policy and planning related to ARD were exemplified by presentations on the geology of the Halifax Regional Municipality and the Halifax airport. An all-day field tour visited sites that exhibited the impacts of acidic drainage on the city of Halifax.

Photo: Lime Treatment Plant, Halifax International Airport (courtesy of Shawn Hicks, Halifax International Airport Authority).

Proceedings:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2006

Tremblay G. and C. Hogan. 2006 Update on MEND and NOAMI Programs. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: MEND NOAMI

Supporting Documents:
1. MEND in the 21st Century
  Tremblay G. and C. Hogan
2. Abandoned Mines in Canada
  Hogan C.M. and G.A. Tremblay
Kemp D. International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) - An Update. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: INAP
Gardiner E. Tailings Management and Towards Sustainable Mining. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: guidelines management tailings
MacDonald B. Cape Breton Development Corporation (CBDC) Site Closure Program. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: background Cape Breton closure financial security flooded subsidence underground
Wiatzka G. Closure Liability Estimating for Cape Breton Development Closure Properties. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: abandoned Cape Breton closure financial security guidance underground

Supporting Documents:
1. Development of a Screening Level Risk Assessment Methodology for Abandoned Mines and Former Military Sites in Northern Canada
  Halbert B.E., H.A. Phillips, G.M. Wiatzka, M. Monabbati and M. Nahir
2. Risk Assessment of Site Conditions at the Port Radium Mine Site, NWT
  Philipps H.A., B.E. Halbert and G.M. Wiatzka
Bleiker D. Concept to Closure: Victoria Junction Coal Preparation Plant. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: Cape Breton closure dry cover geomembrane hydrology treatment Victoria Junction
Forgeron S. The 1B Hydraulic System - Sydney Coalfield, Glace Bay, NS. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: Cape Breton closure collection diversion drainage chemistry hydrology treatment underground
Younger P. Mine Water Rebound - Processes and Products: A UK Perspective. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: closure drainage chemistry hydrology prediction subsidence underground
Ayres B. Design, Construction, and Performance Monitoring of Cover Systems for Waste Rock and Tailings. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: climate dry cover monitoring soil barrier water management Whistle
Wiber M. Poirier Reclamation Performance. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: chemistry drainage dry cover geomembrane Poirier subsidence tailings
Bellefontaine K. BC is Booming - Is ARD Looming? An Overview of Regulatory Approaches and Recent Mining Issues in British Columbia. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: financial security management mitigation prediction regulation selenium

Supporting Documents:
1. Environmental Management Plans: A Key Tool in Ensuring Successful Long-term Environmental Management at Closed Mine Sites with ML/ARD
  Bellefontaine K. and W. Price
Bradley R. The Rehabilitation of Ontario's Kam Kotia Mine. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: abandoned consolidation dry cover financial security GCL Kam Kotia lime NaOH rehabilitation solid residue tailings treatment
Chambers D. Alaska Large Mine Reclamation Bonding - 2005. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: cost financial security regulation

Supporting Documents:
1. Alaska Large Mine Reclamation Bonding - 2005
  Chambers D.M.
2. Financial Assurance Reviews for Alaskan Mines - Fort Knox, Green Creeks, Kensington Gold, Pogo and True North
  Zuzulock S.
Ziemkiewicz P. Long-term Performance of Passive AMD Treatment Systems. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: anoxic cost financial security limestone bed maintenance passive treatment wetland
Higgins J. Advances in the Use of Constructed Wetlands to Treat Mine Drainage. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: aeration limestone passive Rosebel Stockton sulphate reduction Trail treatment West Fork wetland

Supporting Documents:
1. Like Dating Before Marriage Ð Experiences from Wetland Treatability Testing Result in a Stronger Match
  Higgins J. and M. Liner
2. Bioremediation of Rock Drainage using Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria
  Higgins J.P., B.C. Hard and A. Mattes
Marchant B. BioteQ - Commercial Case Studies. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: Bisbee Caribou cost metal recovery Raglan sulphate reduction treatment
Zinck J. Update on Treatment Sludge Management: Properties, Stability and Disposal Options. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: backfill codisposal deposition lime metal recovery prediction regulation solid residue treatment

Supporting Documents:
1. Disposal, Reprocessing and Reuse Options for Acidic Drainage Treatment Sludge
  Zinck J.
2. Comparison of AMD Treatment Processes and their Impacts on Sludge Characteristics
  Aubé B.C. and J.M. Zinck
Coleman M. and K. Butler. Sludge Management at NB Coal, 1992-2006. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: codisposal drainage chemistry management New Brunswick Coal solid residue treatment
Butler R. Brunswick Mine - Environmental Management. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: Brunswick closure HDS lime receiving environment thiosalt treatment water management
Hicks S. Acidic Airport Drainage - Over 20 Years Worth of Experience . MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: dry cover Halifax airport HDS lime lime treatment limestone bed non-mine
Younger P. Outfalls of Mine Water to the Sea: Examples from the UK and France. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: discharge Gardanne Coal Heritage Coast receiving environment underground water management Wheal Jane
Price W. (Bill). Brief Overview of the Procedures used in the Prediction of Drainage Chemistry from Sulfidic Geological Materials. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: AP closure drainage chemistry guidelines kinetic test NP operating PAG pre-development prediction

Supporting Documents:
1. List of Potential Information Requirements in Metal Leaching/ Acid Rock Drainage Assessment and Mitigation Work (MEND Project 5.10E)
  Price W.
Goodwin T. and F. Bonner. Field Trip Guide -- Environmental and Economic Impacts Associated with Acid Rock Drainage Generation in the Halifax Regional Municipality. MEND Maritimes Workshop. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2006.

KEYWORDS: geology mineralogy mitigation non-mine prediction regulation

Supporting Documents:
1. Healing an Open Sore: Rehabilitation of Former Shale Quarries in Nova Scotia
  MacKnight S.