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Conference Proceedings

Sixth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD)

Conference Proceedings

Sixth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD)

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With a theme of application and sustainability of technologies' the 6th ICARD continued the tradition of the previous International Conferences on Acid Rock Drainage in providing an outlook of cutting-edge research and innovative technologies relevant to acid drainage.
These proceedings provide a timely review of the innovative approaches that have been developed for the prediction, prevention, treatment and monitoring of acid drainage.
This publication is aimed at assisting the mining industry in meeting the challenge of more effective management of acid drainage reiterated in the MMSD process.
Topics covered include:
Case Studies including Freeport, Indonesia; Mt Whaleback, Australia and Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea as well as other regions throughout the world;
Coal Characterisation/Assessment;
Covers;
Non-Mining;
Pit Lakes;
Prediction;
Regulations;
Surface Flux Modelling;
Tailings;
Treatment;
Underground;
Waste Rock

Papers in collection

  • The International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) - Addressing a Global Need Go to Paper
  • An Overview of Prediction and Control of Air Flow in Acid-Generating Waste Rock Dumps Go to Paper
  • Rehabilitation of the Lake George Mine at Captains Flat NSW - 25 Years On Go to Paper
  • A Review of European Acid Rock Drainage Initiatives Go to Paper
  • The Status of Mine Water Pollution in South Africa Go to Paper
  • Management of Acid Drainage in the Australian Minerals Industry Go to Paper
  • The Acid Drainage Technology Initiative - An Evolving Partnership Go to Paper
  • Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Initiative Go to Paper
  • Waste Rock Characterisation and Management at Kaltim Prima Coal Go to Paper
  • Predictive Groundwater Solute-Transport Models and the Permitting Process for Mine Waste Facilities in Wisconsin, USA - A Case Study From a Proposed Site Near Crandon Go to Paper
  • Present Status of Remediation of Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Go to Paper
  • The Nature and Implications of Resuspension in Subaqueous Sulfide Tailings Go to Paper
  • Quantifying Evaporation From Soils Using Experimental and Mathematical Methods Go to Paper
  • In Situ Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil or Rock Formations by Directed and Controlled Crystallisation of Natural Occurring Minerals Go to Paper
  • Acidic Drainage From Calcareous Coarse Kimberlite Reject, Ekati Diamond MineTM, Northwest Territories, Canada Go to Paper
  • Thoughts on Practical Tools for Early Identification of Environmental Challenges Associated With a Mining Project Go to Paper
  • Background Characterisation Study of Naturally Occurring Acid Rock Drainage in the Sangre De Christo Mountains, Taos County, New Mexico Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of the Net Acid Generation (NAG) Test for Assessing the Acid Generating Capacity of Sulfide Minerals Go to Paper
  • The International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) - An Overview of Activities Go to Paper
  • Dry Cover Trials at Mt Whaleback - A Summary of Overburden Storage Area Cover System Performance Go to Paper
  • Performance of Cover System Field Trials for Waste Rock at Myra Falls Operations Go to Paper
  • Developing Assessment Methods and Remediation Protocols for New Zealand Sites Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of the Effects of Organic Matter on the Net Acid Generation (NAG) Test Go to Paper
  • Towards a Standardised Static Testing Methodology for Opencast Collieries in South Africa Go to Paper
  • Development of an Empirical Geochemical Model (OkARD) to Predict Acid Rock Drainage Risks From Mine Derived Sediments, Ok Tedi Copper and Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea Go to Paper
