2014 Program

Tuesday 29 April 2014
 

Welcome and Introduction

Mr Bruce Barrie, JKTech

Opening Address

Hon. Tom Koutsantonis MP, Government of South Australia

Workshop Major Partner Address

Mr Mike O’Kane, O’Kane Consultants Pty Ltd

FROM BOARDROOMS TO MINE SITES - THE BUSINESS CASE FOR IMPROVED AMD MANAGEMENT

Keynote Address: Detailed Characterisation of the Waste Rock Dumps at the Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine –
Optionality for Closure
Mr Paul Brown, Rio Tinto

Commercial Implementation of Mine Closure Research Bringing Tools to Practice for Management Decisions
M. O’Kane, G. McKenna, and C. Qualizza

Leading Practice Solutions for ARD Prevention and Control. A Key to Achieving a Sustainable Future for Mineral
Resource Development S. Miller

FUTURE IMPLICATIONS FOR AMD MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALASIA

Keynote Address: Savage River Rehabilitation Project – 2002 to 2013
Prof David Williams, The University of Queensland

Management of Pyrrhotite Tailings – A Ten Year Case Study on Continuous Learning and Improvement
A. M. Robertson, N. Kawashima, R.St C. Smart, and R. Schumann

The Mt Gordon Challenge: Impacts of Historic Legacies, Highly Variable Climatic Conditions and Tough Economic
Conditions on Management of Acid Mine Drainage
K. Sell  and D. Allen

Beyond the PAF Cell S.R. Pearce Overall Acid Production Rates in Mine Wastes
A. Garvie, C. Linklater, J. Chapman, and A. Watson

Future implications for AMD management Australia - A

The Rum Jungle National Partnership Agreement
T. Laurencont and M. Rider

Rehabilitation Planning at the Rum Jungle Mine Site
P. Ferguson, C. Wels, and T. Laurencont

The Neutralisation Potential of Biotite and Phlogopite Dissolution at the Brukunga Pyrite Mine, South Australia
F. Ali, J. Webb, and J. Taylor

Future implications for AMD management Australia - B

What Do Elevated Background Contaminant Concentrations Mean for AMD Risk Assessment and Management in Western Australia?
C.D. McCullough and J.I. Pearce

Field and Desktop Waste Rock Classification Guide for a Metalliferous Mine in the Northern Territory, Australia
M. Landers, B. Usher, D. Faulkner and P. Marinelli

Interactive Panel Discussion Future Implications for AMD Management in Australasia
Invited Panellists

Wednesday 30 April 2014
 

Welcome and Introduction

Mr Bruce Barrie, JKTech

A GLOBAL VIEW ON ACID AND METALLIFEROUS DRAINAGE

Keynote Address: INAP Update and Outcomes of 9th ICARD in Ottawa
Dr Terry Chatwin, INAP

Designer Tailings: Improving the Management of Tailings Through Collaborative Research
M. Edraki, T. Huynh,  T. Baumgartl, L. Huang,  M. Andrusiewicz, K. Tungpalan, M. Tayebi-Khorami, E. Wightman, S. Palaniandy, E. Manlapig, C. Evans, S. Farrokhpay, D. Bradshaw, and S. Vink

MANAGING AMD - WHAT’S WORKING, WHAT’S NOT AND WHAT COULD BE

Cover Systems…. Are We There Yet?
M. O’Kane

WASTE ROCK LANDFORMS AND COVER DESIGN

Characterisation of 26 year Old Waste Rock Stockpiles at the Detour Lake Project
A. Cash, G.W. Wilson, D. Blowes, R. Amos, J. Robertson, and M.H. Turgeon

Geita Gold Mine Geochemical Characterisation
B. Dobchuk, I. Taylor, G. Hancock, Cooper, H., T. Coulthard, and R. Stephen

Defining Effective Closure and Reclamation Measures for Tailings and Waste Rock Storages: An African Case Study
P.A. Scott, R. Stephen, B. Dobchuk, M. Phillip, E. Mihayo, and I. Taylor

Evaluation of Three Different Cover Systems Utilizing Geosynthetic Layers Constructed in a Seasonally Humid Geographic Location for the Closure of Coal Waste Rock Piles
G.P. Meiers, M. O’Kane, D. Mayich, and M. Barteaux

