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Author 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 (up) 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 Isaacson, A.E.; Jeffers, T.H. isbn  openurl
  Title Acid mine drainage remediation through applied water treatment systems Pollution prevention for process engineering Type Book Chapter
  Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords acid mine drainage; acidification; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; chemical reactions; discharge; dissolved materials; ground water; infiltration; ion exchange; leachate; metal ores; mining; mining geology; models; open-pit mining; pollutants; pollution; preventive measures; reclamation; remediation; soils; sulfides; surface mining; surface water; techniques; toxicity; uranium ores; waste water; water treatment 22, Environmental geology  
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  Publisher Engineering Foundation Place of Publication New York Editor Richardson, P.E.; Scheiner, B.J.; Lanzetta, F., Jr.  
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  Notes (up) Acid mine drainage remediation through applied water treatment systems Pollution prevention for process engineering; GeoRef; English; 2000-063662; Engineering Foundation conference on Technical solution for pollution prevention in the mining and mineral processing industries, Palm Coast, FL, United States, Jan. 22-27, 1995 illus. Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6450 Serial 344  
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Author Wolkersdorfer, C. openurl 
  Title Type Book Whole
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 2490-2501 [Cd-Rom]  
  Keywords mine water flooded shaft underground mining mine water pollution  
  Abstract Acid mine drainage, the drainage of metals, and the prediction of mine water rebound after mine closure are major problems for the mining industry. In the literature, the difficulties in evaluating the hydrodynamics of flooded mines are well described, although only a few tracer tests in flooded mines have been published. Increased knowledge about the hydraulic behaviour of the mine water within a flooded mine might significantly reduce the costs of mine closure and remediation. Relatively cheap and reliable results for decision making can be obtained when tracer tests are properly conducted in a flooded mine prior to planning of remediation strategies or numerical simulations. Applying the results of successful tracer tests allows one to optimise remediation designs and thereby diminish the costs of remediation. The paper summarises the results of several tracer tests and draws general conclusions from such tests.  
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  Publisher Proceedings, International Conference of Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) Place of Publication 7 Editor  
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  Notes (up) Acid Mine Drainage Tracer Tests; 2; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer; 5 Abb. Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17446 Serial 203  
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Author Coulton, R.H.; Williams, K.P. url  openurl
  Title Active treatment of mine water; a European perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Mine Water Env. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 23-26  
  Keywords abandoned mines; Europe; ground water; mines; mining; pollutants; pollution; protection; surface water; water pollution; water quality; water treatment 22, Environmental geology  
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  Notes (up) Active treatment of mine water; a European perspective; 2007-023995; illus. incl. 3 tables Federal Republic of Germany (DEU); GeoRef; English Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5412 Serial 20  
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Author Bienvenu, L. openurl 
  Title Activites de recherche du ministere des Ressources naturelles du Quebec sur le drainage minier acide; activites realisees dans le cadre de l'Entente auxiliaire Canada-Quebec 1992-1998 sur le developpement mineral; rapport 1993-1994. Research activities of Quebec Natural Resources Ministry on acid mine drainage; research related to the Canada-Quebec agreement 1992-1998 on mineral development; report 1993-1994 Type RPT
  Year 1994 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords acid mine drainage; annual report; Canada; cost; Doyon Mine; Eastern Canada; methods; mining; mining geology; models; monitoring; organic compounds; organic materials; oxidation; permeability; pollution; programs; pyrite; Quebec; remediation; report; resins; sulfides; waste disposal; waste management; Weedon Mine 22, Environmental geology  
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  Notes (up) Activites de recherche du ministere des Ressources naturelles du Quebec sur le drainage minier acide; activites realisees dans le cadre de l'Entente auxiliaire Canada-Quebec 1992-1998 sur le developpement mineral; rapport 1993-1994. Research activities of Quebec Natural Resources Ministry on acid mine drainage; research related to the Canada-Quebec agreement 1992-1998 on mineral development; report 1993-1994; 1995-039993; GeoRef; French; 18 tables Ministere des Ressources Naturelles, Charlesbourg, PQ, Canada Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6520 Serial 448  
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