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Fraser, W.W.; Robertson, J.D. |
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Subaqueous disposal of reactive mine waste; an overview and update of case studies; MEND, Canada |
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1994 |
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Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06A-94 |
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acid mine drainage; British Columbia; Canada; chemical reactions; experimental studies; ground water; lakes; Manitoba; Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Program; pollution; pore water; remediation; surface water; tailings; waste disposal; water quality; Western Canada 22, Environmental geology |
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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 |
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Subaqueous disposal of reactive mine waste; an overview and update of case studies; MEND, Canada; GeoRef; English; 2007-045178; 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: 18; illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map |
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Fernandez Rubio, R. |
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Un recurso valioso las aguas de mina. A valuable resource, mine waters |
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2001 |
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Industria y Mineria |
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acid mine drainage; Africa; aquifers; case studies; East Africa; Europe; ground water; hydrogeochemical exploration; hydrogeological survey; Iberian Peninsula; injection; mining; mining geology; open-pit mining; pollution; Portugal; Southern Europe; surface mining; surface water; underground mining; water supply; water treatment; Zambia 21, Hydrogeology |
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Un recurso valioso las aguas de mina. A valuable resource, mine waters; 374358-2; illus. Spain (ESP); GeoRef In Process; Spanish |
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Faulkner, B.B.; Skousen, J.G.; Skousen, J.G.; Ziemkiewicz, P.F. |
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Treatment of acid mine drainage by passive treatment systems |
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1996 |
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Acid mine drainage control and treatment |
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acid mine drainage; acidification; alkalinity; carbonate rocks; chemical reactions; constructed wetlands; controls; depositional environment; ground water; heavy metals; limestone; microorganisms; pollution; sedimentary rocks; substrates; surface water; techniques; United States; water pollution; water treatment; West Virginia; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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West Virginia University and the National Mine Land Reclamation Center |
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Morgantown |
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Treatment of acid mine drainage by passive treatment systems; GeoRef; English; 2004-051153; Edition: 2 References: 13; illus. incl. 4 tables |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 6363 |
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Earley, D., III; Schmidt, R.D.; Kim, K. |
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Is sustainable mining an oxymoron? |
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acids data processing development ground water leaching mineral resources mining mining geology models monitoring pollution production solutions 26A Economic geology, general, deposits 22 Environmental geology |
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Sustainable mining is generally considered to be an oxymoron because mineral deposits are viewed as nonrenewable resources that are fixed in the crust. However, minerals are conserved and recycled by plate tectonics which continually creates and destroys ore deposits. Though it is true that rock cycles have much longer periods than biomass cycles, the crust is essentially an infinite reservoir so long as we continue to invest in mineral exploration and processing technology. Implicit in the definition of sustainable development is the recognition that human development of resources in one reservoir may subsequently degrade resources supplied by another. The depreciation of overlapping and adjacent resources is often externalized in the cost to benefit accounting and cannot be sustained if the integrated cost/benefit ratio is greater than 1. The greatest obstacle to sustainability in mining is the expanding scale of excavation required to develop leaner ores because this activity degrades connected resources. In the case of open pit, sulfide ore mining the disturbed land may produce acid rock drainage (ARD). Because ARD will self-generate over the course of tens to hundreds of years the cost of controlling this pollution and rehabilitating mined lands is large and often spread over many generations. Secondary production of minerals from partially excavated deposits where there are preexisting environmental impacts and mine infrastructure help to reduce the risk of depreciating pristine resources, provided that new mining operations “do no (additional) harm” (Margoles, 1996). In turn, a percentage of the profits derived from secondary mineral production can be used for rehabilitation of the previously mined lands. These lands contain significant, albeit low grade, metal concentrations. These concepts are being developed and tested at the Mineral Park Sustainable Mining Research Facility where an in situ copper sulfide mining field experiment was conducted. Monitoring data and computer modeling indicate that ARD is not generated after closure. This is because the ore is not disturbed and is left saturated, whereas unsaturated conditions generate acidic drainage. The short term risk of groundwater contamination is mitigated by utilizing an exempt mine pit to capture any leach solutions that are not intercepted by the wellfield. Using green accounting techniques and transfer models it can be communicated that this mining scenario is an approach to sustainability. |
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Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America |
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Geological Society of America, 1997 annual meeting |
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1998-051450; Geological Society of America, 1997 annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Oct. 20-23, 1997; GeoRef; English |
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Dumpleton, S. |
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Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention |
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1998 |
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Earthwise (Keyworth) |
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acid mine drainage; coal mines; coal seams; disposal barriers; engineering geology; England; Europe; fractures; Great Britain; ground water; hydrogeology; hydrology; inorganic acids; mines; mining; mining geology; mitigation; pollution; pumping; remediation; runoff; sulfuric acid; surface water; United Kingdom; waste disposal; water table; Western Europe 22, Environmental geology |
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Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention; 1998-075248; illus. incl. sect. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English |
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