BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

​Challenges in the Use of Dry Covers

  1. Tremblay G. and C. Hogan. MEND Initiative -- Mine Environment Neutral Drainage. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  MEND 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Experience of Canadian Partnership Programs - MEND and NOAMI
      Tremblay G., C. Hogan and E. Gardiner

  2. Fleury A.M. INAP Program - International Network for Acid Prevention. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  INAP 

  3. Bucknam C. ADTI Program - Acid Drainage Technology Initiative. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  ADTI 

  4. Lindahl L.A. New EU Mine Waste Legislation. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  European Union  guidelines 

  5. Price W. Information and Design Requirements for Dry Covers. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  maintenance  monitoring  revegetation  soil barrier  water management 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Excerpts from Guidelines for Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage at Minesites in British Columbia
      Price W.A. and J.C. Errington
    2. Excerpts from List of Potential Information Requirements in Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage Assessment and Mitigation Work
      Price W.A.

  6. O'Kane M. A Summary of the INAP Report on the Evaluation of the Long-Term Performance of Dry Cover Systems. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  revegetation  soil barrier 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Evaluation of the Long-Term Performance of Dry Cover Systems
      O'Kane Consultants

  7. Hockley D., M. Rykaart and M. Noel. Soil Covers in the Canadian North. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  Arctic Gold and Silver  Beaverlodge  Colomac  Discovery  dry cover  elevated watertable  Faro  freezing  Giant  options analysis  rock cover  soil barrier  Venus 

  8. Lindahl L.A., M. Sandberg and M. Lindvall. Experiences from Dry Cover Projects in Sweden, 1974-2004. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  Aitik  ash  Bersbo  biosolids  dry cover  elevated watertable  Enasen  Kristineberg  Saxberget  soil barrier 

  9. Benson C. and W. Albright. Field Scale Hydrology of Dry Covers: US EPA's Alternative Cover Assessment Program. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  research  store and release 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Field Water Balance of Landfill Final Covers
      Albright W.H., C.H. Benson, G.W. Gee, A.C. Roesler, T. Abichou, P. Apiwantragoon, B.F. Lyles and S.A. Rock

  10. Heath G. Autonomous Monitoring System Results at the Gilt Edge Mine. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  dry cover  geomembrane  Gilt Edge  tracer 

  11. Junqueira F., S. Dunlap and W. Wilson. Golden Sunlight Soil Covers on Waste Rock and Tailings. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Golden Sunlight  model  store and release  tailings  waste rock 

  12. Maurice R. and M. Wiber. Poirier Mine: HDPE Liner Over Tailings, Performance After Four Years. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  consolidate  dry cover  geomembrane  impoundment  Poirier  spill  tailings 

  13. Smith Q. and L. Lanteigne. Selection and Implementation of a Dry Cover System at Whistle Open Pit Mine. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  bentonite cover  dry cover  GCL  model  options analysis  pit  soil barrier  waste rock  Whistle 

  14. Aziz M. and K. Ferguson. Equity Silver Mine: Over 10 Years Experience with Dry Covers. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  Equity  hydrology  lime  maintenance costs  model  monitoring  soil barrier  treatment  waste rock 

  15. Weeks B. and W. Wilson. The Influence of Spatial Energy Distribution on Cover Performance at the Equity Silver Mine. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  hydrology  model 

  16. van Zyl D., G. Miller and T. Tsukamoto. Permanganate Passivation of Sulfide Rock Ð Field Trial Results. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

  17. Aubertin M. Lessons Learned From Field Applications of CCBE. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Goldstrike  Lorraine  LTA  Manitou  model  monitor  soil barrier  tailings cover  UQAT 

  18. 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. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    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
      Barbour S.L., D. Chapman, C. Qualizza, S. Kessler, C.Boese, R. Shurniak, G. Meiers, M. O'Kane, J. Hendry and S. Wall

  19. Ward A. Long-term Cover Design and Performance Assessment - A Hanford Case Study. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  asphalt cover  dry cover  Hanford  store and release  uranium  water management 

  20. Haug M. Applications of Alternative Covers For Potash Mining. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  dry cover  mine components  mitigation  potash 

  21. Robertson A. and S. Shaw. Decision Analyses for ARD Waste Cover Selection. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Review of the Multiple Accounts Analysis Alternatives Evaluation Process Completed for the Reclamation of the Zortman and Landusky Mine Sites
      Shaw S. and A.M. Robertson
    2. Risk Management for Major Geotechnical Structures on Mines
      Roberston A.M. and S. Shaw

  22. Rykaart M., D. Hockley, M. Noel, M. Paul and S. Jahn. International Review of Soil Cover Design & Construction Practices. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  failure  guidelines  survey 

  23. O'Kane M. Practical Use of MEND Report 2.21.4: Design, Construction & Performance Monitoring of Cover Systems for Waste Rock and Tailings. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  model  monitoring 

  24. van Zyl D., M. Aubertin, R. Nicholson and I. Bruce. Maintenance and Triggers for Maintenance of Dry Covers. 11th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2004.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  guidelines  maintenance 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Presentation
      Nicholson R.
    2. Presentation
      Bruce I.

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