7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage ICARD

7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage ICARD

Co-Sponsors Include:

ADTI – Acid Drainage Technology Initiative ASMR – American Society of Mining and

ReclamationIMWA – International Mine Water Association

INAP – International Network for Acid Prevention MEND – Mine Environment Neutral Drainage

RMRHSRC – Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Waste Substance Research Center

SME – Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.

March 26-30, 2006 St. Louis, Missouri

Richard I. Barnhisel, Editor

This meeting also serves as the

23rd Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation

3134 Montavesta Rd. Lexington, KY 40502

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7th ICARD Conveners

Co-Chair Charles H. BucknamSME Environmental Division Planning Committee Chair

Newmont Metallurgical Services

Co-Chair Richard I. BarnhiselExecutive Secretary

American Society of Mining and Reclamation

7th ICARD Organizing CommitteeCharles Bucknam, Chair

David R. Williams, Co-Chair Richard Barnhisel, Clive Bell, Adrian Brown, David Chenoweth, Linda Figueroa,

Anne-Marie Fleury, Kim Lapakko, Virginia McLemore, Don Ramey, Carol Russell, Charles D. Shackelford, Larry Todd, Gilles Tremblay, Rens Verburg, Tom Wildeman,

Anne Williamson

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7th ICARD Technical CommitteeRichard Barnhisel Co-Chair and Editor of the Proceedings

Charles Bucknam Co-Chair Ross Gallinger – Plenary-International Scope and Programs

Case Studies – Lessons Learned I & II – Virginia McLemore, Chair Case Studies – Lessons Learned I Kirk Nordstrom Co-Chair

Case Studies – Lessons Learned II Dr. Terrence D. Chatwin - Co-Chair Characterization I – Rebecca A. Miller, Chair Characterization I – Sharon Diehl, Co-ChairCharacterization II – Shannon Shaw, Chair

Characterization II – Rens Verburg, Co-Chair Closure/Land Use Issues – Dave Williams, Chair

Closure/Land Use Issues – Chris Waygood, Co-Chair Emerging Technologies – Andy Robertson, Chair Emerging Technologies – Doug Peters, Co-Chair Forestry/Ecology – Dr. John Harrington, Chair

Social - Governmental - Sustainability Issues – George Robinson, Chair Impacts I - Surficial Impacts – Jim Ranville, Chair

Impacts I - Surficial Impacts – Kathy Smith Co-Chair Impacts II - Subsurface Impacts – Christoph Wels, Chair

Impacts II - Subsurface Impacts – Mike Milczarek, Co-ChairIMWA - Mine Water Issues – Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer, Chair IMWA - Mine Water Issues – Dr. Robert Kleinmann, Co-Chair

Legacy/Abandoned Mine Lands – Carol Russell, Chair Legacy/Abandoned Mine Lands – Joe Galetovic, Co-Chair

Management – Harry Posey Session Chair Modeling – David Blowes, Chair

Modeling – Christopher Carlson, Co-Chair Pit Lakes/Backfill – Issues Brian Park, Chair

Pit Lakes/Backfill Issues – Devin Castendyk, Co-Chair Prediction – Kim Lapakko, Chair Prediction – Bill White, Co-Chair

Prevention and Control – Gilles Tremblay, Chair Soils and Overburden – W. Lee Daniels, Robert Darmody, Co-Chairs

Treatment I – Linda Figueroa, Chair Treatment I – Paul Younger, Co-Chair

Treatment II – Tom Wildeman Chair, and Chair Poster Paper Sessions Treatment II – Jim Gusek Co-Chair

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ReviewersThe Session Chairs and the Technical Editor

wish to thank the following persons who served as reviewers of one or more papers of the Proceedings of the 7th ICARD

in order to assist us in providing high quality papers included in this volume.

Cathy Ager, Tom Al, Richard Amos, Patrick Angel, Steve Atkin, Michel Aubertin, Bryan Ayres, Jeff Bain, Laurie Balistrieri, Werner Balderer, Richard Barnhisel, Peter Beckett, Roger Beckie, John Bennett, Craig Benson, Valerie Bertrand, David Bird, David Blowes, Guido M. Bocchio, Judith Bolis, Robert Borden, Mike Boulay, Rob Bowell, Andrea Brookfield, David Brown, Lain Bruce, Paul Brown, Bruce Buchanan, Charles Bucknam, Jim Burnell, Barbara Butler, Robert Butler, Jack A Caldwell, Andrew Campbell, Christopher Carlson,Vanessa Carney, Brian Caruso, Devin N. Castendyk, David Chambers, John Chapman, Stan Church, Jim Conca, Kevin Conroy, Andrew Grigg, Charles Cravotta, Paul Dahlen, Lee Daniels, Robert Darmody, Nand Dave, Stephen Day, Brian Dempsey, Cliff Denholm, Ken DeVos, Sharon Diehl, Kelly Donahue, Jennifer Engstrom, Grant Feasby, Faramarz Doulati, Ben Faulkner, Anne-Marie Fleury, David Fey, Jeff Filipone, Jim Finley, Helen Folger, Martin Foote, Karl Ford, Kurt Friese, Scott Frostad,Joe Galetovic, Ross Gallinger, Christopher H. Gammons, Andrew Garvie, Jerry Gavette, Blair Gibson, Harma Greben, Gwen Geidel, Tom Gillis, Celia Greenman, Michael Gunsinger, James Gusek, Kathryn Haering, Phil Hageman, Jane Hammarstrom, Bob Hedin, Kevin Hallberg, Jack Hamilton, John Harman, John Harrington, Kate Heal, John Jambor, Heather Jamieson, Charlene Hogan, Adam P. Jarvis, James P. Jonas, Margarete Kalin, Bruce Kelley, D. Kelley, Laureen Kelly, Denis Kemp, Houston Kempton, Robert Kleinmann, Dan Klein, Al Koski, John Kwong, Lopaka Lee, Mark Loveall, Jannie Maree, Kim Lapakko, Bruce Lipin, Mark Logsdon, Ann Maest, Lindsey Maness, Vincent Martin, Uli Mayer, Ulrich Mayer, Robert McCandless, Gene McClelland, Richard McGregor, Virginia McLemore, Cheryl McRae, Brent Means, Peri Mehling, Mike Milczarek, Rebecca Miller, John Molson, Kevin Morin, Suzette Morman, Jean Morrison, Kevin Myers, Jack Nawrot, Bob Newcomer, Craig Nichol, David Nimmick, Kirk Nordstrom, Mike O'Kane, David Orava, Zenah Orndorff, Matt Owens, Brian T. Park, Nadine Piatak, Philippe Poirier, Harry Posey, Hugh Potter, Amy Pruden, Marja-Liisa Räisänen, Jim Ranville, Bob Reisinger, J.M. Rendu, Andrew M Robertson, John Robertson, Connie Romano, Maria do Rosário, Art Rose, Cheryl Ross, Pierre Rousseau, Michael Royle, Carol Russell, Maritz Rykaart, Piers Sadler, Matt Sares, Bill Schafer, Nabil Shafike, Russ Schnitzer, Greg Schoen, Stephan A. Schroeder, Paul Schruben, Colin Seeley, John C. Sencindiver, Kelly Sexsmith, Shannon Shaw, Ray Sinclair, Jeff Skousen, Steve Slater, Kathy Smith, Leslie Smith, Allen Sorenson, Mark Stanton, Lisa Stillings, Frank Stapelfeldt, Barry Stewart, Warwick Stewart, Ben Stoikovich, Gilles Tremblay, Ed Trujillo, John Van Brahana, Rob van Hille, Rens Verburg, Phil Verplanck, Kimery Vories, Rik Vos, Anne Wagner, Jake Waples, George Watzlaf, Chris Waygood, Christoph Wels, Paul Weber, Bill White, Matt Wickham, Thomas Wildeman, Hannah Wilkinson, David R Williams, Karen Williams, Anne Williamson, Mark Williamson, Ward Wilson, Wes Wilson, Laurie Wirt, Christian Wolkersdorfer, Douglas Yager, Bill York, Carl Zipper

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Monday P.M. - Title: Plenary: International Scope and Programs: Mr. Ross Gallinger Session Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Linking the World to Eliminate Acid Rock Drainage R. Gallinger, A. Fleury 623Mend in the 21ST Century G. Tremblay,

C. Hogan 2133

Addressing Acid Drainage in the Australian Minerals Industry

L.C. Bell 90

Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe (PADRE): Building A Better Future Founded on Research and Best Practice.

