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Water management and molybdenum treatment at the closed Noranda Inc. Brenda Mines site, Peachland BC Patterson, Michael

Abstract

Brenda Mines, an open pit copper-molybdenum producer, operated from 1970 until 1990. Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, approximately 200 million tonnes of ore were processed at the site. During the operating period the site water balance was such that discharge of effluent was not required. However, the long-term legacy of the site is that on average 3.1 million cubic meters of water per year, containing 3 mg/L molybdenum, will have to be treated prior to discharge. Water treatment is expected to be required for an estimated 50-200 years. This paper will discuss the water management strategy implemented at the site, and the unique water treatment facility, which reduces molybdenum levels to an average of 0.03 mg/L.

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Water management and molybdenum treatment at the closed Noranda Inc. Brenda Mines site, Peachland BC
Creator
Patterson, Michael
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2003
Description
Brenda Mines, an open pit copper-molybdenum producer, operated from 1970 until 1990. Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, approximately 200 million tonnes of ore were processed at the site. During the operating period the site water balance was such that discharge of effluent was not required. However, the long-term legacy of the site is that on average 3.1 million cubic meters of water per year, containing 3 mg/L molybdenum, will have to be treated prior to discharge. Water treatment is expected to be required for an estimated 50-200 years. This paper will discuss the water management strategy implemented at the site, and the unique water treatment facility, which reduces molybdenum levels to an average of 0.03 mg/L.
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-06-18
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042443
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9433
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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