BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

Evolution of Mine Drainage Chemistry and Performance of Mitigation

  1. Guerin F. and J. Rowson. Uranium Tailings Management at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Part 1: Design Confirmation and Geochemical Observations from the McClean Lake Operation in Northern Saskatchewan. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend barium  amend ferric  amend lime  arsenic  backfill  Jeb  McClean Lake  pervious surround  pit  prediction  tailings  underwater  uranium 

  2. Guerin F., N. Banton, J. Mahoney and G. Newman. Uranium Tailings Managements at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. Part 2: The Kiggavik Project in Nunavut. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend barium  amend ferric  amend lime  backfill  climate change  dry cover  freezing  Kiggavik  pit  prediction  tailings  underwater  uranium 

  3. Dave N. Performance of Denison Mine Tailings Management Areas (TMAs) Fifteen Years Following Decommissioning. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  barium  Denison  dry cover  elevated-watertable  Lower Williams Lake  NaOH  Stanrock  treatment  underwater  uranium 

  4. Blier A. and G. Amyot. Flooding as a Reclamation Solution to an Acidic Tailings Pond and Open Pit; More than 15 Years After. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  impoundment  pit  proprietary  Solbec  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Flooding as a Reclamation Solution to an Acidic Tailings Pond, the Solbec Case. Cambior Inc. (1999).
      Amyot G. and S. Vezina

  5. Sibbick S., J. Kavalench, H. Lindsay, R. Harmati and K. Harmati. Closure of the Albino Lake Facility Eskay Creek Mine. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  cement  Eskay Creek  ferric  natural lake  pH-adjustment  solid residue  tailings  treatment  waste rock 

  6. Hamblin B. Underwater Tailings Disposal and ARD mitigation at the Inmet-Samatosum Reclamation Site. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  blending  HDS  impoundment  maintenance  Samatosum  solid residue  tailings  treatment  underwater  waste rock 

  7. Price W., M. Aziz and K. Bellefontaine. 2010 Review of Financial Security at Equity Silver Mine. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  Equity  financial security  lime  treatment 

  8. Schofield I., B. Cinton, K. Payne, P. Brown, M. Logsdon, M. Wickman and J. Waples. Progress in Remediating ARD-Contaminated Groundwater at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, USA. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend lime  Bingham Canyon  collection  HDS  heap leach  regulation  reverse osmosis  tailings  treatment  waste rock 

  9. Ziemkiewicz P. and B. Leavitt. Selection of ARD Treatment Alternatives to meet Water Quality Criteria. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  aeration  amend  cost  in-situ  lime  limestone  options analysis  passive  receiving environment  solid residue  treatment 

  10. Deniseger J. and P. Healey. Mt. Washington Copper Mine Remediation Project. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  abandoned  asphalt cover  dry cover  Mount Washington  passive  receiving environment  wetland 

  11. Tremblay G. and C. Hogan. Update on the 9th ICARD, MEND and NOAMI. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  MEND  NOAMI 

  12. Nicholson R., E. Clyde, J. Moulins, J. Storiazzo and C. See. Water Quality Predictions in 1992 Ð How do they Compare to Current On-site Conditions at the Close Bell Mine Site in BC?. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  Bell  lag time  prediction  tailings  waste rock 

  13. Unger M. and D. van Dieren. Sullivan Mine: Water Collection Closure Plan vs. 10 yrs Post-Closure Experience. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  closure  collection  dry cover  flooded underground  HDS  hydrology  soil barrier  Sullivan  treatment  water management 

  14. Harrison B. Characterization and Predicted Drainage Chemistry at the Antamina Mine after 10 Years of Operations. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  Antamina  operating  predevelopment  prediction  segregation  tailings  waste rock 

  15. Day S. and R. Robichaud. Evolution of East Pit Water Chemistry Predictions at Huckleberry Mine: Effect of a Wall Failure and Mine Plan Changes. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  Huckleberry  model  options analysis  pit  prediction  subsidence 

  16. Fawcett S., A. Martin, J. Stockwell, A.Rollo, D. Loomer and T. Al. Influence of ARD Drainage Characteristics on the Composition of Neutralization Sludges. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  Britannia  Brunswick  Chisel North  Equity  Geco  mineralogy  prediction  Samatosum  solid residue  Sullivan  treatment 

  17. Condon P. Evaluation of Reclamation Concepts at the Greens Creek Mine, Admirality Island, Alaska. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  amend carbon  codisposal  dry cover  filter  Greens Creek  prediction  soil barrier  tailings  waste rock 

  18. O'Kane M., D. Christensen, K. Bonstrom and B. Huys. Evolution of Waste Rock Management and Cover System Design at BHPBilliton Iron Ore, Mt. Whaleback Operations, Western Australia. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  deposition  dry cover  encapsulation  model  Mt Whaleback  store and release  waste rock 

  19. Rainey D. Surface Water Management Challenges at the Grum Sulphide Cell (GSC) Cover, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  Faro  geomembrane  soil  waste rock  water management 

  20. Cash A., G. Wilson, P. Urrutia and J. Robertson. A 2011 Update for the Single-layer Desulphurized Tailings Cover Completed in 1999 at Detour Gold. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  cost  desulphurize  Detour  dry cover  model  NAG  PAG  slurry  tailings 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Evaluation of a Single-Layer Desulphurized Tailings Cover. 6th ICARD
      Sjoberg Dobchuk B., G.W. Wilson and M. Aubertin

  21. Venhuis M., R. Nicholson and D. Yaschyshyn. Water Quality Expectations for Thickened Tailings and Lessons Learned at the Kidd Metsite TMA, Timmins, Ontario. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  deposition  hydrology  Kidd Creek  lime  loading  prediction  tailings  thickened  treatment 

  22. Williams R.D. Zortman-Landusky: May2011 Extreme Weather Event - is it Time for Plans of Operations to Include an Ark?. 18th British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. 2011.

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  collection  failure  heap leach  lime  treatment  water management  Zortman-Landusky 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Relevant References
      Williams R.D.

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