BC MEND ML/ARD Annual Workshop

Proceedings:

  1. A. Berchtold (Facilitator), C. Cawston (Panelist), E. Kabotoff (Panelist) and D. Watt (Panelist) . Panel - First Nations and Community Needs and Concerns Related to Tailings Risks. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

  2. N. Morin. Advancing Collaborative and Meaningful Engagement with First Nations: Achieving Free, Prior and Informed Consent for Tailings Systems. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  First Nation  impoundment  tailings 

  3. A. Witte , K. Patterson and L. Robertson. Overview of Tailings Facility Types and the Risks They Pose. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  filter  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  risk assessment  slurry  tailings  thicken 

  4. W. (Bill), Price. Overview of Performance, Risks and Requirements of ML/ARD Mitigation Measures for Tailings Storage Facilities - Part 1. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  desulphurize  guidelines  impoundment  mitigation  tailings  underwater 

  5. W. (Bill), Price. Overview of Performance, Risks and Requirements of ML/ARD Mitigation Measures for Tailings Storage Facilities - Part 2. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  collection  dry cover  guidelines  impoundment  mitigation  tailings  treatment  weathering 

  6. S. Sibbick and N. Morin. Closure of the Snip Mine Tailings Facility. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  beaver  elevated water table  impoundment  maintenance  tailings  underground  underwater 

  7. M. Limoges. Integration of Innovative Technologies at Some of the Agnico Eagle Tailings Storage Facilities. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  Canadian Malartic  filter  impoundment  Laronde  Meliadine  physical stability  tailings  thicken 

  8. B. Murphy and T.D. Meintjes. Case Study of the KSM Tailings Storage Facility. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  desulphurize  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  predevelopment  regulation  risk assessment  tailings  underwater 

  9. T. Desormeaux and A. Tong. Kemess South TSF ARD Management. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  cyclone  desulphurize  drainage chemistry  impoundment  physical stability  tailings  underwater  waste rock 

  10. B. Fossum. Case Study of Silvertip Tailings Storage Facility. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  backfill  blend  filter  impoundment  physical stability  predevelopment  tailings  waste rock 

  11. D. Rainey. Management of the Tailings Storage Facility at the Abandoned Ketza River Gold Mine in Subarctic Yukon. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  impoundment  physical stability  risk assessment  tailings  treatment  underwater  water management 

  12. S. Morse. Regulation of Tailings Storage Facilities in British Columbia - Changes Following the Mount Polley Failure and Consideration of Filtered Tailings Facilities. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  filter  guidelines  impoundment  options analysis  physical stability  regulation  tailings  thicken 

  13. A. Witte and K. Patterson. Forward looking industry initiatives Aimed at Managing or Reducing Tailings Risk. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  impoundment  monitoring  options analysis  physical stability  risk assessment  tailings 

  14. C. Dumaresq (Facilitator), A. Berchtold (Panelist), K. Norlund (Panelist) and H. McLeod (Panelist). Panel - Multi-Stakeholder Views on Lessons Learned and Necessary Steps Forward and Comments on State of Practice to Reduce Tailings Dam Risks. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  communication  community  failure  filter  impoundment  options analysis  risk assessment  tailings  thicken 

    Supporting Documents:

    1. Community View: Lessons Learned and Needed Steps Forward
      A. Berchtold
    2. Comments on State of Practice to Reduce Tailings Dam Risks
      H. McLeod

  15. S. Pearce. Incorporation of Mine Waste Characterization and ML/ARD into Existing Mineral Resource Reporting Frameworks. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  guidelines  predevelopment  prediction  sampling  waste rock 

  16. A. Shaw, P. Mueller, J. Dockrey, N. Glas and B. DeHay-Turner. Incorporating Wall Washing Data Sets into Closure Planning: Insights from Brucejack Mine. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  drainage chemistry  kinetic test  loading  minewall  prediction  underground  underwater 

  17. K. Salzsauler. From Silicates to Solutions: Practical Insights from the Ekati Mine Effective Neutralization Potential Study. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  AP  kinetic tests  mineralogy  NP  ore  PAG  prediction  waste rock 

  18. K. Morin, J. Leroux, A. Lamontagne, M. Lévesque Michaud, E. Dy, K. Tufa and F. Colombo. Troilus Gold-Copper Mine Site - Updated and Corrected ML-ARD Predictions Requiring Multi-Faceted and Integrated Studies. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  AP  CO2 capture  kinetic tests  mineralogy  NP  PAG  prediction  waste rock 

  19. M. Javadi, N. Bezuidenhout, E. Tenant, C. Ould Elemine, M. Steed and R. Hurtubise. Determination and Practical Use of Geochemical Acceptance Criteria for Coarse-Grained Borrow at the Giant Mine Remediation Project. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  arsenic  construction material  drainage chemistry  kinetic test  model  prediction 

  20. S. Day and J. Hendry. Nitrogen Forms, Leaching and Fate at Elk Valley Resources’ Coal Operations in the Elk Valley. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  blasting residue  drainage chemistry  mineralogy  mitigation  prediction  weathering 

  21. Y. Gopalapillai and M. O'Kane. Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Metals in Mine Tailings. 31st British Columbia MEND Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Workshop. Vancouver. November 26 and 27, 2024

    KEYWORDS:  AP  climate  geology  hydrology  LCA  prediction  tailings  weathering 

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