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Sand Coulee Abandoned Mine Reclamation Acid Mine Drainage Source Control Evaluation PDF

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Sand Coulee Abandoned Mine Reclamation  Acid Mine Drainage Source Control  Evaluation David Donohue, HydroSolutions Inc Tom Henderson, Montana DEQ Mine Design, Operations, and  Closure Conference Fairmont Hot Springs, Montana May 6‐10, 2018 Project Sponsors  Montana Department of Natural Resources and  Conservation (DNRC)  Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)  U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and  Enforcement (OSMRE) Presentation Outline  Sand Coulee Mining History  Previous Investigations  Source Control and Feasibility Evaluation  Recent Investigations   Adit Flow, Monitoring Wells, and Bedrock Aquifer   Drainage Well Practicability  Next Steps Great Falls Coal Field Sand Coulee, Stockett, Belt 4 Mining History 1888 ‐ Sand Coulee Coal Company Incorporated 1905 – Cascade County is the largest coal producer in state 1927 – Mine reports indicate pumped water is “practically acid” 1934 – Tony Boyle injured working as a night foreman in Giffen mine 1941 – All business activities discontinued 5 Sand Coulee Mine in the 1890s 6 80 Years Later - 1970 7 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Surface Mining Reclamation Control Act 8 Kate’s Coulee pH 3.8 1,400 mg/L Acidity  157 mg/L Aluminum 201 mg/L Iron 2,330 mg/L Sulfate 30 GPM Mining Coulee pH 2.6 7,500 mg/L Acidity  764 mg/L Aluminum 756 mg/L Iron 9,570 mg/L Sulfate 7 GPM

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Acid Mine Drainage Source Control. Evaluation. David Donohue, HydroSolutions Inc. Tom Henderson, Montana DEQ. Mine Design, Operations, and.
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