Tailings and mine waste '04: proceedings of the Eleventh Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, 10-13 October 2004, Vail, Colorado, USA PDF
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Cover Page i TAILINGS AND MINE WASTE ’04 Page ii This page intentionally left blank. Page iii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH TAILINGS AND MINE WASTE CONFERENCE, 10–13 OCTOBER 2004, VAIL, COLORADO, USA Tailings and Mine Waste ’04 A.A.BALKEMA PUBLISHERS LEIDEN/LONDON/NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA/SINGAPORE Page iv Copyright © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publisher. Although all care is taken to ensure the integrity and quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. 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ISBN 0203021630 Master ebook ISBN ISBN (OEB Format) ISBN 04 1535 939 2 (Print Edition) Page v Table of contents Tailings and Mine Waste ’04 © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 04 1535 939 2 Preface IX Organization XI Site characterization Chemical characterization of a receiving lake at the MSF Nickel Mine Minas Gerais, Brazil 3 T.R.Wildeman, A.P.Pinto & L.L.Fregadolli Use of the New Mexico Mine Rock Pile database in characterization at mine sites 11 V.T.McLemore, G.K.Hoffman & G.R.Jones Evaluating vegetative coversoil caps in the arid, urban, upland environment in Butte, Montana 17 D.T.Shanight, S.Sparks & P.Blicker Design, operation and disposal Tailing impoundment permitting, design, construction, and operation in an arctic environment 27 C.D.Gillespie, D.R.East & C.F.Cobb Tailings management: A simple way to increase water reclaim 39 S.Barrera, M.Arredondo, P.Madariaga & C.Scognamillo Users perspective on the design of high density base metal tailings handling systems 45 M.Engman, A.Sellgren, A.Sundqvist, T.Wennberg & I.Goldkuhl Erosional stability of tailings storage facilities in an arid climate 55 D.J.Williams & D.J.Stolberg Risk assessment applied to tunnel erosion of mine spoils 63 D.J.Williams, R.J.Loch & C.Vacher Seismic performance of tailings dams built on soft clay 71 E.Masengo Water recovery study for Pampa Pabellon tailings impoundment, Collahuasi, Chile 77 C.Wels, A.MacG.Robertson & P.M.Madariaga Geotechnical considerations Evaluating the liquefaction resistance of tailings from hard rock mining 89 M.James Consolidation response of mine tailings exposed to freeze/thaw conditions 101 J.F.Lupo, K.F.Morrison & J.Bronson Page vi Assessing the mechanical behaviour of cemented clayey tailings 109 T.A.Newson & T.D.Dyer Advanced processing of time domain reflectometry for improved slope stability monitoring 117 S.P.Farrington & S.M.Sargand Performance of Fredlund thermal conductivity sensor 125 J.M.Padilla, Y.Y.Perera & D.G.Fredlund Liners, covers and barriers Comparison of model predictions and field data for an ET cover 137 C.H.Benson, G.L.Bohnhoff, A.P.Apinwantragoon, A.S.Ogorzalek, C.D.Shackelford & W.H.Albright Influences of construction subtleties on the hydraulic performance of waterbalance covers 143 G.M.Smith & W.J.Waugh Cover systems for hypersaline tailings in an arid climate 153 D.J.Stolberg & D.J.Williams Issues for consideration when designing a growth medium layer for a reactive mine waste cover system 161 B.K.Ayres, M.O’Kane & S.L.Barbour Groundwater and geochemistry Remediation of 25 million gallons of acidic groundwater, Nacimiento Copper Mine site, Cuba, New Mexico 167 J.B.Cowart, J.J.Milne & R.Rudy As and Pb bioaccesibility in polluted soils from a mining site under semiarid climate in Mexico 173 I.Razo, J.Téllez, M.Monroy, L.Carrizales, F.DíazBarriga & J.Castro Modeling of densitydependent groundwater flow and transport at the uranium mill tailings site near Moab, Utah 185 D.M.Peterson, M.Kautsky, K.E.Karp, T.Wright & D.R.Metzler Remediation and reclamation Treatment of acid mine drainage at the Lee Mountain Adit, Montana using an alkalinity producing system 197 K.S.Whiting Suppressing pyrite oxidation via iron phosphate coating 203 X.Huang Effect of inocula on heavy metal removal by sulfatereducing columns 213 N.L.Messner, L.P.Pereyra, A.Pruden, K.Reardon & C.S.Mazón Stabilization