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List of approved abstracts
Authors are represented by the following 21 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France,
Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and USA.
A Case Study for Cost Effective Detailed Waste Characterization Techniques for Closure
of Abandoned Uranium Mines
Aaron Orechwa and Daniel Workman, Tetra Tech, USA
A New Approach to Mine Life Cycle Planning
J.W. Biggs, Biggs and Associates, Australia; and K.G. Mercer, Australian Centre for
Geomechanics, University of Western Australia, Australia
A New Framework for Integrated Mine Optimization and Closure Design
N. Slingerland and G. W. Wilson, Dpt of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of
Alberta, Canada
A Plant Ecophysiological Approach to Assess the Performance and Potential Success of
Mine Revegetation
Stephen Ebbs, Lilyan Glaeser, Renee Hazen and Dale Vitt, Dpt of Plant Biology and Center for
Ecology, Southern Illinois University, USA
A Risk Based Approach to Planning for Progressive Reclamation in the Canadian
Oilsands
Dustin Theberge, Shell Canada Energy, Canada
A Risk Management Framework for Acid Rock Drainage under Uncertainty
Getnet D. Betrie, University of British Columbia; and Kevin A. Morin, Mine Drainage
Assessment Group, Canada
A Social License for Closure? Applying Social Impact Assessment and Stakeholder
Engagement in Mine Closure – Risk Management and Opportunities
Caleb Wall, ERM, Canada
Achievable Performance of Store and Release Covers Applied to Mine Waste Rock
Dumps in Australia’s Dry Climate
David J. Williams, The University of Queensland, Australia
Adaptive Risk Management and Lessons Learned: Post-closure at the “Mighty” Sullivan
Mine
Ryan A. Peterson and Stefan A. Humphries, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada; Michelle L. Unger, Teck
Resources Limited, Canada
An Ambitious Approach to Biodiversity Conservation as an Integrated Part of Mine
Development, Operation and Closure
Steven Hilts, Teck Resources Limited, Canada; Warn Franklin, Teck Coal Limited, Canada; and
Ted Gullison, Hardner & Gullison Associates, Canada
An Example of Integrated Safety Operation Management in the Pontgibaud Lead-Silver
former Mine District (France)
P. Sabourault, French Geological Survey (BRGM), France; D. Niemiec, Ministry of Ecology,
Sustainable Development and Energy, France; M. Dietz and A. Pidon, French Geological
Survey (BRGM), France
An Integrated Approach to Mine Closure: Yatela Gold Mine (Mali, Africa) Case Study
Paul N. Nkamankeng, Anglogold Ashanti Mali, South Africa
Are Upland Sites Reclaimed with Peat Functioning as Atmospheric Carbon Source in the
Athabasca Oil Sands Region?
Sebastian T. Dietrich and M. Derek MacKenzie, University of Alberta, Canada
Arsenic and Cobalt Groundwater Contamination from Historical Magnetite Mine Tailings
Deposited in a Near-Shore, Marine Environment
Robert Dickin and Kun Jia, AECOM, Canada; Ulrich Mayer and Lee Groat, University of British
Columbia, Canada; Ryan Mills and Stephen Dickin, AECOM, Canada
Assessing the Evolution of a Post-mining Landscape Using Landform Evolution Models
at Millennial Time Scales
John Lowry, Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, Department of the
Environment, Australia; Greg Hancock, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The
University of Newcastle, Australia; Tom Coulthard, Department of Geography, University of Hull,
UK
Assessing the ‘Level of Difficulty’ for Vegetation Establishment on Reclaimed Sites
Brittany H. Cranston and Lee Waterman, Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting, Canada
Attractive Nuisances and Wicked Solutions
Jeff Parshley, SRK Consulting, USA; Cathryn MacCallum, SRK Consulting, UK
Best Practice Aquatics Reclamation for Athabasca Oil Sands Mines: A Regional
Approach
Théo Charette; CPP Environmental, Canada; and Joshua Martin, Suncor Energy, Canada
Beyond ML/ARD: The Many Faces of Neutral Mine Drainage in the Context of Mine
Closure
Doug A. Bright, Hemmera and Royal Roads University, Canada
Biological Reduction of Selenium Oxyanions in the Presence of Nitrate Anions
Gaurav Subedi, Jon Taylor and Susan A. Baldwin, Dpt of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
University of British Columbia, Canada
Bralorne-Takla Mercury Mine: A Case Study for Collaborative Remedial Planning
Trevor McConkey, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada; Gregg Stewart, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands
and Natural Resource Operations, Canada; David Radies, Takla Lake First Nation, Canada;
Beth Power, Azimuth Consulting Group Partnership, Canada; and Tony Gillett, SNC Lavalin
Inc., Canada
British Columbia’s Crown Contaminated Sites Program – A Ten Year Review
Gregg Stewart, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Canada
Case Study of the Bodennec Mine Site: Treatment of Mine Drainage for Sites with High
Geographical Constraints
Jérôme C. Jacob, BRGM, France
Challenges of Integrating Mine Closure Plans Mid-way through the Life of a Mine
Dagva Myagmasuren and Glen L. Ainsworth, QMC LLC, Mongolia
Closure Drainage Design for Oil Sands Mining: Robustness for Dam De-licensing
Robert Wirtz, WorleyParsons Canada, Canada
Closure of Abandoned and Derelict Asbestos Mines: Design, Construction and
Monitoring
Raymond H. Mayne and James A. Lake, SRK Consulting, South Africa
Closure of Legacy Waste Rock Piles…Can We Achieve Passive Treatment to Manage
Residual Seepage in the Short Term?
Greg Meiers and Mike O’Kane, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; David Mayich, David Mayich
Consulting, Canada; Paul Weber, O’Kane Consultants (NZ) Ltd., New Zealand; Cody Bradley,
O’Kane Consultants In., Canada; and Joseph Shea, Public Works and Government Services
Canada, Canada
Closure Planning for the Largest Copper Producer in the World
Eduardo Sanzana, Codelco, Chile; Björn Weeks, Golder Associates, Chile; and Sergio
Fernandez, Codelco, Chile
Closure Planning for Waste Rock Storage Facilities at a Mine in Sweden – Progressive
Adaptation of a Conceptual Model for Closure
Kristie Bonstrom and Dave Christensen, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; Paul Weber,
O’Kane Consultants (NZ) Ltd., New Zealand
Closure with Pride, Take it or Leave it
Victor Terrazas, Peyotl Group of Design, Mexico; Olinda Ornelas, Universidad Autonoma de
Chihuahua, Mexico
CMP Bypass Channel Design, Construction, and Maintenance at Georgetown Canyon, ID
Paul Kos, Norwest Corporation, USA; Mitchell Hart, Nu-West Industries Inc., USA; and James
Williams, JBW Consulting, USA
Combining Geomorphology and Operational Management: Using Collaboration to
Strengthen Progressive Reclamation Designs at Minto Mine, YT
John Kurylo and Dylan MacGregor, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., Canada; Ryan Herbert and
Daniel Avar, Capstone Mining Group – Minto Mine, Canada; and Maritz Rykaart, SRK
Consulting (Canada) Inc., Canada
Comparison of Several Biochemical Reactors Treating Metal-rich Mining-related Effluents
in Terms of their Metabolic Potential
Maryam Rezadehbashi and Susan A. Baldwin, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University
of British Columbia, Canada
Containment of Extreme Rainfall Events: Potential Challenges in Closure of Oil Sands
Tailings Ponds
Robert Wirtz, WorleyParsons Canada, Canada
Cost-benefit Comparison of Waste Rock Management Strategies Upstream of Water
Treatment Facilities
M. O’Kane, T. Birkham and M. MacLean, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; Justin Straker,
Integral Ecology Group, Canada
Coupled Physical and Chemical Weathering Processes Influencing AMD Predictions
Josh Pearce, O’Kane Consultants (OKC), Australia
Covers for Mining Waste in an Arid Climate: The Chilean Experience
Björn Weeks and Fernando Junqueira, Golder Associates, Chile
Creating a Value-generating Asset from Rehabilitated Mining Land
Raina Hattingh, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Johan Bothma, Golder Associates Africa,
South Africa; Myles Mander, FutureWorks, South Africa; and James Blignaut, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
Decommissioning of the Cluff Lake Project
Caitlin Brown, Dale Huffman and Bradley Schmid, AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Canada
Decontamination and Deconstruction of the Giant Mine Roaster Complex: Risks, Hurdles,
Lessons Learned and Success
Miguel Larivière, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada; David Hango, Public
Works and Government Services Canada; and Cathy Corrigan, AECOM, Canada
Developing a Geo-environmental Model for Long-term Post-mining Monitoring: The
Former Salsigne Gold Mine Area (France)
Fanny Le Loher and Francis Cottard, French Geological Survey (BRGM), France; Philippe
Chartier, French Ministry of Environment / Languedoc-Roussillon Division, France
Developments in Mine Closure and Provisioning
James McNally, Wardell Armstrong International, UK
Does the Concept of Novel Ecosystems Have a Place in Mine Rehabilitation and Closure?
