BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

​The Management of Tailings and Tailings Impoundments

  1. Gardiner E. Towards Responsible Tailings Management: The MAC Trilogy. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  failure  guidelines  MAC  management  tailings 

  2. Lindahl L.A. Recent Trends in Tailings Management Practices in Sweden. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  finanical security  FŠboliden  HštjŠrn  impoundment  regulation  segregation  Svartliden  tailings  underwater 

  3. Bliss M., T. Anderson, B. Hamblin and C. Ford. Improving Inmet's Tailings Management: Applying Towards Sustainable Mining Guidance at our Operating and Closed Mines. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  closure  Inmet  MAC  management  Samatosum  tailings  underwater 

  4. Botham L. Canadian Experience in Uranium Tailings Management. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  freezing  impoundment  lake  pervious surround  pit backfill  Saskatchewan  spill  tailings  uranium 

  5. Verberg R. Hydrogeochemical Considerations Related to Disposal of Thickened Tailings, Including Paste. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  filter  Neves Corvo  paste  slurry  tailings  thicken 

  6. Martin T. Dewatered Tailings Management ARD Aspects. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  codisposal  filter  paste  tailings  thicken  treatment  water managemement 

  7. Tisch B., G. Spiers, P. Beckett and A. Lock. Developing Agricultural Opportunities on Mine Tailings: The Green Mines Green Energy Initiative. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  amend carbon  amend lime  revegetation  tailings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Green Mines Green Energy: Establishing Productive Land on Mine Tailings
      Tisch B., J. Zinck and B. Vigneault
    2. Green Mines - Green Energy: Generating Green Energy on Tailings
      Tisch B.

  8. Bent H. Generating Dam Construction Material from Tailings Sand, Kemess Mine. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  construction material  desulphurize  Kemess  sand  tailings impoundment 

  9. Parry J. and S. Day. Mitigation of Tailings ARD Potential by Separate Disposal of Bulk and Cleaner Tailings. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  desulphurize  Huckleberry  PAG  rougher  slurry  taillings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Producing NAG Rougher Tailings
      Parry J.

  10. Chambers B., S. Henderson and I. McWilliams. A History of Tailings Management at Myra Falls Operations. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

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

  11. Ferguson K. Integrating ARD Prevention into the Mt. Milligan Project. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  construction  impoundment  Mount Milligan  PAG  segregation  tailings  tailings cover  underwater  waste rock 

  12. Poole A. Tailings Management at Omai Gold Mines Ltd.; Catalyst for Change. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  dam  failure  impoundment  Omai  risk assessmentilings  tailings 

  13. Ramsey D. Sherridon Orphan Mine Reclamation Project: Reclamation Plan Enhancements (or The Importance of Having a Plan "B"). 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  amend  batch treatment  dredge  reclamation  Sherridon  tailings  wind erosion 

  14. Cocchiarella E. Copper Cliff Central Tailings Area (CTA): General Overview and Management Systems. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  construction  Copper Cliff  impoundment  management  Sudbury  tailings  underwater 

  15. Vigneault B., Y.T.J. Kwong and L. Warren. The Role of Biofilm on the Long-term Performance of a Shallow Water Cover to Limit Reactive Tailings Oxidation and Metal Mobilization. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  biofilm  impoundment  Louvicourt  tailings  underwater 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Should Metal Bioavailability be Considered in the Evaluation of Treatment and Remediation Methodologies for Acid Mine Drainage?
      Vigneault B., C.M. Neculita, G.J. Zagury, Y.T.J. Kwong and B. Tisch
    2. Development and Validation of a Chronic Copper Biotic Ligand Model for Ceriodaphnia Dubia
      Schwartz M.L. and B. Vigneault

  16. Jamieson H. Mineralogical Controls on the Mobility and Bioaccessibility of Arsenic in Gold Mine Tailings. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  bioavailability  gas  Giant  impoundment  natural lake  roaster  sediment  soil  taillings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The Speciation of Arsenic in Iron Oxides in Mine Wastes from the Giant Gold Mine, N.W.T.: Application of Synchrotron Micro-XRD and Micro-XANES at the Grain Scale
      Walker S.R., H.E. Jamieson, A. Lanzirotti, C.F. Andrade and G.E.M. Hall

  17. Nicholson R., M. Biglari and M. Venhuis. Evaluation of the Benefits of Encapsulating Acid-Generating Tailings by Acid-Consuming Tailings. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  encapsuslation  Pamour  tailings  tailings cover 

  18. Rollo A., H. Jamieson and C. Lee. Tailings and Mineral Carbonation: The Potential for Atmospheric CO2 Sequestration. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  Ekati  mineralogy  tailings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Interaction of Diamond Mine Waste and Surface Water in the Canadian Arctic
      Rollo H.A. and H.E. Jamieson

  19. Jambor J., A. Martin and J. Gerits. Post-Depositional Formation of Metal-Rich Cyanide Phases in Saturated Tailings Deposits. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  cyanide  drainage chemistry  mineralogy  Red Lake  tailings  underwater 

  20. Tremblay G. and C. Hogan. Strategy Themes and Outcomes - MEND and NOAMI. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  MEND  NOAMI 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Approaches for the Remediation of Abandoned Mines and NOAMI
      Tremblay G.A. and C.M. Hogan

  21. Chatwin T. and K. Ferguson. Update on INAP & GARD Guide. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  INAP 

  22. Lindahl L.A. Regulation of Mining Operations - Developments within the EU. 15th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2008.

    KEYWORDS:  European Union  regulation 

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