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Strategies for the prediction of acid mine drainage Lawrence, Richard W.; Ritcey, Gordon M.; Poling, G. W. (George Wesley)

Abstract

A comprehensive 1 year study has been carried out to evaluate and compare methods to predict the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) and to make recommendations on the methods most suitable for laboratory and field use. This paper presents the findings of this study and includes a brief description of methods evaluated, a summary of the test results, and a discussion on the ability of the methods to accurately predict field behaviour. A principal conclusion made from the results of the study is that accurate and confident prediction of AMD is not likely to be achieved in a single test. Factors affecting the choice of test procedures to be used for a given tailing or waste rock are discussed on the basis of simplicity, time, equipment, cost, ease of interpretation, and correlation with field data. In addition, approaches to be used in the selection of AMD prediction methods for site specific applications involving either land-based or sub-aqueous waste deposition are outlined.

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Title
Strategies for the prediction of acid mine drainage
Creator
Lawrence, Richard W.; Ritcey, Gordon M.; Poling, G. W. (George Wesley)
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
1989
Description
A comprehensive 1 year study has been carried out to evaluate and compare methods to predict the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) and to make recommendations on the methods most suitable for laboratory and field use. This paper presents the findings of this study and includes a brief description of methods evaluated, a summary of the test results, and a discussion on the ability of the methods to accurately predict field behaviour. A principal conclusion made from the results of the study is that accurate and confident prediction of AMD is not likely to be achieved in a single test. Factors affecting the choice of test procedures to be used for a given tailing or waste rock are discussed on the basis of simplicity, time, equipment, cost, ease of interpretation, and correlation with field data. In addition, approaches to be used in the selection of AMD prediction methods for site specific applications involving either land-based or sub-aqueous waste deposition are outlined.
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Conference Paper
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-09-08
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042143
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12681
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Mining Engineering, Keevil Institute of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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