  • Geochemical Characteristics of River Deposited Mine Wastes and Associated Contact Waters Downstream of the Ok Tedi Mine, Papua New Guinea - Implications for ARD Management Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of the Sulfide and Carbonate Distribution in Waste Rock Dumps and Development of Operational Guidelines for Acid Rock Drainage Control at the Ok Tedi Mine,Papua New Guinea Go to Paper
  • Remediation Planning at a Derelict Mine Site Affected by Acid Drainage Go to Paper
  • Mining and Storage of Reactive Shale at BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback Mine Go to Paper
  • A Methodological Approach Towards a Global Environmental Impact Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage Using Copper Mining Processes as an Example Go to Paper
  • A Strategy for Managing Acid Rock Drainage in Arid Climates - The Mt Whaleback Story Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of Limestone Covers and Blends for Long-Term Acid Rock Drainage Control at the Grasberg Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia Go to Paper
  • The Design, Construction, Instrumentation and Performance of a Full-Scale Overburden Stockpile Trial for Mitigation of Acid Rock Drainage, Grasberg Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia Go to Paper
  • Overburden Geochemistry and Acid Rock Drainage Scale-Up Investigations at the Grasberg Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia Go to Paper
  • Overview of the Acid Rock Drainage and Overburden Management Program at PT Freeport Indonesia Operations in Papua Province, Indonesia Go to Paper
  • The Brukunga Pyrite Mine - A Field Laboratory for Acid Rock Drainage Studies Go to Paper
  • A System Approach to Mine Waste Remediation, the Kristineberg Mine, Northern Sweden Go to Paper
  • Acid Rock Drainage Prediction and Waste Rock Segregation Plan for Ankerite-Containing Mine Waste - Restigouche Mine Case Study Go to Paper
  • Acid Rock Drainage Management at the Ok Tedi Mine, Papua New Guinea Go to Paper
  • Field Characterisation of Two Full-Scale Waste Rock Piles Go to Paper
  • Comparing Different Prediction Techniques, and Field Results From South African Opencast Collieries Go to Paper
  • Acid Rock Drainage Treatment Technologies - Identifying Appropriate Solutions Go to Paper
  • Post-Mortem Findings on the Performance of Engineered SRB Field-Bioreactors for Acid Mine Drainage Control Go to Paper
  • Long-Term Performance and Cost Benefit Analysis of Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems Installed in the Appalachian Coal Region of the Eastern United States Go to Paper
  • Testing Acid Generation in Cemented Paste Backfill Go to Paper
  • Long-Term Changes in Water Chemistry as a Result of Mine Flooding in Closed Mines of the Pittsburgh Coal Basin, USA Go to Paper
  • Discharge Chemistry From Above-Drainage Underground Mines in 1968 and 2000 Go to Paper
  • Mechanisms of Metal Immobilisation in Mine Drainage Treatment Wetlands - A Sustainability Perspective Go to Paper
  • Numerical Modelling of Unsaturated Flow in Uniform and Heterogeneous Waste Rock Piles Go to Paper
  • Performance of Vertical Flow Systems for Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Go to Paper
  • Mine Waste Rock Hydrogeology - The Effect of Surface Configuration on Internal Water Flow Go to Paper
  • Water Flow in Uncovered Waste Rock - A Multi-Year Large Lysimeter Study Go to Paper
  • The Hydrogeochemical Characterisation of an Unsaturated Waste Rock Pile, Key Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Go to Paper
  • Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterisation of Two Contrasting Waste Rock Dumps -The INAP Waste Rock Dump Characterisation Project Go to Paper
  • A Review of the Acid Rock Drainage Potential and Hydrological Implications of Selectively-Placed Waste Rock at a Gold Mine in NSW, Australia Go to Paper