R. N. Humphries, Celtic Energy Ltd., UK; and Mark Tibbett, Cranfield University, UK
Early Performance of a Store and Release Cover on a Waste Rock Dump at Century Mine
Pascal Defferrard, MMG Century, Australia; Timothy Rohde, EMGA Mitchell McLennan,
Australia; and Matt Lord, MMG Century, Australia
Earthworks/Mineworks: Creating Shared Visions for Post-mined Landscapes/landshapes
Phillip Kirsch, University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute – Mineral Industry Safety
and Health Centre, Australia; Iris Amizlev, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada; and Amelia
Hine, University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Ecological and Soil Development of 19th Century Iron and Coal Mine Wastes in Bryn
Defaid, South Wales
Mark Tibbett, Andrew Dickinson and Mark Pawlett, Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute,
Cranfield University, UK; Neil Humphries, Celtic Energy Limited, UK
Ecosystem Reconstruction – A Global Assessment of Methods for Estimating Soil Water
Regimes for Mine Reclamation and Closure
Justin Straker, Integral Ecology Group Ltd., Canada; Mike O’Kane, O’Kane Consultants Inc.,
Canada; Trevor Baker, Integral Ecology Group Ltd., Canada; and Robert Shurniak, O’Kane
Consultants Inc., Canada
Effective, Long Term Monitoring of Ground Deformation throughout Mine Closure
Phases
Michael D. Henschel, Shinya Sato, Ryan Ahola and Mary Anne McParland, MDA Geospatial
Services Inc., Canada
Effective Strategies for the Reclamation of Large Mines
David Polster, Polster Environmental Services Ltd., Canada
Effects of Biochar, Fertilizer and Shelter on Vegetation Development on Poor Substrates
Alison M.J. Bijman, S. Ellen Macdonald and Simon M. Landhäusser, Dpt of Renewable
Resources, University of Alberta, Canada; Karin Pritsch, Helmholtz Zentrum München,
Germany
Ekati Long Lake Containment Facility Reclamation Research
Lukas Novy, Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation, Canada; Gary Koop, Tetra Tech EBA,
Canada; Marc Wen, ERM Rescan, Canada; and Wilf Petherbridge, EcoSense Environmental
Inc., Canada
Enduring Agreements: Agreements that Enhance Indigenous Socio-economic
Participation during Mining and beyond
Jo-Anne Everingham, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, SMI, The University of
Queensland, Australia; David Brereton, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia; Mark
Adams and Barry Riddiford, MMG Century, Australia; Rodger Barnes, Nina Collins, Paul
Rogers, Diana Arbeláez-Ruiz and Fitsum Weldegiorgis, Centre for Social Responsibility in
Mining, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia
Engineered Pedogenesis for Long-term Hydro-geochemical Stability in Sulfidic Tailings
Landscape and Sustainable Closure
Longbin Huang, Xiaofang Li, Tuan Nguyen and David Mulligan, Centre for Mined Land
Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, Australia
Evaluation of Acid Generation in Mine Rock at an Iron Mine 20 Years after Closure
Michael Venhuis and Ronald V. Nicholson, EcoMetrix Inc., Canada; Syd Bartle, Consultant,
Canada; Jim Stirling, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Canada
Evaluation of Cover Systems for Closure of Tailings Storage Facilities at North American
Tungsten Corporation’s Cantung Mine
Gillian Allen and Lindsay Tallon, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; Deborah Flemming, North
American Tungsten Corporation Ltd., Canada; Shannon Shaw, pHase Geochemistry Inc.,
Canada; and Brian Ayres, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada
Evaluation of Performance of Reclamation Soil Covers at Cluff Lake Mine in Northern
Saskatchewan
Larisa A. Barber and Brian K. Ayres, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; Bradley Schmid,
AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Canada
Evapotranspiration Control on Groundwater Migration at a Uranium Mine in the High
Desert
Cynthia Ardito and John Sigda, INTERA Inc., USA; Roy Blickwedel, General Electric, USA
