7th Australian Workshop on
Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD)

Emerging Trends in Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Management

 

7th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD)

21-24 June 2011 | Crowne Plaza, Darwin

Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) or ‘Acid Rock Drainage’ (ARD) continues to be the single most important long–term environmental issue for the world-wide mining industry. In spite of considerable amounts of expenditure to remediate sites affected by AMD, progress in waste characterisation, acid drainage treatment and effective long–term management, it is apparent that AMD still presents many challenges for mining companies and opportunities for new research.


For over 20 years in Australia a vast array of information has been made available to site managers to manage with the purpose to minimise or eliminate AMD, and thereby reduce the costs to their operations and business. A good deal of this knowledge has been shared at previous workshops, the first of which was held in 1992.

SMI Knowledge Transfer acknowledges and recognises the valuable contributions made in this field, initially by the Australian Centre for Minesite Rehabilitation Research (ACMRR) and the Australian Centre for Minerals Extension and Research (ACMER).

This workshop presented by SMI Knowledge Transfer, a unit within JKTech Pty Ltd, provides an opportunity to share with the mining industry, regulators, researchers, consultants and the community, unbiased expertise and advocacy with respect to the causes, management and amelioration of the impacts of AMD.

The workshop theme, “Emerging Trends in AMD Management”, emphasises the need for companies to learn from observations and advances in practical long-term AMD management. This includes assessment of AMD risk at pre-feasibility stages of projects, implications of climatic extremes, integration of appropriate emerging technologies and research into AMD planning and management into life-of-mine planning through to closure and relinquishment.

Keynote Speakers Include

Dr Terrence Chatwin INAP
Dr David Jones Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist
Dr Bruce Kelley Rio Tinto
Prof Ward Wilson The University of Alberta
Prof David Williams The University of Queensland

Leading Experts Include

Dr Steve Appleyard Department of Environment and Conservation of Western Australia
Dr Thomas Baumgartl Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland
Mr Nic Bourgeot Earth Systems
Mr David Brett GHD Pty Ltd
Miss Fiona Crombie Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
Ms Suzanne Davis-Hall Newcrest Mining Ltd
Ms Tina Dhewiyani ITM Mining Limited
Dr Mansour Edraki Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland
Ms Bronwen Forsyth Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland
Miss Fiona Glover Department of Agricultural Science, La Trobe University
Dr Rosalind Green Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Dr Gary Hickman CH2M HILL
Dr Iskandar Bogor Agricultural University
Dr Jun Li Mawson Institute, University of South Australia
Mr Timothy Loch Landloch Pty Ltd
Mr Greg Maddocks Golder Associates
Mr Stuart Miller Environmental Geochemistry International Pty Ltd
Dr Philip Mulvey Environmental Earth Sciences
Mr Mike O’Kane O’Kane Consultants Pty Ltd
Mr Steven Pearce GHD Pty Ltd
Dr Alan Robertson RGS Environmental Pty Ltd
Dr Timothy Rohde Sinclair Knight Merz
Mr Dave Salmon Golder Associates
Mr Peter Scott Environmental Earth Sciences
Prof Wen-Sheng Shu Sun Yat-sen University
Mr Jim Stefanoff CH2M HILL
Dr Jeff Taylor Earth Systems
Mr Dave Trumm CRL Energy Limited
Mr James Versluis Minerals and Metals Group
Assoc Prof John Webb Environmental Geoscience, La Trobe University

Leading edge practice across resource cycles

The program for the 7th Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Workshop will include plenary discussions, keynote presentations, and technical presentations. 
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Monday 20 June 2011
 


The Fundamentals of Acid and Metalliferous Drainage

Welcome and Introduction

Understanding the Nature of AMD Generation – Causes and Impacts

Prediction and Identification

 Managing AMD from Mine Waste Materials

Treatment Options


Case studies

The Importance of Mine Planning

Managing Mine Waste Materials

Legacy Issues


INAP’s Global Acid Rock Drainage (GARD) Guide

Welcome to the Short Course

Introduction to the GARD Guide

Structure and Content of the GARD Guide

The Business Case for ARD Development

Characterisation and Sampling: Case Study

Mine Water Treatment and Case Study

Conclusions and Closure: Future of the GARD Guide
 

Tuesday 21 June 2011
 


Implementing AMD Risk Reviews Across GlobalOperations

Economic Pre-Feasibility Work – Linking AMD Hazardsand Risks to Operations and Closure

INAP’s GARD Guide – An Update on Implementation andRollout

The 8th ICARD Update on Global Progress

CNAMD – Progress in Asia

Appropriate Geo-Cover Systems for Different Climates

Acidification of a Sandy Aquifer with Declining Rainfall and Increasing Abstraction: Implications for Groundwater Management with Climate Change

Applicability of Cover Designs in Different Climates of Australia

Design Considerations for Active Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage in a High Rainfall Equatorial Region

Understanding the Long-term Seepage Chemistry of Base

Metal Mine Tailings in a Semi-Arid Tropical Climate, Mount Isa, Australia

The Benefits of Kinetic Testwork Using Oxygen

Consumption Techniques and Implications for the Management of Sulfidic Materials

Improved Results Using New AMD Material Classification Criteria

Geochemical Risk Assessment Process for Rio Tinto’s

Pilbara Iron Ore Mines

Wednesday 22 June 2011
 


Emerging Trends in the Development of Stable Mine Waste Landforms and Cover Systems for Reactive Materials

Monitoring of Cadia’s “Store and Release” Covers Over a Potentially Acid Forming Trial Waste Rock Dump: Four Years On

State-of-the Art Performance Monitoring of Cover Systems – Moving from Point Scale to Macro Scale Approaches

Waste Rock Dump Rainfall Infiltration and Base Seepage

Development and Implementation of a Remediation Plan for Small Scale Uranium Mining Activities

Integrated Acid Rock Drainage Management at the Phu Kham Copper Gold Operation in Lao PDR

Assessment of Alkaline Cover Performance for Abatement of ARD from Waste Rock Dumps at Savage River Mine

Demonstrating Leading Practice in AMD Planning for Mine Closure: Why Does Understanding Tailings Geochemistry Matter?

AMD & Ephemeral Creeks in NW Queensland – Case Study: Page Creek MMG Century Mine

Mitigation and Control of the World’s Most Acidic Mine Drainage: A Case Study of Iron Mountain Mine, California, USA

The Formation, Fate, and Effects of “Floc” from Acid Mine Drainage in Stream Waters

Acidity Load Contributions from Highwall Sources at the Brukunga Mine

Friday 24 June 2011
 


Waste Rock Hydrology and Oxygen Transport - An Overview of Full Scale Excavations and Scale-up Experiments Conducted over the Last Two Decades

A New Approach to Integration of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Texture for Improving Prediction of Acid Metalliferous Drainage from Abandoned Mines

The Maghemite Sludge Process: a Potential New Method  for Active Neutralisation of AMD

Rapid On Site Screening (ROSS) Technology and its Practical Applications for Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Studies

A Novel Approach to Management of Waste Rock and Tailings Sulfidic Waste

State-of-the-Practice of Mine-Impacted Water Restoration in the U.S.

Passive Treatment of Mine Drainage Arsenic and Antimony through Adsorption by AMD Precipitates, West Coast, New Zealand

A Sulphate Reducing Bioreactor – Part of Strategic Stormwater Drainage at Nyrstar's Hobart Smelter

Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage using Waste Mussel Shell, Stockton Coal Mine New Zealand

Factors Influencing Inland Acid Sulfate Soil Formation in South-Eastern Australia

Invited Panel Discussion Workshop Review