  • Development of a Cover System Design for Potentially Acid-Forming Tailings at Peak Gold Mines Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of Management Options for Acid Generating Tailings Deposited on an Arid Peruvian Coast Go to Paper
  • Observations From the Magazine Dump Clay Capping Trial Go to Paper
  • Investigation of Weathering Properties of Tailings Sand From Boliden's Aitik Copper Mine, Sweden - A Summary of Twelve Years of Investigations Go to Paper
  • The Goldamere Agreement - A Co-operative Mutually Beneficial Environmental Management Framework for the Remediation of Acid Rock Drainage Go to Paper
  • Problems With Acid Rock Drainage Predictions at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada Go to Paper
  • Regulatory Perspective - Development of Closure Plan With Adequate Financial Assurance for the Protection of Ground Water Quality at the Chino Copper Mine Go to Paper
  • Acid Drainage From Derelict Coal Mines in an Urban - Rural Environment of New South Wales - Holding a Tiger by the Tail Go to Paper
  • Development of a Sustainable Rehabilitation Strategy for the Management of Acid Rock Drainage at the Historic Mount Morgan Gold and Copper Mine, Central Queensland Go to Paper
  • Two-Dimensional, Evaporative Flux Cover/Cap Analysis for Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage Go to Paper
  • Comparative Study of Surface Flux Boundary Models to Design Soil Covers for Mine Waste Facilities Go to Paper
  • Removal of Dissolved Metals From Groundwater Using Permeable Reactive Barriers - Applications Go to Paper
  • Benefits and Risks of Submarine Tailings Disposal - Lessons Learnt From Two Historic Mine Sites in Newfoundland and Other Canadian Case Studies Go to Paper
  • Application of an Active Treatment System for the Reduction of Acidity and Dissolved Metals From Acid Sulfate Soil Drainage Waters Go to Paper
  • Tailings Dam Seepage at the Rehabilitated Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine, Northwest Queensland, Australia Go to Paper
  • A Rapid and Cost-Effective Method for Bench Screening of Geochemical Performance and Disposal Options for High-Sulfide Tailings Go to Paper
  • Storys Creek Remediation Program Go to Paper
  • Phase I Results From Ground and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Analysis of Natural and Anthropogenic Acidic Drainage Go to Paper
  • Technical Feasibility Studies and Uses of Treated Acid Mine Drainage at Kingsmill Tunnel, Peru Go to Paper
  • Status of In Situ Treatment of Anchor Hill Pit Lake, Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, South Dakota, USA Go to Paper
  • A Novel Approach for Control and Prevention of Acid Rock Drainage Go to Paper
  • Development of Integrated Passive Water Treatment Systems for the Treatment of Mine Waters Go to Paper
  • The Influence of Solar Radiation on Evaporation for Three-Dimensional Flux Boundary Modelling of Soil Cover Systems on Waste Rock Dumps Go to Paper
  • Performance of Mono-Layer Evapotranspirative Covers in Response to High Precipitation and Extended Drought Periods in the Southwestern United States Go to Paper
  • Geochemical Reaction Path Modelling of a Potentially Acid Forming Waste Rock - Effects of Framboidal Pyrite Go to Paper
  • The Medium-Term Performance of Waste Rock Covers - Rum Jungle as a Case Study Go to Paper
  • Acid Rock Drainage Potential of a Brazilian Gold Ore Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of a Single-Layer Desulfurised Tailings Cover Go to Paper
  • Case Study - Final Closure Water Balance of a Tailings Impoundment Using Direct Vegetation Go to Paper
  • Cover Design of a Backfilled Open Pit Based on a Systems Approach for a Uranium Mining Site Go to Paper
  • Mine Waste Cover System Design - Linking Predicted Performance to Groundwater and Surface Water Impacts Go to Paper
  • Laboratory Calibration and Initial Results of a Soil Moisture Monitoring System at the Mt Leyshon Tailings Dam and Waste Rock Cover System Go to Paper
