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Author (up) Kuyucak, N. url  openurl
  Title Acid mine drainage prevention and control options Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication CIM Bull. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 95 Issue 1060 Pages 96-102  
  Keywords acid mine drainage prevention tailings environment waste sulphides Groundwater problems and environmental effects Pollution and waste management non radioactive Surface water quality Waste Management and Pollution Policy tailings sulfide mining industry waste management  
  Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most significant environmental challenges facing the mining industry worldwide. It occurs as a result of natural oxidation of sulphide minerals contained in mining wastes at operating and closed/decommissioned mine sites. AMD may adversely impact the surface water and groundwater quality and land use due to its typical low pH, high acidity and elevated concentrations of metals and sulphate content. Once it develops at a mine, its control can be difficult and expensive. If generation of AMD cannot be prevented, it must be collected and treated. Treatment of AMD usually costs more than control of AMD and may be required for many years after mining activities have ceased. Therefore, application of appropriate control methods to the site at the early stage of the mining would be beneficial. Although prevention of AMD is the most desirable option, a cost-effective prevention method is not yet available. The most effective method of control is to minimize penetration of air and water through the waste pile using a cover, either wet (water) or dry (soil), which is placed over the waste pile. Despite their high cost, these covers cannot always completely stop the oxidation process and generation of AMD. Application of more than one option might be required. Early diagnosis of the problem, identification of appropriate prevention/control measures and implementation of these methods to the site would reduce the potential risk of AMD generation. AMD prevention/control measures broadly include use of covers, control of the source, migration of AMD, and treatment. This paper provides an overview of AMD prevention and control options applicable for developing, operating and decommissioned mines.  
  Address Dr. N. Kuyucak, Golder Associates Ltd., Ottawa, Ont., Canada  
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  Notes Acid mine drainage prevention and control options; 2419232; Canada 38; Geobase Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17532 Serial 64  
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Author (up) Kuyucak, N. openurl 
  Title Acid mine drainage; treatment options for mining effluents Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Mining Environmental Management Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 12-15  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; alkalinity; cadmium; chemical reactions; copper; cyanides; decontamination; degradation; effluents; flotation; heavy metals; lead; lime; metals; mines; nickel; oxidation; pH; physicochemical properties; pollution; reagents; reduction; remediation; seepage; sludge; solid waste; solvents; stability; tailings; toxic materials; toxicity; waste disposal; water quality; zinc  
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  Notes Acid mine drainage; treatment options for mining effluents; 2001-050827; References: 23; illus. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5723 Serial 324  
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Author (up) Lushnikova, O.Y. openurl 
  Title Kompleksirovaniye metodov tamponazha i biolokatsii dlya zashchity podzemnykh vod ot zagryazneniya i istoshcheniya. Combined methods of grouting and biolocation for protection of ground water from pollution and depletion Type Journal Article
  Year 1996 Publication Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedeniy. Gornyy Zhurnal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 1996 Issue 12 Pages 49-52  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; conservation; ecology; fluorimetry; geochemistry; ground water; grouting; hydrology; industrial waste; land use; leaking underground storage tanks; mines; monitoring; natural resources; pollutants; pollution; reclamation; soil treatment; soils; toxic materials; waste disposal; water quality; water regimes; water table 22, Environmental geology  
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  Notes Kompleksirovaniye metodov tamponazha i biolokatsii dlya zashchity podzemnykh vod ot zagryazneniya i istoshcheniya. Combined methods of grouting and biolocation for protection of ground water from pollution and depletion; 1997-070630; Russian Federation (RUS); GeoRef; Russian Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6326 Serial 312  
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Author (up) Meek, F.A., Jr.; Skousen, J.G.; Ziemkiewicz, P.F. openurl 
  Title Evaluation of acid prevention techniques used in surface mining Type Book Chapter
  Year 1996 Publication Acid mine drainage control and treatment Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords acidic composition; acidification; Allegheny Mountains; Appalachians; central West Virginia; coal mines; controls; environmental analysis; environmental management; ground water; lime; mines; North America; phosphates; pollution; preventive measures; reclamation; remediation; spoils; surface water; United States; Upshur County West Virginia; water quality; water treatment; West Virginia 22, Environmental geology  
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  Publisher West Virginia University and the National Mine Land Reclamation Center Place of Publication Morgantown Editor  
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  Notes Evaluation of acid prevention techniques used in surface mining; GeoRef; English; 2004-051150; Edition: 2 References: 5; illus. incl. 2 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6360 Serial 301  
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Author (up) Murdock, D.J.; Fox, J.R.W.; Bensley, J.G. openurl 
  Title Treatment of acid mine drainage by the high density sludge process Type Book Chapter
  Year 1994 Publication Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06A-94 Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 241-249  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; concentration; oxidation; pollutants; pollution; remediation; solute transport; sulfides; waste water; water quality 22, Environmental geology  
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  Series Editor Series Title Proceedings of the International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage; Volume 1 of 4; Mine drainage Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Notes Treatment of acid mine drainage by the high density sludge process; GeoRef; English; 2007-045177; International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, April 24-29, 1994 References: 10; illus. incl. 2 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6584 Serial 292  
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