Alkalinity Producing Covers for Minimisation of Acid Mine Drainage Generation in Waste Rock Dumps
W. Olds, P. Weber, and M. Pizey

Alkalinity Addition for Pyrite Passivation of Waste Rocks from Mt Lyell, Western Tasmania
M.G. Sephton and J.A. Webb

Performance of a Cover on a Bulk Sample Tailings Dam at Century Mine
P.L. Defferrard, T.K. Rohde, and B.J. Milsom

EFFECTIVE SAMPLING AND TESTING – IN PREDICTING DRAINAGE CHEMISTRY

Using Kinetic Geochemical Testwork to Assist with Mine Planning, Operations and Post Closure
B. Davis, N. Bourgeot, and J. Taylor 

Heterogeneity Analysis Tools for AMD Assessments
S.R. Pearce

Mineralogy of Mine Site Neutralising Materials: A Missing Link in AMD Control Planning
A.R. Gerson, R. Smart, J. Li, N. Kawashima, R. Fan, S. Zeng, R. Schumann, G. Levay, P. Dielemans, P. Mc Latchie, B. Huys, A. Hughes, S. Kent, and B. Hutchison

Biogeochemical Processes Governing Natural Pyrite Oxidation and Release of Acid Metalliferous Drainage
Y.T. Chen, J.T. Li, and W.S. Shu

Assessing Metal Leachability from Low Sulfur Wastes – Sequential Extraction Methods
C. Linklater, J. Chapman, P. Brown, R. Green, and S. Leake

Oxidation and Solute Accumulation in Pit Wall Rock: Limiting Changes to Pit Lake Water Quality
A. Garvie, C. Linklater, R. Staines, J. Chapman, and R. Green

RTIO AMPL Risk Assessment Tool
S. Hannam and R. Green

PASSIVE AND ACTIVE WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS IN MANAGING AMD

Passive Treatment of Antimony in New Zealand by Two Methods: Formation of Stibnite in a Sulphate-Reducing Bioreactor and Adsorption onto AMD Precipitates
D. Trumm and J. Pope

Instrumentation in Waste Dumps
S. Pearce and M. Barteaux

Friday 2 May 2014 
 

Welcome and Introduction

Mr Bruce Barrie, JKTech

PASSIVE AND ACTIVE WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS IN MANAGING AMD (Cont.)

The Dynamic Neutralising Behaviour of Alkaline Waste Rocks (Chlorite Calcite Schist) in Flow-Through Treatment of AMD Waters
J. Li, A.R. Gerson, R.St.C. Smart, K. Kaplun, N. Kawashima, R. Fan, R.C. Schumann, A. Hughes, B. Hutchison, and S. Kent

Nanofiltration for Resource Recovery from Mine Influenced Water
M. Mullett and R. Fornarelli

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH

Integration of Water Chemistry and Acidity Components: A New AMD Assessment Model
P. H. Pham, B. Noller, S. Golding, and M. Edraki

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH  Streams A & B

Gypsum Sludge and Tailings at Brukunga Mine Used as Partial Clay Substitute for Making Construction Materials: A Lab Scale Study
Y. Tian, R. Mollehuara, I. Gajjar, and P. Baker

The Inert Gas Micture (IGM) Technology to Prevent Acid Mine Drainage
L. Ameglio and H. Barrie

Tools for Assisting with the Assessment of Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD)
J. Waters, S. Pape, and J. Taylor

Domaining Acid Rock Drainage Risks Using Geometallurgical Data
A. Parbhakar-Fox and
B.G. Lottermoser

Neutralisation of Aluminium-rich Acid Mine Drainage to Form a Magnetic Sludge
W. Stanford and J. Webb

Wither Lime? AMD Treatment via In-Situ Hydrotalcite Precipitation (Virtual Curtain) Technology
G. Douglas

Geochemical and Geotechnical Investigations at the Reddale Coal Mine, Reefton, New Zealand
P. Weber, W. Olds, and M. Pizey

Cost Reduction Using Water Technologies
S.P. Costin

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH (Cont.)

Invited Panel Discussion Workshop Review
Invited Panellists

Workshop Conclusion and Thanks JKTech