BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

​Soil, Geomembrane and Non-Traditional Dry Covers

  1. O'Kane M. Cover Systems in the Athabasca Oil Sands - A Summary of the 'Green Bullet' and Ten Years of Reclamation Research at Syncrude Canada Ltd.. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Oil Sands  reclamation  soil barrier 

  2. Baumgartl T., A. Schneider, D. Dole and D. Mulligan. Challenges for the Design of Cover Systems in the Australian Environment. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  Cobar  dry cover  Mount Isa  soil barrier 

  3. Jennings S. and P. Castiglione. Applications of Soil Physics for Long-term Monitoring of Soil Water Content in Evapotranspiration Cover Systems in Montana; Case Studies and Equipment Evolution. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  Anaconda  ash  Colstrip  dry cover  monitoring  revegetation  soil barrier  store and release  tailings 

  4. Fransen P., J. Ruddock, T. Matuschka, S. Miller and W. Russell. Micro and Macro Scale Design and Performance of Dry Covers - Waihi, New Zealand. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  amend limestone  dry cover  encapsulation  tailings impoundment  Waihi  waste rock 

  5. Lin D., B. Weeks, M. Aziz and W. Wilson. The Influence of Orientation and Aspect on Net Infiltration for the Soil Cover System at Equity Silver Mine. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  Equity  soil barrier  waste rock 

  6. Keller J., T.M. Yao, M. Milczarek, D. Hammermeister and R. Rice. New Methods for Hydraulic Characterization of Mine Waste and Cover System Materials. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  heap leach  hydrology  model  prediction  waste rock 

  7. Murphy M. Mount Washington Remediation: Four hectares of Bituminous Liner. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  asphalt cover  dry cover  Mount Washington 

  8. Sperling T. Geomembrane Barriers In Bottom Liner and Cover Applications At Landfill Sites. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane  guidelines  liner  soil barrier 

  9. Hofton T. and R. Schwenger. Geomembrane Cover on Normetal Reactive Tailings: A Case Study. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  consolidate  dry cover  geomembrane  Normetal  spill  tailings 

  10. Mayich D. and B. Macdonald. Acid Rock Drainage Dry Covers Site Closure Program. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  Cape Breton  consolidate  dry cover  Franklyn  geomembrane  Princess  Summit  Victoria Junction 

  11. Benson C. Hydraulic & Chemical Properties of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Exhumed from Dry Covers. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Exhumed from Landfill Final Covers
      Meer S.R. and C.H. Benson

  12. Mulligan D. The Environmental Research Agenda of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  Sustainable Minerals Institute 

  13. Phillip M., D. Hockley, B. Dawson and W. Kuit. Convective Flow Monitoring and the Influence of Cover Material. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  failure  gas  health and safety  Sullivan  temperature  waste rock 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Sullivan Mine Fatalities Incident: Technical Investigations and Findings
      Phillip M., D. Hockley, B. Dawson, W. Kuit and M. O'Kane
    2. Sullivan Mine Fatalities Incident: Key Conclusions and Implications for Other Sites
      Hockey D., W. Kuit and M. Phillip

  14. Rykaart M., D. Hockley, M. Nahir and G. Tremblay. Cold Region Covers: What Works and What Doesn't?. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  climate  climate change  dry cover  freezing  guideleines  soil barrier 

  15. Benson C. Evolution of Soil Hydraulic Properties in Dry Covers: Lessons Learned from the Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP). 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  GCL  geomembrane  soil barrier  store and release 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Postconstruction Changes in the Hydraulic Properties of Water Balance Cover Soils
      Benson C.H., A. Sawangsuriya, B. Trzebiatowski and W.H. Albright

  16. Germain D., N. Tassé and J. Cyr. The East-Sullivan Mine Site: Merging Prevention and Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  dry cover  East Sullivan  elevated watertable  organic cover  tailings  water management 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The East-Sullivan Mine Site: Merging Prevention and Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
      Germain D., N. Tasse and J. Cyr

  17. Isabel D., J. Cyr, A. Hebert and R. Maurice. Aldermac Mine Site Restoration. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  Aldermac  amend lime  consolidate  dam  dry cover  elevated watetable  revegetation  settling pond  spill  tailings 

  18. Demers I., B. Bussière, A. Maqsoud and J. Cyr. Reclamation of the Manitou Tailings Site Using Neutral Tailings from Agnico-Eagle's Goldex Mine. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  dry cover  elevated watertable  Goldex  hydrology  Manitou  predevelopment  prediction  tailings  tailings cover 

  19. Ayres B., L. Lanteigne and M. O'Kane. A Review of Performance of the Whistle Mine Backfilled Pit Cover System - Four Years After Construction. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  backfill  dry cover  model  pit  soil barrier  treatment  waste rock  Whistle 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Closure Planning and Implementation at CVRD Inco's Whistle Mine, Ontario, Canada
      Ayres B.K., L. Lanteigne, Q. Smith and M. O'Kane

  20. Hamblin C. The Rehabilitation of the Kam Kotia Mine Site: An Exercise in Cover Construction and Water Management. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  consolidate  dry cover  GCL  Kam Kotia  soil barrier  tailings 

  21. Keller J., M. Milczarek and T.M. Yao. The Affect of Tailings Characteristics on Cover System Design. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  amend  biosolids  dry cover  revegatation  tailings 

  22. O'Kane M., T. Chatwin, R. Verburg, K. Ferguson and N. Bezuidenhout. The GARD Guide: Status Report to BC MEND ARD/ML Workshop. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  GARD Guide 

  23. Tremblay G. and C. Hogan. Update on MEND & NOAMI (2009). 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  MEND  NOAMI 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. The MEND Program
      Tremblay G. and C. Hogan
    2. National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative, 2002-2008 Performance Report
      NOAMI

  24. Laverdure L. Green Mining Initiative. 16th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2009.

    KEYWORDS:  CanmetMINING 

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