Evolution of Oilsands External Tailings Facility During Operation and Opportunities for
Decommissioning and Landform Design
Tim Eaton, Monica Ansah-Sam and Laurie Neilson, Shell Canada Ltd., Canada
Evolution of the Bige Stockpile Closure Design for the Ok Tedi Mine
Matthew Ind, Klohn Crippen Berger, Australia; Mark Thompson, OK Tedi Mining Limited,
Australia/Papua New Guinea; Len Murray, Klohn Crippen Berger Limited, Canada; and Kate
Brand, Klohn Crippen Berger Limited, Australia
Experiences with Mine Closure in the European Coal Mining Industry –
Suggestions for Reducing Closure Risks
Christian Melchers, Peter Goerke-Mallet, Laura Henkel and Michael Hegemann, Technische
Fachhochschule Georg Agricola zu Bochum, Post-Mining Research Institute, Germany
Field Study of Bio-based Technologies for Mine Rehabilitation Purposes
Claudia Ortiz C., Marcela Wilkens A., Daniel Barros V. and Jaime Pizarro K., University of
Santiago of Chile, Chile
Financial Assurances and Liabilities in the Northwest Territories
Carla Conkin and Jason Steele, Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Flex MSE: Vegetated Wall System
Mike Callewaert, Trexiana Wholesale & Distribution Ltd., Canada
French Post-mining Management: Integrated Institutional, Legal, and Technical
Organization
Aurélien Louis, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France; Rafik
Hadadou, GEODERIS, France; and Georges Vigneron, Mine Safety and Risk Prevention
Department of French Geological Survey (BRGM), France
From Mines to Mesas
Malcolm Wealleans, Independent Consultan, Australia; and Chris Tiemann, Newcrest Mining
Ltd., Australia
From Operations to Closure: The Challenges Dealing with a Remote Site in Mexico
Jesús Téllez H. and Manuel Contreras A., Goldcorp, Mexico
From Tailings Basin to Aquatic Ecosystem: The Ecological Recovery of Two Waterbodies
in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Andrea Chute, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada; and Natasha Dombrowski, Kirkland Lake Gold,
Canada
Future Research and Development Required for Mine Closure Practitioners
Caroline Digby and Ingrid Watson, Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry, University of
the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Geosynthetics in Closure: The Misunderstood but Capable Prosthetic Limb
Alvin Tong and Maritz Rykaart, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., Canada
Giant Mine Remediation Project
Craig Wells, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada
Highwall Blasting: A Cost Effective Way to Reshape and Reduce Closure Liabilities
Carl Grant, Anglo American, Australia; and Larry Hantler, Anglo Coal Australia, Australia
How to Reconcile over a Century of Mining History with Today’s Rehabilitation
Standards: A Case Study in Cobalt, Ontario
Josée Noël, Michel Julien, Jean-François Doyon and Jean Cayouette, Agnico Eagle Mines
Limited, Canada
Identification of Socio-Economic Indicators for the Design of Afsin Elbistan Coal Basin
Mines’ Closure Plan
Evren D. Yaylacı, H. Sibel Kalaycıoğlu and H. Şebnem Düzgün, Department of Mining
Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Identifying, Mapping and Modeling Infiltration into and through Mine Workings
Val Kofoed, Mike Jessop and David Bierman, Willowstick Technologies, USA
Impact of Soil Cover System Design on Cover System Performance and Tree
Establishment
Larisa A. Barber, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; Jana Bockstette, University of Alberta,
Canada; David O. Christensen, Lindsay K. Tallon and Simon M. Landhäusser, O’Kane
Consultants Inc., Canada
Improving Geotechnical Stability of Saturated Mine Tailings by Dewatering with Deep
Rooted Vegetation
M.P. Dobrowolski, S.A. Rowlands and R. Hattingh, Iluka Resources Ltd., Australia
Improving our Understanding of Reclaimed Sites with Remote Sensing Data
M. Martínez de Saavedra Álvarez, M. Henley and K. Ersahin, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.,
Canada
