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Hard Rock Mine Reclamation
Hard rock mines have significant effects on the territories where they operate, through both infrastructure construction as well as resource use. Due to their extractive activities, these mines store large quantities of wastes at the surface, which can be both physically and chemically unstable. Reclamation aims to return a mine site to a satisfactory state, meaning that the site should not threaten human health or security, should not generate in the long term any contaminant that could significantly affect the surrounding environment, and should be aesthetically acceptable to communities. This book focuses on the reclamation of waste storage areas, which constitute the main source of pollu...
Towards a Sustainable Management of Mine Wastes
The need for efficient and sustainable management methods of mine waste is continuously growing all around the world. These waste products often present serious management problems due to their more or less significant amounts and possible environmental threats. This Special Issue highlights the recent and new trends in sustainable mine waste management techniques. Currently, it is essential to sustainably manage mine waste, considering social, economic, environmental and technical aspects. In this Special Issue, insights related to the following issues are highlighted: the problems around mine waste, the fine characterization of mine waste, the latest available technical and environmental s...
A Modified Oxygen Consumption Test to Evaluate Gas Flux Through Oxygen Barrier Cover Systems
The evaluation of an oxygen barrier cover performance is an integral part of many reclamation programs that aim at limiting acid mine drainage (AMD) production from sulphide tailings. The oxygen flux through the cover to the underlying reactive tailings should then be much smaller (by a factor of 1000 or more) than the flux into exposed (uncovered) tailings. Different techniques have been developed over the years to assess this flux. Given the limitations encountered when using available approaches to measure such low oxygen flux, the authors have developed a modified testing and interpretation method based on the oxygen consumption (OC) test, which is commonly used to determine oxidation rates of uncovered tailings. The proposed modifications to the OC testing procedure are presented in this paper, together with the new interpretation method. Typical tests results obtained with the modified OC method on an existing site, reclaimed using a layered cover with capillary barrier effects (CCBE), are presented and discussed. The results demonstrate that the modified oxygen consumption (MOC) test is an effective tool to assess the performance of oxygen barrier covers used to prevent AMD.
Hard Rock Mine Reclamation
Hard rock mines have significant effects on the territories where they operate, through both infrastructure construction as well as resource use. Due to their extractive activities, these mines store large quantities of wastes at the surface, which can be both physically and chemically unstable. Reclamation aims to return a mine site to a satisfactory state, meaning that the site should not threaten human health or security, should not generate in the long term any contaminant that could significantly affect the surrounding environment, and should be aesthetically acceptable to communities. This book focuses on the reclamation of waste storage areas, which constitute the main source of pollu...
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Bonne Chance!
Deep in the Limousin countryside, Richard Wiles bought his dream home. But he didn’t anticipate renovating the dilapidated farmhouse during the insect plagues of summer and the harsh blizzards of winter. Told with humour and optimism, this is a unique tale of overcoming the formidable challenges of building a home, and a life, in France.
Bon Courage
A rundown, rat-infested barn might not be many people’s vision of a dream home. But for Richard and Al, the cavernous building in a hamlet in the Limousin region of France is perfect. This hilarious and heartwarming tale of a new life in France resounds to the Gallic refrain, ‘Bon courage!’
Proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage
This two-volume set contains the proceedings of the ICARD 2000 conference on environmental behavior of mine wastes. Taking into account how the increased globalization of mining has spread acid drainage-related issues to less temperate climatic environments, as well as the implications of the prospe
