Policy for Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage at Minesites in British Columbia (BC Ministry of Energy and Mines & Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, July 1998)
This British Columbia policy establishes regulatory requirements and guiding principles for managing metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD) at minesites. It prescribes a three-step prediction and mitigation process and outlines various strategies including avoidance, underwater storage, covers, blending, and drainage collection and treatment.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Ministry of Energy and Mines, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, British Columbia Government
- Locations
- British Columbia, North America, Canada
- Parameters
- metal leaching, acid rock drainage, acid generation potential, neutralization potential, water quality, trace element content, sulphide minerals, drainage chemistry, contaminant loadings, geotechnical stability, hydrological conditions, receiving environment objectives
- Pages
- 19
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