Innovative ML/ARD Management of Mine Closure for Proposed Projects, Canada
Rina Freed, Source Environmental Associates, Canada
Innovative Process for Stabilizing the Subsurface at the Giant Mine Site
Chris MacInnis, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada; Jennifer Singbeil; Public
Works and Government Services Canada; and Darren Kennard, Golder Associates, Canada
In-Pit Disposal of Tailings: An Environmentally Attractive Alternative of Mine Closure to
Explore and Develop
Carlos Cacciuttolo, Delfing SpA, Chile; Jack Caldwell, Robertson GeoConsultants, Canada
Integrated Field Testing Procedures for Rapid AMD ManagementJosh Pearce, Steve
Pearce and Shonny Lehane, O’Kane Consultants (OKC), Australia; and Paul Weber, O’Kane
Consultants (OKC), New Zealand
Integrated Planning: Case Studies on Changing Operational Strategies to Reduce
Closure Liabilities
Carl Grant, Anglo American, Australia; and Rudolph Botha, Anglo American, South Africa
Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Modelling for Oil Sands Reclamation
Ranjeet M. Nagare and Robert Wirtz, WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd., Canada
Integrating Principles of Geomorphic Design in Closure Planning: Tailings Relocation
and Watershed Restoration at Valley Tailings Facility, Elsa, YT
Dylan MacGregor and Erik Ketilson, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., Canada; Jim Harrington,
Alexo Environmental Group, USA; Jason Berkers, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Canada, Canada
Introduction to Soil Bioengineering: Applications for Mining Reclamation of ReConstructed Waterways within Alberta Oil Sands Overburden Mine Dumps
Pierre Raymond, Terra Erosion Control Ltd., Canada
Invasive Species and their Impact on Mine Closure Activities
Jennie McCaffrey, Invasive Species Council of BC, Canada
Key Factors in Developing and Implementing a Successful Mine Closure Plan – Denison
Sites 20 Years after Closure
Roberta Pedlar-Hobbs and Ian Ludgate, Denison Environmental Services, Canada
Landform Design for Post-Reclamation Settlement
Julian McGreevy, June Pollard, Gord McKenna and Andy Jamieson, BGC Engineering Inc.,
Canada
Looking beyond the Mine Footprint – Impacts and Risks from the Associated Pine Point
Railbed
Meagan Gourley, Charlotte Lessard and Susan Winch, Franz Environmental, Canada; Emma
Pike, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada; Erin Shankie, Public Works and
Government Services Canada, Canada
Making the Most out of Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamonds: Leaving a Lasting Positive
Legacy for the Distressed Communities
Tawanda Zvarivadza, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Managing Long-term Orphaned Mine Liabilities: Exploring the Relinquishment of Closed
Sites
Elizabeth J. Gardiner, NOAMI, Canada; W.R. Cowan, Cowan Minerals Ltd., Canada; Gilles A.
Tremblay and Charlene M. Hogan, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Managing Socio-economic Impact of Tin Mining in Bangka Island, Indonesia –
Preparation for Closure
E. Nurtjahya and F. Agustina, Universitas Bangka Belitung, Indonesia
Mine Closure and First Nations – Social Licence Strategies for Effective Community
Engagement
Ron Breadmore and George Lafferty, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada,
Canada
Mine Closure in Canada: A Perspective on the Past, Present and Future
Clem A. Pelletier, Erin Prelypchan and Kris Etches, Environmental Resources Management
(ERM), Canada
Mine Closure – Past, Present and Perpetuity
Rick Siwik, Siwik Consulting Inc., Canada
Mine Design for Closure: The necessity of Community Outreach as a Best Practice
Timothy J. Bekhuys, New Gold, Canada
Mine Reclamation: Developing Soil Guidelines for Wildlife and Livestock, First Nations /
Canadian Consumers of Meat
Shannon M. Bard and Jennifer Trowell, Keystone Environmental Ltd., Canada
Mine Reclamation of the Future
Helen Butler, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada
Mine Site Rehabilitation – Are we Reinventing the Wrong Wheel?