P.L. Younger, C. Wolkersdorfer, R.J Bowell, L. Diels

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Acid Drainage Technology Initiative: Ten Years of Mining Industry, Government Agencies and Academia Collaboration in the Metal and Coal Mining Sectors in the USA

D.J.A. van Zyl, S. Parsons, V. McLemore, R.J. Hornberger

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Monday P.M. - Title: Management: Dr. Harry Posey Session Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Environmental Management Plans: A Key Tool in Ensuring Successful Long-Term Environmental Management at Closed Mine Sites with ML/ARD

K. Bellefontaine, W. Price

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Design and Implementation of A Strategic Review of ARD Risk in Rio Tinto

D.G. Richards, R.K. Borden, J.W. Bennett, D.W. Blowes, M.J. Logsdon, S.D. Miller, S. Slater, L. Smith, G.W. Wilson

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Mine Water Management in European Environmental Policy: An Assessment of Recent Legislative Developments

J.M. Amezaga, P.L. Younger

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Application of Risk Management to Abandoned Mine Sites in the Canadian North

M. Nahir, M. van Aanhout, S. Reinecke

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Monday P.M. - Title: Mining Legacy: Ms. Carol Russell Session Chair, Mr. Joe Galetovic Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageSuccessfully Lowering the Risks and Costs Associated with the Legacy of the Abandoned Brukunga Pyrite Mine, South Australia

R. Cox, P. Grindley, J. Taylor, S. Pape

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Relations Among pH, Sulfate, and Metals Concentrations in Anthracite and Bituminous Coal-Mine Discharges, Pennsylvania

C.A. Cravotta III 378

Lessons Learned from the U.S. Geological Survey Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative – 1997-2002

B.A. Kimball, S.E. Church, J.M. Besser

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Water Quality Evolution in Flooded and Unflooded Coal Mine-Pools

E.F. Perry, H.W. Rauch

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Water Quality from Above-Drainage Underground Mines Over A 35-Year Period

J. Skousen, L. McDonald, B. Mack, J. Demchak

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Monday P.M. - Title: Social, Government-Sustainability Issues: Mr. George Robinson Session Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageARD Geochemistry in the Developing World – Dealing with Uncertainty, Regulations and the Need for Characterization of Mine Waste

C. McRae, K. DeVos 1250

Application of Geo-Environmental Models to Accelerated EIA and Permitting Processes for an Andean Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit

R.L. Schmiermund, M. C. Lazo, C.C. Parnow

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Applications of a Global Mineral-Resource Assessment for Addressing Issues of Sustainable Mineral Resource Development

J.M. Hammarstrom, J.A. Briskey, K.J. Schulz, S.G. Peters, W.J. Bawiec

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Monday P.M. - Title: Forestry & Wetlands as Post-Mine Land Uses: Dr. John Harrington Session Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageCreating Wetlands for Compensatory Mitigation by Reclamation of Iron Mine Tailings Basins at the Republic Mine in Marquette County, Michigan

R.D. Workman, M.P. Owens, C.L. Wolverton, G.J. Goodman

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Evaluating Forest Productivity on Reclaimed Mine Land in the Western United States

J.T. Harrington, M. W. Loveall

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Growth of Three Appalachian Hardwood Species in Different Mine Spoil Types With and Without Topsoil Inoculation

J.M. Showalter, J.A. Burger

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Surface Mine Reforestation Research: Evaluation of Tree Response to Low Compaction Reclamation Techniques

P.N. Angel, D.H. Graves, C. Barton, R.C. Warner, P.W. Conrad, R.J. Sweigard, C. Agouridis

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Carbon Sequestration on Mined Lands Supporting Abandoned Grasslands: Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation and Distribution

B.Y. Amichev, J.A. Burger

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Tuesday A.M. - Title: Case Studies: Lessons Learned I: Dr. Virginia McLemore Session Chair, Dr. D (Kirk) Nordstrom Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageSeneca Surface Coal Mines--A 40-Year Case Study in Reclamation Techniques— Triumphs and Failures: Two Studies of Shrub Establishment

R.A. Karo 922

Long-Term Performance of Vertical Flow Ponds – An Update

A. W. Rose 1704

Mine Drainage Challenges From A TO Z In The United States

C. Russell 1785

Advances in Development of Bioreactors Applicable to the Treatment of ARD

S. Nordwick, M. Zaluski, B. Park, and D. Bless

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Strategic Planning for ARD Remediation D. M. Brett 282Geochemical and Geotechnical Characteristics of Filter-Pressed Tailings at the Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska

P.D. Condon, K. G. Lear

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Mineral Solubility and Weathering Rate Constraints on Metal Concentrations in Ground Waters of Mineralized Areas Near Questa, New Mexico

D.K. Nordstrom, R.B. McCleskey

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Tuesday A.M. - Title: Treatment I: Dr. Linda Figueroa Session Chair, Dr. Paul Younger Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageProperties of Treatment Sludge During Sedimentation and Consolidation Tests

L. Pedroni, J. Dromer, M. Aubertin, G. Kennedy

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Applications of Biological H2S Production from Elemental Sulfur in the Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution including Acid Rock Drainage

M. Bratty, R. Lawrence, D. Kratochvil, B. Marchant

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Case Studies of Costs and Longevities of Alkali-Based Water-Treatment Plants for ARD

K.A. Morin, N.M. Hutt 1333

Utilizing Industrial Wastes and Alterative Reagents to Treat Acidic Drainage

J. Zinck, W. Griffith 2618

Passive Treatment of A Cyanide and Arsenic Laden Process Water at the RPM Gold Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

T.R. Wildeman, A.P. Pinto, L.A. Tondo, L.A. Alves

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Challenges of Passive Treatment of Metal Mine Drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Southern Spain): Preliminary Studies

T.S. Rötting, R.C. Thomas, C. Ayora, J. Carrera

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Microbiology of Sulfate-Reducing Passive Treatment Systems

A. Pruden, L.P. Pereyra, S.R. Hiibel, L.Y. Inman, N. Kashani, K.F. Reardon, D. Reisman

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AMD Treatment in New Zealand – Use of Small-scale Passive Systems

D.A. Trumm, M. Watts, P. Gunn

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Tuesday A.M. - Title: Characterization I: In the Field – Case Studies Ms. Rebecca Miller Session Chair, Dr. Sharon Diehl Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageGeochemical Controls on Waste-Rock Dump Seepage Chemistry at Several Porphyry Mines in the Canadian Cordilleran

S. Day, B. Rees 439

What’s Weathering? Mineralogy and Field Leach Studies in Mine Waste, Leadville and Montezuma Mining Districts, Colorado

S.F. Diehl, P.L. Hageman, K.S. Smith

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Geochemistry and Hydrogeology of Acid Mine Drainage in the Great Falls-Lewistown Coal Field, Montana

C.H. Gammons, T.E. Duaime, W.S. Botsford, S.R. Parker, T. Grant

630

Geostatistical Modeling of Acid Rock Prediction Uncertainty

M.E. Rossi 1717

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Ni-Cu Sulfide Tailings, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada

N.V. Sidenko, B.L. Sherriff, J. VanGulck

2011

Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Quiulichcha Tailings Impoundment from the Polymetallic Z-Pb-(Ag-Bi-Cu) Deposit Cerro de Pasco, Peru.

C. Wade, B. Dold, L. Fontboté

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Hyperspectral Sensing of Acid Mine Drainage – Two Colorado Case Studies

P.L. Hauff, D.C. Peters, D.W. Coulter, M.A. Sares, D.A. Bird, F.B. Henderson III, E.C. Prosh

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Tuesday A.M. - Title: Impacts I: Surficial Impacts Dr. James Ranville Session Chair, Dr. Kathy Smith Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Phytostabilization of Fluvial Tailings Deposits in the Clark Fork River Flood Plain

D.R. Neuman, W.M. Schafer

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Comparison of Dissolved Copper Concentration Trends in two Rivers Receiving ARD from an Inactive Copper Mine (Marinduque Island, Philippines)

C.P.C. David, G.S. Plumlee

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Pollution of A River Basin Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)

A.M. Sarmiento, J.M. Nieto, M. Olías, C.R. Cánovas

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Mercury Discharges from Small Scale Gold Mines in North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Managing a Change from Mercury to Cyanide

A.E. Whitehouse, H.H. Posey, T.D. Gillis, M.B. Long, A.A.S. Mulyan

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Mine Water Management at the Catchment Scale: Case Studies from North-East England

E. Gozzard, W.M. Mayes, M.I. Morrison, A.P. Jarvis

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Integrating Bioavailability Approaches into Waste Rock Evaluations

J. Ranville, E. Blumenstein, M. Adams, L. Choate, K. Smith, T. Wildeman

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Predicting Toxic Effects of Copper on Aquatic Biota in Mineralized Areas by Using the Biotic Ligand Model

K.S. Smith, J.F. Ranville, M.K. Adams, L.M. Choate, S.E. Church, D.L. Fey, R.B. Wanty, J.G. Crock

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Impacts on Water Quality and Biota from Natural Acid Rock Drainage in Colorado’s Lake Creek Watershed

D.A. Bird, M.A. Sares,G.A. Policky, T.S. Schmidt, S.E. Church

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Tuesday P.M. - Title: Case Studies: Lessons Learned II: Dr. Virginia McLemore Session Chair, Dr. T. Chatwin Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Effects on Element Mobility by the Construction of A Wetland on the Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Tailings Deposit, Bahía De Ite, Peru

N. Diaby, B. Dold, E. Buselli, R. Vicetti

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The Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Mine Tailings Deposit at Chañaral, Northern Chile

C. Wisskirchen, B. Dold

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Long-Term Monitoring of Kidston’s “Store/Release” Cover System Over Potentially Acid Forming Waste Rock Piles

D.J. Williams, D.J. Stolberg, N.A. Currey

2385

Long Term Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Management at PT Freeport Indonesia

Y. Rusdinar 1774

Case Study on the Remediation of Water Ingress to Old Gold Workings Linked to Active Mining Areas in South Africa

M, Palmer, C. Waygood, I. Lea

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Characterization of the Waste Rock and Pit Walls at the Jundee Gold Mine Site in Western Australia and Implications for Long-term Issues

S. Shaw, J. Martin, G. Meiers, M. O’Kane, C. Wels

1961

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Tuesday PM. - Title: Modeling Mr. David Blowes Session Chair,

Oral Paper Authors PageGeochemical Characterization and Water Quality Prediction at the Antamina Mine

D. Brown, R. Verburg, H. Letient, C. Aranda

291

Water Migration in Covered Waste Rock, Investigations Using Deuterium as A Tracer

J.R. Marcoline, L. Smith, R.D. Beckie

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Investigations into the Depth and Rate of Weathering on Witwatersrand Gold Tailings Dam Surfaces as Key Information for Long-Term ARD Risk Assessments

N. Bezuidenhout, P. D.S. Rousseau

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Computational Methods for Acid Mine Drainage Management: Simulation of Hydrogeochemical Processes in Abandoned Underground Coal Mines

N.A.S. Kruse, P.L. Younger, V. Kutij

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Numerical Simulations of Long Term Unsaturated Flow and Acid Mine Drainage at Waste Rock Piles

O. Fala, J. Molson, M. Aubertin, B. Bussière, R.P. Chapuis

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Hydrogeological and Geochemical Characterization of a Waste Rock Pile from a Porphyry Copper Deposit in the Semi-Arid South West USA

