Guidelines and Recommended Methods for the Prediction of Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage at Minesites in British Columbia (BC Ministry of Employment and Investment, 1997)
This draft technical manual provides comprehensive guidelines and recommended methods for predicting metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ARD) at minesites in British Columbia, including static and kinetic testing procedures, data interpretation frameworks, and prediction methodologies for various mine components and exposure conditions.
- Date
- 1997
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- British Columbia Ministry of Employment and Investment, Mine Reclamation Section (MRS), Dr. William A. Price, Minesite Drainage Assessment Group, Klohn-Crippen, Chemex Labs Ltd., BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks
- Locations
- British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Smithers, British Columbia, Island Copper Mine, Tulsequah Chief Project, Equity Silver, Huckleberry
- Parameters
- acid rock drainage (ARD), metal leaching, neutralization potential, sulphide oxidation, pH, trace elements, water quality, drainage chemistry, static testing, kinetic testing, humidity cell testing, acid-base accounting, mineralogy, particle size, sulphur species, secondary mineral precipitation
- Pages
- 171
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