David J. Williams, The University of Queensland, Australia
Mine Water Management for Closure – Mine Reclamation and Surface Water Balances
Justin Straker, Integral Ecology Group Ltd., Canada; Mike O’Kane, O’Kane Consultants Inc.,
Canada; Sean Carey, McMaster University, Canada; Dan Charest, Teck Resources Limited,
Canada; and Lee Barbour, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Mined out Pits Reclamation at Industrial Sands Mines in Zimbabwe: A Case of Cost
Minimization and Community Benefit Maximization
Tawanda Zvarivadza and Thembani Chirinda, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Modeling Cover Performance Taking Account of Material Heterogeneity
Andy Fourie, Muhammad Suradi, University of Western Australia, Australia
Modeling Effect of Freeze/Thaw and Drying on Oil Sands Thickened Tailings
G. Ward Wilson, Louis K. Kabwe, Amarebh Sorta and J. Don Scott, Dpt of Civil & Environmental
Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
Modeling of Improved Rehabilitation Methods on the Water Balance of an Opencast Coal
Mine
Michael Palmer, Jones & Wagener (Pty) Ltd., South Africa; Albert van Zyl, Terrasim Earth
Technologies, South Africa; and Cindy Smith, Anglo American Thermal Coal, South Africa
Now and Then: Eight Decades of Lessons in Closure Planning – Case Studies from West
Africa
Philipa A. Varris, Golden Star Resources Ltd., Ghana; and Mark B. Thorpe, Golden Star
Resources Ltd., Canada
Oil Sands Mine Closure and Reclamation: Design Considerations, Criteria and
Challenges to Move from Concept to Detailed Design
Anjum Mullick and Robert Wirtz, WorleyParsons Edmonton, Canada
Opportunities to Incorporate Mine Closure into Mine Planning
Susan Ames, AMES Mine Closure and Reclamation International, Canada
Opportunities to Mine Closure with Future Use
Simone Picarelli, Alessandro G. Resende and Gersonito Vieira, Vale S/A, Brazil; Isabela Diniz,
Coffey Mining, Brazil
Optimization of Site Environmental Monitoring for Planned Progression towards Mine
Closure
Andrew R. Butler and Timothy Anderson, NRA Environmental Consultants, Australia; Alex
Sexton, Ernest Henry Mine Pty Ltd – a Glencore Company, Australia
Optimizing Application Rates of Waste Residuals in Mine Soil Reclamation Programs
Using Response Surface Methodologies
Greg Piorkowski, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada; Gordon Price, Dalhousie University,
Canada; Elizabeth Kennedy and Natalie Tashe, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada
Passive Biological Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage with Recovery of Copper
Alex Schwarz, Norma Pérez and Gustavo Chaparro, Centre of Water Resources for Agriculture
and Mining (CRHIAM), Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Phytoremediation to Improve Pit Lake Water Quality
Marc E. Wen, Clem A. Pelletier, Kelsey Norlund and Gareth Wolff, Environmental Resources
Management (ERM), Canada; Debbie Berthelot, BHP Billiton, Canada
Planning for Closure at Century Mine
Matt Lord and Mark Adams, MMG Century Ltd., Australia
Post-Closure Stewardship of Mine Sites Institutional Control in Saskatchewan: A Case
History
Keith Cunningham, Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, Mineral Policy Branch, Canada;
Dale Kristoff Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment, Hazmat and Impacted Sites, Canada;
Don Hovdebo, Kingsmere Resource Services, Canada; and Mike Webster, Cameco
Corporation, Canada
Predictive Rehabilitation Design Techniques for the Integrated, Proactive Planning of
Sustainable Opencast Mine Rehabilitation
Adriaan Oosthuizen, Jones & Wagener Engineering and Environmental Consultants, South
Africa
Preparation of a Key Plan of Mine Closure Using Geographic Information System
Gersonito Vieira, Alessandro G. Resende and Simone Picarelli, Vale S/A, Brazil; Isabela Diniz,
Coffey Mining, Brazil
Process-driven Design and Piloting of a Site-specific Constructed Wetland for Cu and Se
Treatment in the Yukon
Monique Haakensen and Vanessa Pittet, Contango Strategies, Canada; James Spencer,
Capstone Mining Corporation Minto Mine, Canada; John Rodgers and James Castle, Clemson
University, USA
Prospects for Viable Post-mining Economies in Remote, Disadvantaged Region
Jo-Anne Everingham, Paul Rogers and Nina Collins, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining,
SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia; David Brereton, SMI, The University of
Queensland, Australia; Rodger Barnes, Diana Arbeláez-Ruiz and Fitsum Weldegiorgis, Centre
for Social Responsibility in Mining, SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia; Mark Adams
and Barry Riddiford, MMG Century, Australia
Public Involvement in Closure Planning: A Regulator’s Perspective
Ryan Fequet and Sarah Elsasser, Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board, Canada
Pyrogenic Carbon is a Legacy Substrate in Wildfire Ecosystems such as the Boreal
Plains: Should it be Used in Land Reclamation?