I.F Walder, T. Stein, T. Shelly Jr.,

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Modeling of A Waste Rock Dump Design to Control Acid Rock Drainage at the Svartliden Gold Mine, Northern Sweden

C.M. Linklater, J.W. Bennett, N. Edwards

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Preliminary Results of the Water Flow Modeling in an Acid Drainage Generating Waste Rock Pile Located at the Uranium Mining Site of Poços de Caldas – Brazil

M. Franklin, H. Fernandes, G. Yeh, J.P.S. de Azevedo

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Tuesday P.M. - Title: Characterization II: Formation & Process Ms. Shannon Shaw Session Chair, Dr. Rens Verburg Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Protocols Affecting the Reactivity of Mine Waste During Laboratory-Based Kinetic Tests

R.J. Bowell, D.J. Sapsford, M. Dey, and K.P. Williams

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Antimony Leaching from Stibnite and Complex Ores Y.T.J. Kwong, A. Pratt, G. Botton

993

Laboratory Studies of Sphalerite Decomposition: Applications to the Weathering of Mine Wastes and Potential Effects on Water Quality

M. R. Stanton, C. D. Taylor, P. A. Gemery-Hill, and W.C. Shanks III

2090

Pyrite Oxidation Rates from Humidity Cell Testing of Greenstone Rock

K.A. Lapakko,D.A. Antonson

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Parametric Study on the Water Content Profiles and Oxidation Rates in Nearly Saturated Tailings Above the Water Table

A-M. Dagenais, M. Aubertin, and B. Bussière

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Iron Dynamics in Acid Mine Drainage M. A. Williamson, C. S. Kirby, and D. Rimstidt

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Field Measurements of Surface Gas Fluxes and Surface- Water Conditions for Mine Waste Rock Management

L.K. Kabwe, G.W. Wilson and J.M. Hendry

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Natural Iron Hydroxide Precipitates: Their Acid Generation Potential in Ground Water Associated With Tailings

M. Kalin, A. Fyson, G. Meinrath

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Tuesday P.M. - Title: Impacts: Subsurface Impacts Dr. Christoph Wels Session Chair, Dr. Mike Milczarek Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageGroundwater Response to the End of Forty Years of Copper Heap Leach Operations, Bingham Canyon, Utah

R.K. Borden, V. Peacey, B. Vinton

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Nickel and Uranium Loading Estimates from A 20-Year Old Waste Rock Pile: A Comparison of Field Estimates and Laboratory Leaching Tests

F. Guerin, R.V Nicholson, L. Smith, R. Beckie

676

Assessment of Groundwater Impacts at the Historic Mount Morgan Mine Site, Queensland, Australia

C. Wels, L. Findlater, C. McCombe

2311

Reactive Transport Modeling of AMD Release and Attenuation at the Fault Lake Tailings Area, Falconbridge, Ontario

C.G. Romano, K.U. Mayer, D.W. Blowes

1673

Source Manipulation in Water Bodies of Flooded Underground Mines – Experiences from the Wismut Remediation Program

M. Paul, U. Jenk, J. Meyer, M. Gengnagel

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Predictions and Reality: Generation of Strongly Net-Acidic Mine Waters Through Flooding of Underground Coal Mine Workings with Limestone Roof Strata, Blenkinsopp Colliery (Northumberland, UK)

P.L. Younger, P. Thorn

2542

Modeling of Groundwater Inflow to A Large Open-Pit in Low-Permeability Mountainous Terrain

M. Birch, B. Semmens, L. Smith, D. Banton, N. Hall

140

Hydrogeologic Characterization of Ground Waters, Mine Pools and the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Leadville, Colorado

M. Wireman, J. Gertson, M. Williams

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Wednesday A.M. - Title: Prediction: Mr. Kim Lapakko Session Chair, Mr. Bill White Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageAdvances in Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Characterization of Mine Wastes

W.A. Stewart, S.D. Miller, R. Smart

2098

Short-Term Acid Rock Drainage Characteristics Determined by Paste pH and Kinetic NAG Testing: Cypress Prospect, New Zealand

P.A. Weber, J.B. Hughes, L.B. Conner, P. Lindsay, R.St.C. Smart

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Comparison of Measured and Mineralogically Predicted Values of the Sobek Neutralization Potential for Intrusive Rocks

J.L. Jambor, J.E. Dutrizac, M. Raudsepp

820

Simulations of the Neutralizing Capacity of Silicate Rocks in Acid Mine Drainage Environments

L.E. Eary, M.A. Williamson

564

Hydrogeogeochemical Characterization of Effluent from Mine Waste Rock, Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan

K. Wagner, L. Smith, R. Beckie

2207

Scale up Effects on Mass Loading Rates in an Arid Arctic Environment

V. Bertrand, P. Anand, R. Verburg, C. Goodings

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Construction of Two Large-Scale Waste Rock Piles in a Continuous Permafrost Region

D. Blowes, M. Moncur, L. Smith, D. Sego, J. Bennet, A. Garvie, C. Linklater, D. Gould, J. Reinson

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Wednesday A.M. - Title: Treatment II: Dr. Thomas Wildeman Session Chair, Mr. James Gusek Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page The Effect of Neutralization Method and Reagent on the Rate of Cu and Zn Release from Acid Rock Drainage Treatment Sludges

D.M. McDonald, J.A. Webb, R.J. Musgrave

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Successful Implementation and Operation of A Passive Treatment System in an Extremely Cold Climate, Northern Quebec, Canada

N. Kuyucak, F. Chabot, J. Martschuk

980

A Modular Field-Bioreactor for Acid Rock Drainage Treatment

M.H. Zaluski, D.R. Bless, L. Figueroa, H.O. Joyce

2575

Mechanisms of Nickel and Zinc Removal in Oxic Limestone Systems and the Application to Metal Mine Drainages

A. Miller, L. Figueroa, T. Wildeman

1302

The Use of Basic Oxygen Steel Furnace Slag (BOS) as A High Surface Area Media for the Removal of Iron from Circum Neutral Mine Waters

L.I. Bowden, K.L. Johnson, A.P. Jarvis, H. Robinson, N. Ghazireh , P.L. Younger

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Sustainable Mine Drainage Treatment Through the Passive Production of Saleable Iron Oxide Solids

R.S. Hedin 764

Effective Passive Treatment of Mine Effluent Using A Phosphate Reactive Medium

C.S. Ross, R.B. Verburg, B. Stasney, L. McCloskey

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Wednesday A.M. - Title: IMWA Mine Water and Environment: Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer Session Chair, Dr. Robert Kleinmann Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageAcid Mine Drainage Tracer Tests C. Wolkersdorfer 2490On the Relevance of Meromixis in Mine Pit Lakes B. Boehrer,

M. Schultze 200

Assessment of a Treatment Scheme for Acidic Mining Lakes Using CO2 and Calcium Oxides to Precipitate Carbonates

F. Werner, B. Graupner, B. Merkel, C. Wolkersdorfer

2344

Acid Drainage Prevention Guidelines for Scottish Opencast Coal Mining: The Primacy of the Conceptual Model

P.L. Younger, D.J. Sapsford

2558

Development and Operation of a Water Balance at Rio Paracatu Mineracão, Brazil

T. Puhlmann, C. Voss, J. Esper, R.D. Amaral

1632

The Aznalcóllar Pit Lake – Water Quality and Options of Control

M. Schultze, K. Friese, J. Sánchez, E. López

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The Role of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in Governing Deep Coal Mine Water Quality and Determining Treatment Process Selection

A.P. Jarvis 833

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Wednesday P.M. - Title: Pit Lakes/Backfill: Mr. Brian Park Session Chair, Dr. Devin Castendyk Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Post-Betze Pit Lake Water Quality Prediction, Nevada W.M. Schafer,

M. Logsdon, G. Zhan, R. Espell

1863

Geochemical Prediction and Remediation Options for the Proposed Martha Mine Pit Lake, New Zealand

D.N. Castendyk, J.G. Webster-Brown

306

Pit Lake Water Quality Modeling Calibration of the Main Pit, Tyrone Mine, New Mexico, USA

I.F. Walder, N. Blandford, T. Shelly Jr.

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Predicted and Observed Water Quality Data from the Coal Mine Pit Lake Bärwalde, Laustz, Germany

F. Werner, M. Müller, B. Graupner

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Pit Backfill: Yea or Nay, A Montana Example R. D. Williams 2397Reclamation and Closure of Summer Camp Pit Lake, Nevada: A Case Study

J.V. Parshley, R.J. Bowell, J. Ackerman

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Microcosm Testing of Municipal Sewage and Green Waste for Full-Scale Remediation of an Acid Coal Pit Lake, in Semi-Arid Tropical Australia

C.D. McCullough, M.A. Lund, J.M. May

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Innovative Water Treatment Plant Utilizing the South Mine Pit at the Copper Basin Mining Site in Tennessee, USA

G. Wyatt, F. Miller, J. Chermak

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WEDNESDAY P.M. - Title: Prevention and Control: Mr. Gilles Tremblay Session Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Findings of International Review of Soil Cover Design and Construction Practices for Mine Waste Closure

M. Rykaart, D. Hockley, M. Noel, M. Paul

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The Use of In Situ Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity to Provide an Understanding of Cover System Performance Over Time

G.P. Meiers, L.S. Barbour, C.V. Qualizza

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The Effect of Water Table Elevation on Acid Mine Drainage from Reactive Tailings: A Laboratory and Numerical Modeling Study

M. Ouangrawa, J. Molson,M. Aubertin, G. Zagury, B. Bussière

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Performance of the Acid Rock Drainage Mitigation Waste Rock Trial Dump at Grasberg Mine

J. Andrina, G.W. Wilson, S. Miller, A. Neale

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Surface Paste Disposal of High-Sulfide Tailings – Field Cell Monitoring and Pilot Plant Testing

R. Verburg, P. Newman, M. Fordham

2170

Toward Source Control of Acid Rock Drainage G.J. Olson, T.R. Clark, T.I. Mudder, M. Logsdon

