Samatosum Mine Acid Rock Drainage Case Study (BHP Billiton, 1996)
A case study examining drainage treatment and mitigation strategies at the Samatosum mine, detailing measures to limit leaching from waste rock dumps and tailings, including costs and long-term monitoring requirements for managing acid rock drainage and sludge disposal.
- Date
- 1996–2001
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Cominco, QR Gold, Mount Polley, Kemess, Huckleberry, Duthie Mine
- Locations
- Samatosum, Appalachians, Houston, British Columbia
- Parameters
- acid rock drainage (ARD), waste rock dump drainage, high density sludge, treatment sludge disposal, tailings leaching, groundwater interception, metal leaching, surface cover, long-term monitoring, cumulative risk and liability
- Pages
- 5
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