  • Field Performance of Dry Covers and Limestone Addition for Acid Generation Control of Lavrion Sulfide Tailings, Greece Go to Paper
  • Kidston Waste Rock Dump Design and Store and Release' Cover Performance Seven Years On Go to Paper
  • Mechanisms of Metal Release From Subaqueous Mine Waste at Circum-Neutral pH - Examples From Four Case Studies Go to Paper
  • Performance of Shallow Water Covers on Pyritic Uranium Tailings Go to Paper
  • Long-Term Monitoring of Water Infiltration Through Covers at White 's Waste Rock Dump at the Rum Jungle Mine Site Using Lysimeters Go to Paper
  • Testing of Soil Covers for Waste Rock in the Ronneburg WISMUT Mine Closure Go to Paper
  • Rehabilitation of Mine Tailings by Simultaneous Prevention of Oxidation and Treatment of Acid Effluents Using a Wood-Waste Cover Go to Paper
  • A Meso-Scale Column Test for Co-Mixed Tailings and Waste Rock Go to Paper
  • Development of a Real Time In Situ Zinc Analyser and Water Sampler - Results From High Resolution Monitoring of a Stream Impacted by Acid Rock Drainage Go to Paper
  • Predicting Field Performance of Lysimeters Used to Evaluate Cover Systems for Mine Waste Go to Paper
  • Acidic Airport Drainage, 20 Years and $20 Million Worth of Experience Go to Paper
  • High-Resolution Pit Water Quality Model for the Highway Reward Mine, Queensland, Australia Go to Paper
  • Limnological Processes in the Development of Acid Pit Lakes Go to Paper
  • Field Studies of Semi-Passive Biogeochemical Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage at the Island Copper Mine Pit Lake Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of Technologies to Prevent Acid Mine Drainage Generation From Open Pit Highwalls Go to Paper
  • Field-Scale Assessment of Bioremediation Strategies for Two Pit Lakes Using Limnocorrals Go to Paper
  • Sustainability of the Flooding of Lignite Mining Lakes as a Remediation Technique Against Acidification in the Lusatian Mining District, Germany Go to Paper
  • Towards Achieving Sustainable Water Management for an Acidic Open Cut Pit at Mount Morgan, Queensland Go to Paper
  • The Performance of Trial Covers Used for the Rehabilitation of Acid Generating Coal Reject Dumps in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Go to Paper
  • Case Study of Non-Mining Prediction and Control of Acid Rock Drainage - The Vancouver Island Highway Project Go to Paper
  • Initial Prediction of the Decant Rate and Sulfate Concentration From Rehabilitated Open Cast Coal Mines in South Africa Go to Paper
  • Acid Rock Drainage From Highway and Construction Activities in Virginia, USA Go to Paper
  • Case Study on the Remediation of a Remote Acid Mine Drainage Site in South Africa With Emphasis on Low Cost Measures and Cost Benefit Assessments Go to Paper
  • Remediation of a Severe Acid Sulfate Soil Disturbance Near Cairns, Australia Go to Paper
  • Comparison of Acid Production From Pyrite and Jarosite Go to Paper
  • Using Science to Develop a Sustainable Management Policy for Acid Sulfate Soils in Queensland, Australia Go to Paper
  • The Integrity of Cover Systems - An Update Go to Paper
  • Concepts for Co-Mixing of Tailings and Waste Rock Go to Paper
  • Waste Rock and Tailings Mixtures as a Possible Seal for Potentially Acid Forming Waste Rock Go to Paper
  • A Method to Quantify Wall Rock Mineralogy in an Active Open Pit Mine, and its Application Toward Pit Lake Prediction, Waihi, New Zealand Go to Paper
  • Comparison of Sulfide Oxidation in Unweathered Pyritic Mine Tailings Go to Paper
  • Modelling of Mine Flooding in the Pittsburgh Coal Basin, USA Go to Paper
  • Suitability of Leached Ash as an Alternative Landfill Cover Material Go to Paper
  • Comparative Cost Analyses of Technologies for Treating Sulfate- and Metal-Contaminated Groundwater Go to Paper
  • Addressing the Dilemmas of Long-Term Mining Impacts Using a Framework of Sustainability and Adaptive Management Go to Paper