1435

Hydraulic Placement of A Dry Cover System – Design and Performance Monitoring of the Kennecott Ridgeway Mine Tailings Dam Cover System

R. Duckett, M. O’Kane 539

Choosing Representative Climate Years for Predicting Long-Term Performance of Mine Waste Cover Systems

M. O’Kane, S.L. Barbour

1421

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Wednesday P.M. - Title: Emerging Technologies: Dr. Andrew Robertson Session Chair, Mr. Doug Peters Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Using Airborne Electromagnetic Surveys to Identify Potential Hazards at Coal Waste Impoundments: Examples from West Virginia

V. Kaminski, R. W. Hammack, W. Harbert, T. Ackman, J. Sams G. Veloski

902

Characterizing and Tracking Reactive Mixture Alterations: New Tools for Passive Treatment System Design and Monitoring

D. L. Place, L. Figueroa, T. Wildeman, D. Reisman

1605

Conceptual Methods for Recovering Metal Resources from Passive Treatment Systems

J.J. Gusek, T.R. Wildeman, K. W. Conroy

690

Mixtures of Waste Rock and Tailings: Resistance to Acid Rock Drainage

B. Wickland, W. Wilson, D. Wijewickreme, D. Fredlund

2369

The Application of Blended Waste Rock and Tailings for Cover Systems in Mine Waste Management

G. W. Wilson, J. Miskolczi, A-M. Dagenais, I. Levesque, Q. Smith, L. Lanteigne, L. Hulett, D. Landriault

2424

Insights into Hydrodynamic and Geochemical Processes in A Valley-Fill ARD Waste-Rock Repository from an Autonomous Multi-Sensor Monitoring System

K. Wangerud, R. Versteeg, G. Heath, R. Markiewicz A. Richardson

2262

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Wednesday P.M. - Title: Soils and Overburden: Dr. W. Lee Daniels Session Chair, Dr. Robert Darmody Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors Page Alkalinity Producing Cover Materials for Providing Sustained Improvement in Water Quality from Waste Rock Piles

J. Taylor, B. Guthrie, N. Murphy, J. Waters

2120

Design and Construction of Limestone Blended Waste Rock Dumps - Lessons Learned from a 10-year Study at Grasberg

S. Miller, Y. Rusdinar, R. Smart, J. Andrina, D. Richards

1287

The Influence of Climate, Vegetation, Layer Thickness, and Material Properties for Performance of the Cover Systems at the Golden Sunlight Mine

F.F. Junqueira, G.W. Wilson, C. Nichol, S. Dunlap

849

Saturated and Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties Characterization at Mine Facilities: Are We Doing it Right

M.A. Milczarek, D. van Zyl, S. Peng, R.C. Rice

1273

Leaf Area and Root Density Measurements for Use in Cover Performance Evaluations on Semi-Arid Reclaimed Mine Lands

D. Romig, L. Munk, T. Stein

1694

Upward Migration of Constituents in Soil Covers at Semi-Arid Mine Sites

L. Munk, M. Jaworski, M. Jojola, D. Romig

1345

Characterization of Goathill North Mine Rock Pile, Questa Molybdenum Mine, Questa, New Mexico

V.T. McLemore, K.M. Donahue, E. Phillips, N. Dunbar, P. Walsh, L.A.F. Gutierrez, S. Tachie-Menson, H.R. Shannon, V.W. Lueth, A.R. Campbell, G.W. Wilson, B.M. Walker

1219

Predicting Depth to Sulfidic Sediments in the Coastal Plain of Virginia

Z.W. Orndorff, W.L. Daniels

1453

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Thursday A.M. - Title: Closure & Land Use Issues: Mr. R. Dave Williams Session Chair, Mr. Chris Waygood Co-Chair

Oral Paper Authors PageMine Closure Planning in Peru H. Letient,

R. Marsland, M. Marticorena, H. McLeod

1051

Incorporation of Natural Slope Features into the Design of Final Landforms for Waste Rock Stockpiles

B. Ayres, B. Dobchuk, D. Christensen, M. O’Kane, M. Fawcett

59

The Evolution of Evapotranspiration Cover Systems at Barrick Goldstrike Mines

G. Zhan, W. Schafer, M. Milczarek, K. Myers, J. Giraudo, R. Espell

2585

ARD Management at Geita Gold Mine U. Sibilski, R. Stephen 2000

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Sunday P.M. - Title: ICARD Poster Paper Session: Dr. Thomas Wildeman Overall Poster Session Chair

Case Studies: Lessons Learned I: Dr. Virginia McLemore and Mr. D. Nordstrom Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageSavage River Mine - Practical Remediation Works B.J. Hutchison,

D. Brett810

Case Study on the Remediation of the Defunct Coal Mine Arbor Colliery, in Mpumalanga South Africa

C. Waygood, M. Palmer, R. Schwab

2281

Hydrogeology of South Bison Hill D. Chapman., S.L. Barbour, M.A. O’Kane

336

Predicted Versus Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mine Sites: Effect of Inherent Geochemical and Hydrologic Characteristics

A. Maest, J. Kuipers, K. MacHardy, G. Lawson

1122

Microbial Study of the Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Tailings Deposit Bahia de Iti, Peru

N. Diaby, B. Dold, C. Holliger, R. Vicetti, E. Buselli

493

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Characterization I: In the Field – Case Studies: Ms. Rebecca Miller and Ms. Sharon Diehl Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageCemented Paste Backfill Leachate Characteristics - Snap Lake Diamond Mine

K. DeVos, R. Verburg 476

Measurement of Moisture Conditions for Mine Waste Storage Facilities Using the Deep Diviner Moisture Probe

B. Dobchuk, S.L. Barbour, J. Dobchuk, M. O’Kane

528

Airborne Geophysical Survey for Mapping Acid Mine Drainage

B. Brown 1654

Natural Acid Rock Drainage Associated with Hydrothermally Altered Terrane in Colorado

M.A. Sares, J.P. Kurtz, D.J. Bove, J. Neubert

1844

Net Acid Production, Acid Neutralizing Capacity and Associated Geophysical, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Characteristics of Animas River Watershed Rocks, Silverton, Colorado

D.B. Yager, AE. McCafferty, M.R. Stanton, S.F. Diehl, R.L. Driscoll

2540

Geochemical Characterization of Mine Waste from the Pike Hill Superfund Site in Vermont, USA

N.M. Piatak, J.M. Hammarstrom, R.R. Seal II

1582

Geochemistry and Secondary Mineralogy at the Sulfide-Rich Excelsior Waste Rock Dump from the Polymetallic Zn-Pb-(Ag-Bi-Cu) Mineralization Cerro de Pasco, Peru

J. Smuda, B. Dold, K. Friese, P. Morgenstern

2078

A Simplified Method for Estimation of Jarosite and Acid-Forming Sulfates in Acid Mine Wastes

J. Li, R.StC Smart, R. Schumann, G. Levay

1070

Effects of Particle Size on Drainage Quality from Three Lithologies

K.A. Lapakko, J.N. Engstrom, D.A. Antonson

1027

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Characterization II: Formation and Process Ms. Shannon Shaw and Dr. Rens Verburg Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageThe Use of Synthetic Jarosite as an Analog for Natural Jarosite

G.A. Desborough, K.S. Smith, H.A. Lowers, G.A. Swayze, J.M. Hammarstrom, S.F. Diehl, R.L. Driscoll, R.W. Leinz

458

Mineralogical, Geochemical and Isotopic Study of the Active Tailings Impoundment Carén from the Porphyry Copper Deposit El Teniente, Chile

J. Smuda, B. Dold, J. Spangenberg

2084

Acid Production from the Leaching of Pyrite and Chalcopyrite

A.R. Gerson, J.E. Thomas

648

Spatial and Temporal Water Chemistry Variations in Acid Rock Drainage from the Tailings at the Ruttan Mine, Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, Canada

D.J. Etcheverry, B.L. Sherriff, N.V. Sidenko

580

Emerging Technologies: Dr. Andy Robertson and Mr. Doug Peters Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageGrowth Inhibition of Cellulomonas flavigena Induced by Copper and Zinc: Determination of Toxicity Thresholds and the Combined Effects of Copper and Zinc on the Growth of a Cellulolytic-Fermenting Bacteria

A. Ruhs, L. Figueroa, T.R. Wildeman

1768

Utilization of Mobile Computing and GIS to Evaluate Reclaimed Lands in Missouri

K. Kim, K. Horton, P. Pursell, K. Garnett

964

In Situ Treatment of Metal Mine Tailings Using EOS® R.C. Borden 233

Forestry: Dr. John Harrington Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageDeveloping A Method of Site Quality Evaluation for Quercus Alba and Liriodendron Tulipifera in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields

C. Cotton, C. Barton 364

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Impacts I: Dr. Jim Ranville and Dr. Kathy Smith Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageLeachate and Enzyme Bioassay Toxicity Assessment Tests at the Tip Top Mine, A Marginally Impacted Site

J. Moehle, J. Ranville, L. Choate, T. Wildeman, P. Ross

1314

Assessment of ARD Effects on River Ecosystem Using Benthic Aquatic Macroinvertebrates (Marinduque Island, Philippines)

C.P.C. David 422

Management: Dr. Harry Posey Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageManaging A Capped Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Repository Using Semi-Autonomous Monitoring and Modeling

R. Versteeg, K. Wangerud, A. Richardson, T. Rowe, G. Heath

2188

Disposal, Reprocessing and Reuse Options for Acidic Drainage Treatment Sludge

J. Zinck 2604

Measurement of Oxygen Consumption and Diffusion in Exposed and Covered Reactive Mine Tailings

V. Martin, M. Aubertin, B. Bussière, M. Mbonimpa, A. Marie Dagenais, M. Gosselin

1156

IMWA Mine Water and Environment: Dr. Chris Wolkersdorfer and Dr. Robert Kleinmann Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageAcid Mine Drainage in Czech Republic – Legal Regulations, Pollution, Management

