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Preparing a high elevation tailings impoundment for final closure Witt, Peter; Hamaguchi, Bob A.

Abstract

Highland Valley Copper (HVC), located in south-central British Columbia, 75 kilometres southwest of Kamloops, operates one of the world’s largest copper and molybdenum mines. This paper discusses the Highmont Tailings impoundment concerning its various steps toward final closure. After Highmont Mining ceased operations in 1984, it joined the partnership with HVC in 1988 and moved its concentrator to Lornex. Since then the Highmont tailings have been under care and maintenance and have slowly proceeded towards final closure. As we are now approaching the final phases, this paper explains the various steps taken to bring the Highmont tailings impoundment toward final closure.

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Preparing a high elevation tailings impoundment for final closure
Creator
Witt, Peter; Hamaguchi, Bob A.
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2006
Description
Highland Valley Copper (HVC), located in south-central British Columbia, 75 kilometres southwest of Kamloops, operates one of the world’s largest copper and molybdenum mines. This paper discusses the Highmont Tailings impoundment concerning its various steps toward final closure. After Highmont Mining ceased operations in 1984, it joined the partnership with HVC in 1988 and moved its concentrator to Lornex. Since then the Highmont tailings have been under care and maintenance and have slowly proceeded towards final closure. As we are now approaching the final phases, this paper explains the various steps taken to bring the Highmont tailings impoundment toward final closure.
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Conference Paper
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Text
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-05-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042505
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8462
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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