M. Derek MacKenzie, Simmon Hoffstetter, Brian Lanoil and Ido Hatam, University of Alberta,
Canada
Quantitative Risk Assessment Tools to Assist with Waste Placement Guidelines
Steven Pearce, Josh Pearce and Shonny Lehane, O’Kane Consultants (OKC), Australia
Quebec Cree First Nation Experience on Public Participation for Mine Closure
Aurora M. Hernandez, Kelly LeBlanc and Jessica Labrecque, Cree Nation Government, Canada
Reclamation and Closure of Site and Infrastructure Created for Community
Renan E. Chaves, Goldcorp, Mexico
Reclamation of Boreal Forest Following Oil sands Mining: Anticipating Novels
Challenges in Novel Ecosystems
Patrick Audet, EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc., Canada; Brad Pinno, Canadian Forest
Service, Canada; and Evelyn Thiffault, Laval University, Canada
Red Lake Gold Mines – Arsenic Trioxide Recovery and Stabilization
J. Russell and D. Gelderland Goldcorp Canada Ltd. – Red Lake Gold Mines, Canada
Redefining Reclamation Success Criteria – Establishing Localized Reference Conditions
Using Appropriate Ecosystems Surrounding Mine Disturbance, and Examining
Reclamation Sites for Presence and Extent of Shared Traits
Katherine Garrah and Justin Straker, Integral Ecology Group Ltd., Canada; Barb Riordan, FM
Environmental Services, Canada; and Kosta Sainis, Endako Mine, Canada
Regional Planning Approach for Integrated Mine Closure
Alessandro G. Resende, Gersonito Vieira and Simone Picarelli, Vale S/A, Brazil; Isabela Diniz,
Coffey Mining, Brazil
Relevance and Quantification of Preferential Flow through Cover Substrates
Thomas Baumgartl, Chris Gonzales and Sven Arnold, Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation,
The University of Queensland, Australia
Remediation of Wismut´s Uranium Mill Tailings Pond Culmitzsch – Progress Achieved
and Challenges Ahead
Ulf Barnekow, Thomas Metschies, Gunter Merkel and Michael Paul, Wismut GmbH, Germany
Remote Sensing as a Tool to Assess Reclaimed Areas: A Multi-sensor, Multi-data
Approach
Eduardo Loos, Leslie Brown, Kaan Ersahin, Michael Henley and Gary Borstad, ASL
Environmental Sciences, Canada
Sӓ Dena Hes Mine Decommissioning and Reclamation Yukon Territory, Canada
John C. Pugh and Chris M. Jeffrey , Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure,
Canada; Michelle L. Unger, Teck Resources Limited, Canada
Selecting Graminoids Increasing Substrate Macroporosity for the Revegetation of Milled
Tailings of a Gold Mine
Marie Guittonny-Larchevêque, Yasmine Meddeb and Paulo B. C. Neves, Research Institute in
Mines and the Environment (RIME) – Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT),
Canada
Social Impacts of Mine Closure: Engaging Employees and Host Communities in Planning
for Closure
Georgina Blanco-Mancilla, New Gold Inc., Mexico; and Silvana Costa, New Gold Inc., Canada
Social Responsibility in Mining Closure, a New Methodology – Preparing the End from
the Beginning
Mario Guedes, University of Minho, Portugal
Soil and Geological Data Analysis to Optimize Landscape Dewatering and Reclamation
Operations in Mine Planning
Abimbola A. Ojekanmi and Phillip Mutulu, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada
Stainless Steel Covers – An Alternative Closure Method for Remote Abandoned Uranium
Mines
David Sanscartier, Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada; Jonathan Lambert, McElhanney
Consulting Services, Canada; Christopher Reid and Dianne E. Allen, Saskatchewan Research
Council, Canada
Store and Release Cover Design for a Tailings Storage Facility
Pascal Defferrard, MMG Century, Australia; Timothy Rohde, EMGA Mitchell McLennan,