V. Pisa, E. Gulikova 1603

Proposal for an Innovative Approach to Prevent Acid Drainage from Uranium Mill Tailings Based on the Application of Na-Ferrate (Iron VI)

H.M. Fernandes, D. Reinhart, V. Sharma, L. Lettie, M.R. Franklin, L.J. Daly

602

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Mining Legacy: Ms. Carol Russell Chair

Poster Paper Authors PagePrecipitating Iron Minerals at Low pH: A New Consideration in Passive Technology

C.F. Denholm, G.T. Hilton, T.P. Danehy, S.L. Busler, M.H. Dunn

457

Mining Mitigation in Norway and Future Improvement Possibilities

T.V. Segalstad, I.F. Walder, S. Nilssen

1952

Reclaiming the Copper Basin of Tennessee B.B. Faulkner, F.K. Miller, F.D. Russell

598

Hydrogeological and Geochemical Assessment of Historic Tailings in Minas Gerais, Brazil

E. Chapadeiro, F. Vasconcelos, C. Loureiro, I. Braga

325

The Abandoned Mine Openings Mapping on Coal Mining Reclamation Program of the Santa Catarina State-Brazil

C.J. Gomes, R.R. Neto, A.S.J. Krebs, J.E. Amaral, L. Santos, T.M. Amboni

655

Abandoned Mines in Canada C.M. Hogan, G.A. Tremblay

774

Modeling Mr. David Blowes Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageProbabilistic Modeling of Long-Term Mass Loads from a Covered Dry-Stack Tailings Facility

W.M. Schafer 1889

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Pit Lakes/Backfill Mr. Brian Park Devin Dr. Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageBiological Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage at the Island Copper Mine Pit Lake: Results from an Enclosure Study

M.E. Wen, G.W. Poling, C.A. Pelletier, J. Chapman, E.L.J. Bingham

2332

In Situ Chemical and Biological Treatment Leading to Successful Water Discharge From Anchor Hill Pit Lake, Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, South Dakota, U.S.A

B.T. Park, K.W. Wangerud, S.D. Fundingsland, M.E. Adzic, N.M. Lewis

1065

In-Situ Coal Pit Lake Treatment of Acidity When Sulfate Concentrations Are Low

M.A. Lund, C.D. McCullough, Y. Yuden

1106

Processes Controlling Geochemical Variations in the South Pit Lake, Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site, Vermont, USA

R.R. Seal II, L.S. Balistrieri, N.M. Piatak, C.P. Garrity, J.M. Hammarstrom, E.M. Hathaway

1936

Element Distribution in Water and Sediments of an Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Lake (pH ~1) of the Zn-Pb(-Ag-Bi-Cu) Deposit, Cerro de Pasco (Peru)

C. Wisskirchen, B. Dold 3, K. Friese, W. Glaesser

2470

Arsenic in Oxidation Products of High Sulfide, Refractory Aresenopyrite Mine Waste, Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada

K.A. Salzsauler, B.L. Sherriff, N.V. Sidenko

1823

The Contrasting Geochemistry of Surface Water in the Tailings of Central Manitoba Gold Mine, Canada

B.L. Sherriff, N.V. Sidenko

1974

Aluminum Precipitation in Acidic Pit Lakes at the Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine, Texas, USA: Field Observations vs. Laboratory Simulations

J.K. Horbaczewski 785

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Prediction: Mr. Kim Lapakko, Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageChallenges in Using Laboratory-Scale Waste Rock Testing to Define the Geochemical Behavior of Waste Rock Piles

C. McRae 1258

A Modification of Column-Type Humidity Cells to Accommodate Very Fine-Grained Mineral Processing Wastes

R.L. Schmiermund 1912

Prevention and Control: Mr. Gilles Tremblay, Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageThree Comparative Evaluations of Technologies for Eliminating Acid Generation from Waste Rock

S. Nordwick, N. Lewis, D. Jordan, D. Bless

1400

Mixing of Waste Rock to Lower the Release of Mg+2 and SO4

-2 at Argyle Diamond Mine S. Samaraweera, R. Borden, A. D’Almaida, E. Griebe

1824

The Use of Microencapsulation to Prevent Acid Rock Drainage

P. Eger, P. Mitchell 578

Social, Governmental-Sustainability Issues: Mr. George Robinson, Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageSustainable Mining Best Practices and Certification D. Earley III,

M.W. Staub 555

Application of Geo-Environmental and Biotic Ligand Models in the Life Cycle of Mine Development – A Flowchart for Integration

R.L. Schmiermund, J. Ranville

1912

Soils and Overburden: Dr. W. Lee Daniels, Robert G. Darmody Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageUse of Land Capability Classification System in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87)

H.R. Sinclair, Jr. R.R. Dobos

2032

Microbial Activity in Fabricated Soils for Landscape Rehabilitation

V. Kefeli, M. Kalevitch, M. Dunn

942

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Subsurface Impacts: Dr. Christoph Wels and Dr. Mike Milczarek, Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageThe Source, Attenuation and Potential Mobility of Arsenic at New Britannia Mine, Snow Lake, Manitoba

S.J. Simpson, B.L. Sherriff, N. Sidenko, J. Van Gulck, K. Londry

2030

Influence of Perched Water Tables Below Mine Waste Rock on Metal Loadings to Streams, Prospect Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado

R.H. Johnson, L. Wirt, R.R. McDougal, D.L. Fey

844

Treatment I: Dr. Linda Figueroa and Dr. Paul Younger, Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageRemediation of Acid Mine Drainage in the Sugar Creek Watershed, Missouri: Technology and Costs for Use in TMDL Assessment

P.T. Behum, E.D. Christensen

76

Removal of Metal Ions from Mine Effluents Using Bacterial Reactions by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria

A. Choudhury, S. Bandopadhyay, S. Schiewer, T.E. Wilson

344

Comparison of Apatite IITM Treatment Systems at Two Mines for Metals Removal

A.L. McCloskey, B. Stasney, J. Wright, J.L. Conca, N. Yancey, N. Lewis, H. Joyce

846

Oxidative Dissolution at Basic pH of A Pyrite-Rich Sludge Doped with Fly Ash

R. Pérez-López, J. Cama, J.M. Nieto, C. Ayora

1545

Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Zn, Pb and Cd using a Permeable Reactive Barrier with Apatite II

J. Wright, J.L. Conca 2514

Neutralization of Acid Rock Drainage Using A Fluidized Limestone Reactor

L. Evans, R. Green, D. Scott, J. Milne

581

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Treatment II: Dr. Tom Wildeman and Mr. Jim Gusek, Co-Chairs

Poster Paper Authors PageAcid Neutralization and Metals Retention in Sulfide-Rich Mining Wastes Induced by the Addition of Fly Ash

R. Pérez-López ,J.M. Nieto, G.R. Almodóvar

1555

Iron and Manganese Removal in a Vertical Flow Reactor for Passive Treatment of Mine Water

D.J. Sapsford, A. Barnes, M. Dey, K.P. Williams, A. Jarvis, P. Younger, L. Liang

1831

Successful Dewatering of Acid Mine Drainage Materials P. Kaye 935Sustainable Remediation of Acid Rock Drainage by Regenerating Clinoptilotite

L.Y. Li, M. Chen, J. Grace

1078

CCSA System for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage C. Schneider 1926Funding Requirements for Long-Term Post-Mining Discharge Treatment

T.P. Danehy, G.T. Hilton, C.F. Denholm, S.L. Busler, M.H. Dunn

421

Implementation of Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Mid-Continent Region: The Le Bosquet Clean Streams Project

P.T. Behum, G.A. Canty, R.W. Nairn

86

Mitigating AMD Impacts in New Zealand Using Engineered Wetlands

C.A. McCauley, A.D. O'Sullivan, P. Weber, P. Lindsay

1170

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Hot Stuff Posters: Dr. Tom Wildeman Chair

Poster Paper Authors PageInvestigation of Time Trends in Bioavailable Metals in the Tri-State Mining District Through Analyses of Metals Concentrations in Tree Rings

W.J. Andrews, R.W. Nairn

2632

Carbon Sequestration on Reforested Minelands in Appalachia

C.D. Barton, B.J. Koo D. Graves

2633

Evaluating the Effects of Water Chemistry Variation on the MetPlate™ Enzyme Bioassay, When Used to Screen for Metals Contamination in Mining Impacted Soils and Waters

E.P. Blumenstein, J.F. Ranville, L.M. Choate

2364

Assessment of Microbial Activity in Field Site Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors

E. Buccambuso, L. Figueroa, D.Reisman

2635

Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Zinc Behavior in North Fork Clear Creek, Colorado

B.A. Butler, J.R. Ranville, P.E. Ross

2636

Removal of Manganese and Zinc from Mining Influenced Waters

M.L. Chambers,A.L. Deaguero, P.L. Sibrell, T.R. Wildeman

2637

Distribution of Arsenic, Selenium, and Other Trace Elements in Pyrite in Appalachian Coal Basins in Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia

S.F. Diehl, M.B. Goldhaber, A.E. Koenig, M.L.W. Tuttle, L.F. Ruppert, H.A. Lowers, J.M. Morrison

2638

A Rapid, Inexpensive Leach Test to Assess Potential Leaching of Soluble Constituents from Mine Wastes, Soils and Other Geologic Materials

P.L. Hageman 2639

Dissolved Copper Recovery from Mine Seepage Water at Batu Hijau Site, Newmont – Indonesia

R. Lestari, E. Artone, N. Dwipayana, S.R. Djalilah

2641

Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics in Reforested Mine Sites within the Eastern Kentucky Coal Fields

T. Littlefield, C. Barton, M. Arthur

2642

Development of a Rapid Assessment Method for Quantifying Carbon Sequestration on Reclaimed Coal Mine Sites