  • Laboratory Experiments of As(V) and As(III) Sorption Onto Pit-Lake Sediments From Three Different Orebody Types Go to Paper
  • Control of Acid Mine Drainage From Partly Oxidised,Polymineralic Mine Wastes Using Phosphate Coatings Go to Paper
  • Tasmanian Acid Drainage Reconnaissance - Acid Drainage From Abandoned Mines in Tasmania Go to Paper
  • Influence of Iron Bearing Carbonates and Reactive Iron Sulfides on Acid Rock Drainage Static Predictive Testwork Go to Paper
  • Surface Reactivity of High-Sulfide Copper Mine Tailings Under Shallow Water Cover Conditions Go to Paper
  • The Application of Measurement and Modelling of Sulfidic Coal Wastes at Pacific Coal's Kestrel Mine for Use in Development of a Closure Plan Go to Paper
  • Neutralisation and Partial Sulfate Removal of Acid Leachate in a Heavy Minerals Processing Plant With Limestone and Lime Go to Paper
  • Co-Mixing of Tailings, Waste Rock and Slag to Produce Barrier Cover Systems Go to Paper
  • Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage - Implications in the Assessment of Contaminant Sources at the Mt Morgan Minesite and the Dee River Catchment Go to Paper
  • A Comparison of Methods for Mine Tailings Sterilisation Go to Paper
  • Use of Alkaline Industrial Wastes and Mine Tailings to Neutralise Acid Mine Drainage Go to Paper
  • Evaluation of Complex Systems to Develop Key Water Quality Influences at the DeBeers Snap Lake Diamond Project Go to Paper
  • Design, Construction and Performance of a Passive Treatment System for the Reduction of Acidity and Dissolved Metals in Acid Sulfate Soil Waterways Go to Paper
  • Field Determination of the Intrinsic Oxidation Rate of Sulfidic Materials in Waste Rock Dumps Go to Paper
  • The Sustainability of Biologically Treated Nickel/Copper Mine Effluent Suitable for Irrigation Go to Paper
  • Methodology for Calculating the Closure Water Balance for an Acid Generating Tailings Impoundment Go to Paper
  • Characterising the In Situ Conditions Within Rehabilitated Spoils at South African Opencast Collieries Go to Paper
  • Cost-Benefit Comparisons of Ecological Risk Against Water Management Options in the Finniss River System, Australia Go to Paper
  • A Method to Separate Phases of Sulfur in Mine-Waste Piles and Natural Alteration Zones, and to Use Sulfur Isotopic Compositions to Investigate Release of Metals and Acidity to the Environment Go to Paper
  • Acid Generation Behaviour of Chalcopyrite and Pyrite Under Column Leach Conditions Go to Paper
  • Leaching of Sulfidic Backfill at the Thalanga Copper-Lead-Zinc Mine, Queensland, Australia Go to Paper
  • Solid Stabilisation of Soluble Mine Waste Go to Paper
  • Repartitioning of River Water Trace Metals Following Addition of Minor Amounts of Ferrous Iron Go to Paper
  • Oxidation of Pyrite by Ferric Iron in the Acidic Berkeley Pit Lake, Montana, USA Go to Paper
  • Quantification of Mineral Weathering Rates in Mill Tailings - Effect of Sterilisation Method Go to Paper
  • The Role of Acid Mine Drainage in Heavy Metal Dispersion Go to Paper
  • Use of an Intact Core and Stable-Metal Isotopes to Examine Leaching Characteristics of a Fluvial Tailings Deposit Go to Paper
  • Pyrite Oxidation Rates Determined Based on Quantitative Mineralogy of Long-Term Column Leaching Tests Go to Paper
  • Field Demonstration of an In Situ Passive Biological Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Process Go to Paper
  • The Use of Field Measurements of Hydraulic Conductivity to Characterise the Performance of Reclamation Soil Covers With Time Go to Paper
  • Minimising Arsenic and Mercury Mobility With Acid Rock Drainage, Northland, New Zealand Go to Paper
  • An Experimental Study of the Chemistry of Iron Precipitation Within Anoxic Limestone Drains Go to Paper
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  • Published: 2003
  • Unique ID: PA-200303

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