BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

  1. Ayres B. Lessons Learned from 20+ Years Post-Closure Monitoring at BHP’s Legacy Mine Sites in North America. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  attenuation  Carson Hill  diversion  dry cover  Elliot Lake  financial security  heap leach  Lisbon  relinquishment  Selbaie  soil barrier 


  2. Hennessey D. Duck Pond ARD Management. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  amend  backfill  impoundment  lime  monitoring  pit lake  polish  tailings  treatment  underground  underwater  waste rock 


  3. Jones D., M. Edraki and J. Taylor. An Overview of the Information in the Proceedings of the 2022 ICARD Part 1. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  community  mining 


  4. Jones D., M. Edraki and J. Taylor. An Overview of the Information in the Proceedings of the 2022 ICARD Part 2. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  climate change  codisposal  cover  deposition  failure  filter  lithium  mineralogy  pit lake  prediction  rare earth  Selbaie  treatment  waste rock 


  5. Meuzelaar T. and K. Salzsauler. Optimizing Mine Water and Mine Waste Management Using Machine Learning Approaches (and Data You Already Collect). 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  model  prediction  segregation  statistical analysis 


  6. Brookshaw D., T. Wright, S. Pearce, J. Hertrijana and K. Grohs. Waste Characterisation for Mining Resource Development Programs: How Many Samples is Enough?. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  mineralogy  model  PAG  prediction  sampling 


  7. Stokes D. and D. Russell. Mining Activity in Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Territory from a Governance Perspective (Presentation Not Available). 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  First Nation 


  8. Cleaver A., P. Huntsman, C. Rickwood, E. Berryman, J. Cole, H.P. White, L. He and P. Unger. Fugitive Dust Monitoring and Characterization Techniques: Challenges and Opportunities. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  Casa Berardi  drainage chemistry  isotope  Joutel  Mary River  mineralogy  model  Montague  prediction  receiving environment  sampling  Seal Harbour  Stirling  wind-erosion 


  9. Magliocco R. Fugitive Dust Management at Elkview Operations; Challenges, Learnings and What's Next. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  amend  community  management  mitigation  monitoring  receiving environment  regulation  research  wind-erosion 


  10. Zhan J., A. Jones and P. Yuan. Post Closure Cover Performance Evaluation and Improvement at Rain Mine in Nevada. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  climate  dry cover  geomembrane  model  store and release  waste rock 


  11. Meiers G., J. Sgaoula and S. Turcotte. Capillary-Break Cover Systems: Challenges in Laboratory to Field and Field to Laboratory Evaluation and Design. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  amend  bentonite  capillary  dry cover  Goldex  Manitou  store and release  tailings cover  waste rock 


  12. Milan E. and S. De Souza. How 45 years of Water Treatment Expertise at Teck is Supporting Continued Mining at Red Dog. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  climate change  gypsum  HDS  reverse osmosis  Sullivan  sulphide 


  13. Shaw S. Technology Readiness Levels: Guidance for Source Control and Water Treatment R&D for Mines in British Columbia. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  cost  disposal  dry covers  financial security  guidelines  long term  maintenance  proprietary  regulation  research needs  risk assessment  treatment  waste rock 


  14. Bossy K. Simple, Low-Energy Treatment Technologies to Remove Environmental Contaminants from Process Wastewater and ML/ARD. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  aeration  arsenic  biofilm  blasting residue  climate  ferric  flocculant  geotube  lime  Omega  solid residue  treatment 


  15. French K. How the Design, Construction and Performance of Permeable Reactive Barriers Keeps Getting Better. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  hydrology  kinetic test  limestone  permeable reactive barrier  prediction  QAQC  treatment  ZVI 


  16. Atuke D., N. Haider, A. Wamsteeker and T. Cook. Progression of the Biochemical Reactor (BCR) System at the Brule Mine: An Actively Managed Water Treatment System for Selenium and Nitrate Reduction. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  aeration  blasting residue  carbon  freezing  guidelines  monitoring  nutrient  passive  polish  treatment  vertical flow pond  water management 


  17. Pearce S., J. Dent, H. Kaasalainen and S. Mueller. Considering AMD Risks from Tailings Production as Part of Process Flow Sheet Development: Opportunities to Reduce AMD before Tailings Placement. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  codisposal  cyanide  drainage chemistry  hydrology  kinetic test  liberation  lime  mineralogy  particle size  prediction  processing  roaster 


  18. Wickland B. and W. Wilson. Dry Stack Tailings – An Overview of Considerations for Geochemists. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  compact  dam  Eleonore  filter  gas  Greens Creek  hydrology  Karara  La Coipa  liner  weathering 


  19. Lepine T., J. Bieber, J. Huza and M. Julien. Meliadine Mine Filtered Tailings Storage Facility: Overview of Design, Construction and Performance. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  compact  drainage chemistry  erosion  filter  freezing  monitoring  options analysis  particle size  physical stability  prediction  wind-erosion 


  20. Dumaresq C. Internationals Standards for Tailings Management and their Application to Managing ML/ARD. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  community  drainage chemistry  failure  GISTM  guidelines  maintenance  management  monitoring  operation  options analysis  risk assessment  TSM 


  21. Mueller S., J. Holm, S. Hindström, E. Pystynen, T. Lehtilä, S. Kiani, A. Koivuhuhta and S. Pearce. Site Tour of the Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Mine, Northern Finland. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  climate  construction  drainage chemistry  geography  geology  kinetic test  lag time  mineralogy  mining  model  ore  PAG  prediction  segregation  treatment  waste rock  water management 


  22. Mueller S., J. Holm, A. Koivuhuhta, M. Kuivalainen, J. Riikonen, S. Hindström, T. Lehtilä, S. Pearce, G. Digges La Touche, A. Martin, M. McKeown, D. Christiansen and M. O’Kane. Kevitsa Mine - Updating the Design for Closure. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  dry cover  freeze  organic cover  pit lake  progressive  soil barrier  store and release  stratification  tailings  waste rock 


  23. Norlund K. Policy Foreshadowing: What is EMLI Thinking?. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  mitigation  prediction  qualified professional  regulation  water management 


  24. ML/ARD Workshop Presenters. Answers to Questions from Virtual Audience. 29th Annual BC MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver, BC. November 30 and December 1, 2022


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