S. Maharaj, C.D. Barton, A.D. Karathanasis, H.D. Rowe, S.M. Rimmer

2643

Suitability of Post-SMCRA Reclaimed Mines for Reforestation

J. McGrath, C.E. Zipper, J.A. Burger

2644

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Optimization of A Pulsed Limestone Bed Reactor at the Argo Tunnel in Idaho Springs, Colorado

A.W. Miller, P.L. Sibrell, T.R. Wildeman

2645

TCLP Investigations: The Development of A Rapid Screening Field Assessment Test

J. Moehle, J. Ranville, T. Wildeman

2646

Microbiology of Sulfate-Reducing Passive Treatment Systems

A. Pruden, L.P. Pereyra, S.R. Hiibel, K.F. Reardon, L. Figueroa, D. Reisman

2647

A Tale of Two Metal Removal Mechanisms; Seasonal Trends in Biotic and Abiotic Metal Removal in A Sulfate Reducing Bioreactor

T.L. Rutkowski, J.J. Gusek, T.R. Wildeman

2648

Hydrologic and Water Quality Characteristics of Loose-Dumped Mine Spoil

T.J. Taylor, C.T. Agouridis, R.C. Warner, C.D. Barton, D.H. Graves, P.N. Angel

2649

Arsenic Speciation in Drainage Impacted by Gold Mine Tailing Deposits. Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

F.M. Vaconcelos, V.S. T. Ciminelli, B. Sasdelli

2650

Acid Mine Drainage Mitigation at Riacho Dos Machados Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

O.V. Vilela, G.S.P. Pereira, O. Gobbo

2651

Mine Water for Heating and Cooling Using Geothermal Heat Pump Systems

G.R. Watzlaf ,T.E. Ackman,W.A. Williams

2652

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7th ICARDFIRST AUTHOR PAPER TITLE PAGE

Amezaga, J.M. Mine Water Management in European Environmental Policy: An Assessment of Recent Legislative Developments 1

Amichev, B.Y. Carbon Sequestration on Mined Lands Supporting Abandoned Grasslands: Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation and Distribution 12

Andrina, J. Performance of the Acid Rock Drainage Mitigation Waste Rock Trial Dump at Grasberg Mine 30

Angel, P.N. Surface Mine Reforestation Research: Evaluation of Tree Response to Low Compaction Reclamation Techniques 45

Ayres, B. Incorporation of Natural Slope Features into the Design of Final Landforms for Waste Rock Stockpiles 59

Behum, P.T. Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage in the Sugar Creek Watershed, Missouri: Technology and Costs for Use in TMDL Assessment 76

Behum, P.T. Implementation of Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Mid-Continent Region: The Le Bosquet Clean Streams Project 86

Bell, L.C. Addressing Acid Drainage in the Australian Minerals Industry 90

Bellefontaine, K. Environmental Management Plans: A Key Tool in Ensuring Successful Long-Term Environmental Management at Closed Mine Sites with ML/ARD 98

Bertrand, V. Scale up Effects on Mass Loading Rates in an Arid Arctic Environment 109

Bezuidenhout, N. Investigations into the Depth and Rate of Weathering on Witwatersrand Gold Tailings Dam Surfaces as Key Information for Long-Term ARD Risk Assessments 128

Birch, M. Modeling of Groundwater Inflow to A Large Open-Pit 140

Bird, D.A. Impacts on Water Quality and Biota from Natural Acid Rock Drainage in Colorado’s Lake Creek Watershed 158

Blowes, D. Construction of Two Large-Scale Waste Rock Piles in a Continuous Permafrost Region 187

Boehrer, B. On the Relevance of Meromixis in Mine Pit Lakes 200

Borden, R.K. Groundwater Response to the End of Forty Years of Copper Heap Leach Operations, Bingham Canyon, Utah 214

Borden, R.C. In Situ Treatment of Metal Mine Tailings Using EOS® 233

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Bowden, L.I. The Use of Basic Oxygen Steel Furnace Slag (BOS) as A High Surface Area Media for the Removal of Iron from Circum Neutral Mine Waters 234

Bowell, R.J. Protocols Affecting the Reactivity of Mine Waste During Laboratory-Based Kinetic Tests 247

Bratty, M. Applications of Biological H2S Production from Elemental Sulfur in the Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution including Acid Rock Drainage 271

Brett, D. M. Strategic Planning for ARD Remediation 282

Brown, B. Airborne Geophysical Survey for Mapping Acid Mine Drainage 1654

Brown, D. Geochemical Characterization and Water Quality Prediction at the Antamina Mine 291

Castendyk, D.N. Geochemical Prediction and Remediation Options for the Proposed Martha Mine Pit Lake, New Zealand 306

Chapadeiro, E. Hydrogeological and Geochemical Assessment of Historic Tailings in Minas Gerais, Brazil 325

Chapman Hydrogeology of South Bison Hill 336

Choudhury, A. Removal of Metal Ions from Mine Effluents Using Bacterial Reactions by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria 344

Condon, P.D. Geochemical and Geotechnical Characteristics of Filter-Pressed Tailings at the Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska 350

Cotton, C. Developing A Method of Site Quality Evaluation for QuercusAlba and Liriodendron Tulipifera in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields 364

Cox, R. Successfully Lowering the Risks and Costs Associated with the Legacy of the Abandoned Brukunga Pyrite Mine, South Australia 365

Cravotta III, C.A. Relations Among pH, Sulfate, and Metals Concentrations in Anthracite and Bituminous Coal-Mine Discharges, Pennsylvania 378

Dagenais, A-M. Parametric Study on the Water Content Profiles and Oxidation Rates in Nearly Saturated Tailings Above the Water Table 405

Danehy, T.P. Funding Requirements for Long-Term Post-Mining Discharge Treatment 421

David, C.P.C. Assessment of ARD Effects on River Ecosystem Using Benthic Aquatic Macroinvertebrates (Marinduque Island, Philippines) 422

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David, C.P.C. Comparison of Dissolved Copper Concentration Trends in two Rivers Receiving ARD from an Inactive Copper Mine (Marinduque Island, Philippines) 426

Day, S. Geochemical Controls on Waste-Rock Dump Seepage Chemistry at Several Porphyry Mines in the Canadian Cordilleran 439

Denholm, C.F. Precipitating Iron Minerals at Low pH: A New Consideration in Passive Technology 457

Desborough, G.A. The Use of Synthetic Jarosite as an Analog for Natural Jarosite 458

DeVos, K. Cemented Paste Backfill Leachate Characteristics - Snap Lake Diamond Mine 476

Diaby, N. Microbial Study of the Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Tailings Deposit Bahia de Iti, Peru 493

Diaby, N. Effects on Element Mobility by the Construction of A Wetland on the Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Tailings Deposit, Bahía De Ite, Peru 498

Diehl, S.F. What’s Weathering? Mineralogy and Field Leach Studies in Mine Waste, Leadville and Montezuma Mining Districts, Colorado 507

Dobchuk, B Measurement of Moisture Conditions for Mine Waste Storage Facilities Using the Deep Diviner Moisture Probe 528

Duckett, R. Hydraulic Placement of A Dry Cover System – Design and Performance Monitoring of the Kennecott Ridgeway Mine Tailings Dam Cover System 539

Earley III, D. Sustainable Mining Best Practices and Certification 555

Eary, L.E. Simulations of the Neutralizing Capacity of Silicate Rocks in Acid Mine Drainage Environments 564

Eger, P. The Use of Microencapsulation to Prevent Acid Rock Drainage 578

Etcheverry, D.J. Spatial and Temporal Water Chemistry Variations in Acid Rock Drainage from the Tailings at the Ruttan Mine, Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, Canada 580

Evans, L. Neutralization of Acid Rock Drainage Using A Fluidized Limestone Reactor 581

Fala, O. Numerical Simulations of Long Term Unsaturated Flow and Acid Mine Drainage at Waste Rock Piles 582

Faulkner, B.B. Reclaiming the Copper Basin of Tennessee 598

Fernandes, H.M. Proposal for an Innovative Approach to Prevent Acid Drainage from Uranium Mill Tailings Based on the Application of Na-Ferrate (Iron VI) 602

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Franklin, M. Preliminary Results of the Water Flow Modeling in an Acid Drainage Generating Waste Rock Pile Located at the Uranium Mining Site of Poços de Caldas – Brazil 611

Gallinger, R. Linking the World to Eliminate Acid Rock Drainage 623

Gammons, C.H. Geochemistry and Hydrogeology of Acid Mine Drainage in the Great Falls-Lewistown Coal Field, Montana 630

Gerson, A.R. Acid Production from the Leaching of Pyrite and Chalcopyrite 648

Gomes, C.J. The Abandoned Mine Openings Mapping on Coal Mining Reclamation Program of the Santa Catarina State-Brazil 655

Gozzard, E. Mine Water Management at the Catchment Scale: Case Studies from North-East England 665

Guerin, F. Nickel and Uranium Loading Estimates from A 20-Year Old Waste Rock Pile: A Comparison of Field Estimates and Laboratory Leaching Tests 676

Gusek, J.J. Conceptual Methods for Recovering Metal Resources from Passive Treatment Systems 690

Hammarstrom, J.M. Applications of a Global Mineral-Resource Assessment for Addressing Issues of Sustainable Mineral Resource Development 703

Harrington, J.T. Evaluating Forest Productivity on Reclaimed Mine Land in the Western United States 721

Hauff, P.L. Hyperspectral Sensing of Acid Mine Drainage – Two Colorado Case Studies 738

Hedin, R.S. Sustainable Mine Drainage Treatment Through the Passive Production of Saleable Iron Oxide Solids 764

Hogan, C.M. Abandoned Mines in Canada 774

Horbaczewski, J.K. Aluminum Precipitation in Acidic Pit Lakes at the Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine, Texas, USA: Field Observations vs. Laboratory Simulations 785

Hutchison, B.J. Savage River Mine - Practical Remediation Works 810

Jambor, J.L. Comparison of Measured and Mineralogically Predicted Values of the Sobek Neutralization Potential for Intrusive Rocks 820

