Photo used with permission of the Mine Water Solutions Conference.
The fifth Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference was held at UBC Vancouver from June 16-18, 2025. Co-organized by the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) and C3 Alliance, this international technical conference brings together experts in the field of mining and water management to share research and best practices.
cIRcle is pleased to offer permanent, open access to a selection of papers from this year’s conference via the International Conference on Mine Water Solutions (5th : 2025) collection. The wide range of topics include: climate risk and resilience; closure water management; mine planning; mine water characterization; mitigation techniques; monitoring, modelling, and prediction; proactive mine water management; and watershed stewardship.
A few highlights include:
- Climate Issues Can and Are Affecting Public Water Supplies: How Emergency Preparedness Comes into Play, which outlines the effects of extreme weather events to public water supply, and recommendations for effective risk management strategies.
- Geomorphic Landform and Drainage Design in Steep Terrain, which presents a nature-based solution case study, applicable to future risk mitigation and reclamation of steep post-mining landforms.
- Benchmarking for Improved Water Strategy Decision Making, which outlines numerous causes of numerous water challenges and vulnerabilities, and how “benchmarking aids companies in decision-making, setting realistic targets, and comparing efforts with industry peers,” to be strategic stewardship leaders.
Over its history, the MWS Conference has been held every 2-4 years. Moving forward, the organizers plan to hold the conference every two years, and cIRcle looks forward to continued collaboration with the conference organizers to provide long-term access and preservation to these valuable research materials.
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