and isolation of the McLaren Mine waste rock, New World Mining District, Montana 223 W.H.Bucher, B.R.Grant, L.Cawlfield & F.Ehernberger Page vii The cleanup challenge—Bunker Hill Superfund Site, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 235 W.D.Adams Planning and implementing a phased remediation strategy at a large miningimpacted watershed in Montana 241 N.A.Marsh A compendium of radon data for the rehabilitation of Australian uranium projects 247 G.M.Mudd Phase 2 results for use of hyperspectral remote sensing for evaluation of naturally and anthropogenically impacted drainage in the upper Arkansas river watershed 261 D.C.Peters, P.L.Hauff, D.W.Coulter, M.A.Sares, D.Bird, F.B.Henderson III & E.C.prosh Coal mining issues Bench and pilot scale test results: Passive treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) at the Fran Coal Mine, PA 267 J.J.Gusek & J.Schueck Coal slurry impoundment location and warning system 275 B.Stout, J.Papillo, D.McAteer, H.Childers, J.Hoover, J.Higginbotham & J.Quaranta Improving the safety of coal slurry impoundments 279 J.D.Quaranta, J.D.McAteer, B.Gutta & P.Ziemkiewicz Paste technologies A simple method for estimating rates of drying and desaturation of paste tailings during surface deposition 287 P.H.Simms & M.W.Grabinsky Microstructural and chemical investigations of cemented paste backfills 293 T.Ramlochan, M.W.Grabinsky & R.D.Hooton Paste technology: Success is in the approach 305 J.L.Johnson & J.S.Slottee New technologies and approaches Development of a novel packedbed bioreactor to remove sulfate from taconite process water 313 T.A.Moe, M.D.Johnson & P.Eger Combined ThiocyanatePhosphate treatment for the control and prevention of acid rock drainage (ARD) 325 G.J.Olson, T.R.Clark & T.I.Mudder Blast densification of hydraulically placed, loose, saturated and stratified mine tailings 331 I.Wislesky Insitu dewatering of mine tailings using electrokinetic geosynthetics 341 A.B.Fourie, D.Johns & C.J.F.P.Jones Page viii Policies and procedures A regulatory toolkit of integrated financial approaches to quantifying the financial risks and benefits of superfund redevelopment in a mine waste setting 349 G.Ballentine, F.Costanzi, C.Zakowski & D.Nelson One Australian perspective on sustainable mining: Declining ore grades and increasing waste volumes 359 G.M.Mudd Facilitating investigation and remediation of mining sites through the use of simple and effective community involvement tools 371 K.L.Ekstrom Case histories Innovative mine site rehabilitation in a semiarid climate 383 D.J.Williams & N.A.Currey 3D mine mapping drives cleanup design and closure, Burlington Fluorspar Mine Site, Jamestown, Colorado 393 J.B.Cowart & M.Levin Restoration of ecosystems and longterm stabilization of initially acidic pit lakes, Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, South Dakota 399 J.G.Harrington, K.Wangerud & S.D.Fundingsland Cerro Santa Rosa tailings dam: Storage capacity increased using a unique mechanically stabilized earth design 407 J.M.Purdy, M.L.Fuller, R.Byrd, O.Vega & P.Venturo Not all contamination comes from mining operations 415 S.D.Anderson, K.B.Cosper, B.W.Buck, A.M.Lemon & A.L.Mayo Author index 427 Page ix Preface Tailings and Mine Waste ’04 © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 04 1535 939 2 This is the eleventh annual Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, and the second time the venue is at the Vail Cascade Resort in Vail, Colorado. The purpose of these conferences is to provide a forum for discussion and establishment of dialogue among all people in the mining industry and environmental community regarding tailings and mine waste. Previous conferences have been successful in providing opportunities for formal and informal discussion, exhibits by equipment and instrumentation companies, technical exhibits, and general social interaction. This year’s conference includes over 48 papers. These papers address the important issues faced by the mining industry today. These proceedings will provide a record of the discussions at the conference that will remain of value for many years.
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