Jarvis, A.P. The Role of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in Governing Deep Coal Mine Water Quality and Determining Treatment Process Selection 833

Johnson, R.H. Influence of Perched Water Tables Below Mine Waste Rock on Metal Loadings to Streams, Prospect Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado 844

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Junqueira, F.F. The Influence of Climate, Vegetation, Layer Thickness, and Material Properties for Performance of the Cover Systems at the Golden Sunlight Mine 849

Kabwe, L.K. Field Measurements of Surface Gas Fluxes and Surface- Water Conditions for Mine Waste Rock Management 866

Kalin, M. Natural Iron Hydroxide Precipitates: Their Acid Generation Potential in Ground Water Associated With Tailings 885

Kaminski, V. Using Airborne Electromagnetic Surveys to Identify Potential Hazards at Coal Waste Impoundments: Examples from West Virginia 902

Karo, R.A. Seneca Surface Coal Mines--A 40-Year Case Study in Reclamation Techniques— Triumphs and Failures: Two Studies of Shrub Establishment 922

Kaye, P. Successful Dewatering of Acid Mine Drainage Materials 935

Kefeli, V. Microbial Activity in Fabricated Soils for Landscape Rehabilitation 943

Kimball, B.A. Lessons Learned from the U.S. Geological Survey Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative – 1997-2002 944

Kim, K. Utilization of Mobile Computing and GIS to Evaluate Reclaimed Lands in Missouri 964

Kruse, N.A.S. Computational Methods for Acid Mine Drainage Management: Simulation of Hydrogeochemical Processes in Abandoned Underground Coal Mines 966

Kuyucak, N. Successful Implementation and Operation of A Passive Treatment System in an Extremely Cold Climate, Northern Quebec, Canada 980

Kwong, Y.T.J. Antimony Leaching from Stibnite and Complex Ores 993

Lapakko, K.A. Pyrite Oxidation Rates from Humidity Cell Testing of Greenstone Rock 1007

Lapakko, K.A. Effects of Particle Size on Drainage Quality from Three Lithologies 1027

Letient, H. Mine Closure Planning in Peru 1051

Li, J. A Simplified Method for Estimation of Jarosite and Acid-Forming Sulfates in Acid Mine Wastes 1070

Li, L.Y. Sustainable Remediation of Acid Rock Drainage by Regenerating Clinoptilotite 1078

Linklater, C.M. Modeling of A Waste Rock Dump Design to Control Acid Rock Drainage at the Svartliden Gold Mine, Northern Sweden 1079

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Lund, M.A. In-Situ Coal Pit Lake Treatment of Acidity When Sulfate Concentrations Are Low 1106

Maest, A. Predicted Versus Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mine Sites: Effect of Inherent Geochemical and Hydrologic Characteristics 1122

Marcoline, J.R. Water Migration in Covered Waste Rock, Investigations Using Deuterium as A Tracer 1142

Martin, V. Measurement of Oxygen Consumption and Diffusion in Exposed and Covered Reactive Mine Tailings 1156

McCauley, C.A. Mitigating AMD Impacts in New Zealand Using Engineered Wetlands 1170

McCloskey, A.L. Measurement of Moisture Conditions for Mine Waste Storage Facilities Using the Deep Diviner Moisture Probe 846

McCullough, C.D. Microcosm Testing of Municipal Sewage and Green Waste for Full-Scale Remediation of an Acid Coal Pit Lake, in Semi-Arid Tropical Australia 1177

McDonald, D.M. The Effect of Neutralization Method and Reagent on the Rate of Cu and Zn Release from Acid Rock Drainage Treatment Sludges 1198

McLemore, V.T. Characterization of Goathill North Mine Rock Pile, Questa Molybdenum Mine, Questa, New Mexico 1219

McRae, C. ARD Geochemistry in the Developing World – Dealing with Uncertainty, Regulations and the Need for Characterization of Mine Waste 1250

McRae, C. Challenges in Using Laboratory-Scale Waste Rock Testing to Define the Geochemical Behavior of Waste Rock Piles 1258

Meiers, G.P. The Use of In Situ Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity to Provide an Understanding of Cover System Performance Over Time 1259

Milczarek, M.A. Saturated and Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties Characterization at Mine Facilities: Are We Doing it Right 1273

Miller, S. Design and Implementation of A Strategic Review of ARD Risk in Rio Tinto 1287

Miller, A. Mechanisms of Nickel and Zinc Removal in Oxic Limestone Systems and the Application to Metal Mine Drainages 1302

Moehle, J. Leachate and Enzyme Bioassay Toxicity Assessment Tests at the Tip Top Mine, A Marginally Impacted Site 1314

Morin, K.A. Case Studies of Costs and Longevities of Alkali-Based Water-Treatment Plants for ARD 1333

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Munk, L. Upward Migration of Constituents in Soil Covers at Semi-Arid Mine Sites 1345

Nahir, M. Application of Risk Management to Abandoned Mine Sites in the Canadian North 1358

Neuman, D.R. Phytostabilization of Fluvial Tailings Deposits in the Clark Fork River Flood Plain 1371

Nordstrom, D.K. Mineral Solubility and Weathering Rate Constraints on Metal Concentrations in Ground Waters of Mineralized Areas Near Questa, New Mexico 1383

Nordwick, S. Three Comparative Evaluations of Technologies for Eliminating Acid Generation from Waste Rock 1400

Nordwick, S. Advances in Development of Bioreactors Applicable to the Treatment of ARD 1410

O’Kane, M. Choosing Representative Climate Years for Predicting Long-Term Performance of Mine Waste Cover Systems 1421

Olson, G.J. Toward Source Control of Acid Rock Drainage 1435

Orndorff, Z.W. Predicting Depth to Sulfidic Sediments in the Coastal Plain of Virginia 1453

Ouangrawa, M. The Effect of Water Table Elevation on Acid Mine Drainage from Reactive Tailings: A Laboratory and Numerical Modeling Study 1473

Palmer, M. Case Study on the Remediation of Water Ingress to Old Gold Workings Linked to Active Mining Areas in South Africa 1483

Park, B.T. In Situ Chemical and Biological Treatment Leading to Successful Water Discharge From Anchor Hill Pit Lake, Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, South Dakota, U.S.A 1065

Parshley, J.V. Reclamation and Closure of Summer Camp Pit Lake, Nevada: A Case Study 1495

Paul, M. Source Manipulation in Water Bodies of Flooded Underground Mines – Experiences from the Wismut Remediation Program 1514

Pedroni, L. Properties of Treatment Sludge During Sedimentation and Consolidation Tests 1531

Pérez-López, R. Oxidative Dissolution at Basic pH of A Pyrite-Rich Sludge Doped with Fly Ash 1545

Pérez-López, R. Acid Neutralization and Metals Retention in Sulfide-Rich Mining Wastes Induced by the Addition of Fly Ash 1555

Perry, E.F. Water Quality Evolution in Flooded and Unflooded Coal Mine-Pools 1565

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Piatak, N.M. Geochemical Characterization of Mine Waste from the Pike Hill Superfund Site in Vermont, USA 1582

Pisa, V. Acid Mine Drainage in Czech Republic – Legal Regulations, Pollution, Management 1603

Place, D. L. Characterizing and Tracking Reactive Mixture Alterations: New Tools for Passive Treatment System Design and Monitoring 1605

Pruden, A. Microbiology of Sulfate-Reducing Passive Treatment Systems 1620

Puhlmann, T. Development and Operation of a Water Balance at Rio Paracatu Mineracão, Brazil 1632

Ranville, J. Integrating Bioavailability Approaches into Waste Rock Evaluations 1642

Richards, D.G. Design and Implementation of A Strategic Review of ARD Risk in Rio Tinto 1657

Romano, C.G. Reactive Transport Modeling of AMD Release and Attenuation at the Fault Lake Tailings Area, Falconbridge, Ontario 1673

Romig, D. Leaf Area and Root Density Measurements for Use in Cover Performance Evaluations on Semi-Arid Reclaimed Mine Lands 1694

Rose, A. W. Long-Term Performance of Vertical Flow Ponds – An Update 1704

Rossi, M. E. Geostatistical Modeling of Acid Rock Prediction Uncertainty 1717

Ross, C.S. Effective Passive Treatment of Mine Effluent Using A Phosphate Reactive Medium 1728

Rötting, T.S. Challenges of Passive Treatment of Metal Mine Drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Southern Spain): Preliminary Studies 1753

Ruhs, A. Growth Inhibition of Cellulomonas flavigena Induced by Copper and Zinc: Determination of Toxicity Thresholds and the Combined Effects of Copper and Zinc on the Growth of a Cellulolytic-Fermenting Bacteria 1768

Rusdinar, Y. Long Term Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Management at PT Freeport Indonesia 1774

Russell, C. Mine Drainage Challenges From A TO Z In The United States 1785

Rykaart, M. Findings of International Review of Soil Cover Design and Construction Practices for Mine Waste Closure 1804

Salzsauler, K.A. Arsenic in Oxidation Products of High Sulfide, Refractory Aresenopyrite Mine Waste, Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada 1823

Samaraweera, S. Mixing of Waste Rock to Lower the Release of Mg+2 and SO4-2

at Argyle Diamond Mine 1824

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Sapsford, D.J. Iron and Manganese Removal in a Vertical Flow Reactor for Passive Treatment of Mine Water 1831

Sares, M.A. Natural Acid Rock Drainage Associated with Hydrothermally Altered Terrane in Colorado 1844

Sarmiento, A.M. Pollution of A River Basin Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) 1850

Schafer, W.M. Post-Betze Pit Lake Water Quality Prediction, Nevada 1863

Schafer, W.M. Probabilistic Modeling of Long-Term Mass Loads from a Covered Dry-Stack Tailings Facility 1889

Schmiermund, R.L. Application of Geo-Environmental Models to Accelerated EIA and Permitting Processes for an Andean Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit 1903

Schmiermund, R.L. A Modification of Column-Type Humidity Cells to Accommodate Very Fine-Grained Mineral Processing Wastes 1912

Schmiermund, R.L. Application of Geo-Environmental and Biotic Ligand Models in the Life Cycle of Mine Development – A Flowchart for Integration 1920

Schneider, C. CCSA System for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage 1926

Schultze, M. The Aznalcóllar Pit Lake – Water Quality and Options of Control 1927

Seal II, R.R. Processes Controlling Geochemical Variations in the South Pit Lake, Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site, Vermont, USA 1936

Segalstad, T.V. Mining Mitigation in Norway and Future Improvement Possibilities 1952

Shaw, S. Characterization of the Waste Rock and Pit Walls at the Jundee Gold Mine Site in Western Australia and Implications for Long-term Issues 1961

Sherriff, B.L. The Contrasting Geochemistry of Surface Water in the Tailings of Central Manitoba Gold Mine, Canada 1974

Showalter, J.M. Growth of Three Appalachian Hardwood Species in Different Mine Spoil Types With and Without Topsoil Inoculation 1976

Sibilski, U. ARD Management at Geita Gold Mine 2000

Sidenko, N.V. Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Ni-Cu Sulfide Tailings, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada 2011

Simpson, S.J. The Source, Attenuation and Potential Mobility of Arsenic at New Britannia Mine, Snow Lake, Manitoba 2030

Sinclair, Jr. H.R. Use of Land Capability Classification System in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87) 2032

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Skousen, J. Water Quality from Above-Drainage Underground Mines Over A 35-Year Period 2044

Smith, K.S. Predicting Toxic Effects of Copper on Aquatic Biota in Mineralized Areas by Using the Biotic Ligand Model 2055

Smuda, J. Mineralogical, Geochemical and Isotopic Study of the Active Tailings Impoundment Carén from the Porphyry Copper Deposit El Teniente, Chile 2078

Smuda, J. Geochemistry and Secondary Mineralogy at the Sulfide-Rich Excelsior Waste Rock Dump from the Polymetallic Zn-Pb-(Ag-Bi-Cu) Mineralization Cerro de Pasco, Peru 2084

Stanton, M. R. Laboratory Studies of Sphalerite Decomposition: Applications to the Weathering of Mine Wastes and Potential Effects on Water Quality 2090

Stewart, W.A. Advances in Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Characterization of Mine Wastes 2098

Taylor, J. Alkalinity Producing Cover Materials for Providing Sustained Improvement in Water Quality from Waste Rock Piles 2120

Tremblay, G. Mend in the 21ST Century 2133

Trumm, D.A. AMD Treatment in New Zealand – Use of Small-scale Passive Systems 2142

van Zyl, D.J.A. Acid Drainage Technology Initiative: Ten Years of Mining Industry, Government Agencies and Academia Collaboration in the Metal and Coal Mining Sectors in the USA 2159

Verburg, R. Surface Paste Disposal of High-Sulfide Tailings – Field Cell Monitoring and Pilot Plant Testing 2170

Versteeg, R. Managing A Capped Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Repository Using Semi-Autonomous Monitoring and Modeling 2188

Wade, C. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Quiulichcha Tailings Impoundment from the Polymetallic Z-Pb-(Ag-Bi-Cu) Deposit Cerro de Pasco, Peru. 2198

Wagner, K. Hydrogeogeochemical Characterization of Effluent from Mine Waste Rock, Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan 2207

Walder, I.F. Hydrogeological and Geochemical Characterization of a Waste Rock Pile from a Porphyry Copper Deposit in the Semi-Arid South West USA 2217

Walder, I.F. Pit Lake Water Quality Modeling Calibration of the Main Pit, Tyrone Mine, New Mexico, USA 2240

Wangerud, K. Insights into Hydrodynamic and Geochemical Processes in A Valley-Fill ARD Waste-Rock Repository from an Autonomous Multi-Sensor Monitoring System 2262

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Waygood, C. Case Study on the Remediation of the Defunct Coal Mine Arbor Colliery, in Mpumalanga South Africa 2281

Weber, P.A. Short-Term Acid Rock Drainage Characteristics Determined by Paste pH and Kinetic NAG Testing: Cypress Prospect, New Zealand 2289

Wels, C. Assessment of Groundwater Impacts at the Historic Mount Morgan Mine Site, Queensland, Australia 2311

Wen, M.E. Biological Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage at the Island Copper Mine Pit Lake: Results from an Enclosure Study 2332

Werner, F. Predicted and Observed Water Quality Data from the Coal Mine Pit Lake Bärwalde, Laustz, Germany 2333

Werner, F. Assessment of a Treatment Scheme for Acidic Mining Lakes Using CO2 and Calcium Oxides to Precipitate Carbonates 2344

Whitehouse Mercury Discharges from Small Scale Gold Mines in North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Managing a Change from Mercury to Cyanide 2354

Wickland, B. Mixtures of Waste Rock and Tailings: Resistance to Acid Rock Drainage 2369

Wildeman, T.R. Passive Treatment of A Cyanide and Arsenic Laden Process Water at the RPM Gold Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2377

Williams, D Long-Term Monitoring of Kidston’s “Store/Release” Cover System Over Potentially Acid Forming Waste Rock Piles 2385

Williams, R. D. Pit Backfill: Yea or Nay, A Montana Example 2397

Williamson, M. A. Iron Dynamics in Acid Mine Drainage 2411

Wilson, G. W. The Application of Blended Waste Rock and Tailings for Cover Systems in Mine Waste Management 2424

Wireman, M. Hydrogeologic Characterization of Ground Waters, Mine Pools and the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Leadville, Colorado 2439

Wisskirchen, C. Element Distribution in Water and Sediments of an Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Lake (pH ~1) of the Zn-Pb(-Ag-Bi-Cu) Deposit, Cerro de Pasco (Peru) 2470

Wisskirchen, C. The Marine Shore Porphyry Copper Mine Tailings Deposit at Chañaral, Northern Chile 2480

Wolkersdorfer, C. Acid Mine Drainage Tracer Tests 2490

Workman, R.D. Creating Wetlands for Compensatory Mitigation by Reclamation of Iron Mine Tailings Basins at the Republic Mine in Marquette County, Michigan 2502

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Wright, J. Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Zn, Pb and Cd using a Permeable Reactive Barrier with Apatite II 2514

Wyatt, G. Innovative Water Treatment Plant Utilizing the South Mine Pit at the Copper Basin Mining Site in Tennessee, USA 2529

Yager, D.B. Net Acid Production, Acid Neutralizing Capacity and Associated Geophysical, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Characteristics of Animas River Watershed Rocks, Silverton, Colorado 2540

Younger, P.L. Predictions and Reality: Generation of Strongly Net-Acidic Mine Waters Through Flooding of Underground Coal Mine Workings with Limestone Roof Strata, Blenkinsopp Colliery (Northumberland, UK) 2542

Younger, P.L. Acid Drainage Prevention Guidelines for Scottish Opencast Coal Mining: The Primacy of the Conceptual Model 2558

Younger, P.L. Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe (PADRE): Building A Better Future Founded on Research and Best Practice. 2571

Zaluski, M.H. A Modular Field-Bioreactor for Acid Rock Drainage Treatment 2575

Zhan, G. The Evolution of Evapotranspiration Cover Systems at Barrick Goldstrike Mines 2585

Zinck, J. Disposal, Reprocessing and Reuse Options for Acidic Drainage Treatment Sludge 2604

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Andrews, W.J. Investigation of Time Trends in Bioavailable Metals in the Tri-State Mining District Through Analyses of Metals Concentrations in Tree Rings 2632

Barton, C.D Carbon Sequestration on Reforested Minelands in Appalachia 2633

Blumenstein, E.P. Evaluating the Effects of Water Chemistry Variation on the MetPlate™ Enzyme Bioassay, When Used to Screen for Metals Contamination in Mining Impacted Soils and Waters 2364

Buccambuso, E. Assessment of Microbial Activity in Field Site Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors 2635

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Butler, B.A. Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Zinc Behavior in North Fork Clear Creek, Colorado 2636

Chambers, M.L. Removal of Manganese and Zinc from Mining Influenced Waters 2637

Diehl, S.F. Distribution of Arsenic, Selenium, and Other Trace Elements in Pyrite in Appalachian Coal Basins in Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia 2638

Hageman, P.L. A Rapid, Inexpensive Leach Test to Assess Potential Leaching of Soluble Constituents from Mine Wastes, Soils and Other Geologic Materials 2639

Lestari, R. Dissolved Copper Recovery from Mine Seepage Water at Batu Hijau Site, Newmont – Indonesia 2641

Littlefield, T. Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics in Reforested Mine Sites within the Eastern Kentucky Coal Fields 2642

Maharaj, S. Development of a Rapid Assessment Method for Quantifying Carbon Sequestration on Reclaimed Coal Mine Sites 2643

McGrath, J. Suitability of Post-SMCRA Reclaimed Mines for Reforestation 2644

Miller, A.W. Optimization of A Pulsed Limestone Bed Reactor at the Argo Tunnel in Idaho Springs, Colorado 2645

Moehle, J. TCLP Investigations: The Development of A Rapid Screening Field Assessment Test 2646

Pruden, A. Microbiology of Sulfate-Reducing Passive Treatment Systems 2647

Rutkowski, T.L. A Tale of Two Metal Removal Mechanisms; Seasonal Trends in Biotic and Abiotic Metal Removal in A Sulfate Reducing Bioreactor 2648

Taylor, T.J. Hydrologic and Water Quality Characteristics of Loose-Dumped Mine Spoil 2649

Vaconcelos, F.M. Arsenic Speciation in Drainage Impacted by Gold Mine Tailing Deposits. Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2650

Vilela, O.V. Acid Mine Drainage Mitigation at Riacho Dos Machados Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2651

Watzlaf , G.R. Mine Water for Heating and Cooling Using Geothermal Heat Pump Systems 2652

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