Australia; and Matt Lord, MMG Century, Australia
Stormwater Management Modeling for Pre and Post Mine Closure
Onno Fortuin, Onno Fortuin Consulting, South Africa; Rob James and Mark Randall,
Computational Hydraulics International, Canada
Streamflow Trends in Northwestern British Columbia
Scott Jackson, Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., Canada
Successful in situ Neutralization of a Lake Impacted by Legacy Uranium Tailings in
Northern Saskatchewan
Lee Christoffersen, Soren Jensen, Tom Sharp and Mark Liskowich, SRK Consulting, Canada;
Dianne Allen, Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada
Support of Solving the Problems of Abandoned Mining Problems in Germany by
Improvement of the University Education
Michael Hegemann and Peter Goerke-Mallet, Technische Fachhochschule Georg Agricola zu
Bochum, Post-Mining Research Institute, Germany
Sustainability Appraisal for Mine Closure
Elizaveta Petelina, David Sanscartier and Susan MacWilliam, Saskatchewan Research Council,
Canada; Reannie Ridsdale, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Sustainable Closure of Two Former Uranium Mines
Lee Holder and Frank Shuri, Golder Associates Inc., USA; Barbara Nielsen, Freeport-McMoran
Inc., USA; and Russell Jones, Barrick Gold Corporation, USA
Synthetic Precipitation and Streamflow Generation for a Predictive Mine Water Balance in
the Tropics
Kate Patterson, Klohn Crippen Berger, Canada
Teck Coal’s Elkview Operation: Visualizing an Integrated Approach to Conceptual
Closure and Reclamation Planning
Donald Crockett and Daryl Harrison, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada; Lucy Eykamp, Teck,
Canada
The Application of Soil and Revegetation Research to Develop a Reclamation Plan for a
Uranium Mine
Brittany H. Cranston and Len Leskiw, Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc., Canada
The Calculation of Actual Evaporation from an Unsaturated Soil Surface for Cover Design
M.D. Fredlund, D.G. Fredlund and J.M. Zhang, SoilVision Systems Ltd. Canada; D. Tran,
University of Alberta, Canada
The Challenge of Managing Mine Waste Landforms in Perpetuity
K.G. Mercer, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, University of Western Australia, Australia;
and J.W. Biggs, Biggs and Associates, Australia
The Development of International Standards for Mine Reclamation Management
Paul Steenhof, CSA Group, Canada
The Five Fundamentals for Successful Mined Land Rehabilitation
Marc S. Theisen, Profile Products LLC, USA
The Gunnar Mine Site Remediation – A 50 Year Legacy
Christopher Reid and Joe Muldoon, Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada
The High Cost of Low Performance: Managing Mine Closures
John F. Gravel, Turner & Townsend, Canada
The Imperatives of Good Landform Design: Adding Value, Reducing Mine Impacts and
Operating Costs through Innovative Waste Material Management and Engineering Design
M. Rusell, Dumpsolver, Australia; and H.W.B. Lacy, MWH Global, Australia
The Influence of Explosive Use on Nitrogen Loading and Speciation in an Underground
Mine in British Columbia
Patrick Mueller and Justin Stockwell, Lorax Environmental, Canada
The Legal Requirement to Submit Mine Closure Plan for Large-sized Mining in Uruguay
Raquel Piaggio, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, Uruguay
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board’s Guidelines for Closure and Reclamation
Cost Estimates for Mines
Collective authorship by Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board.
To be presented by Patty Ewaschuk and Brett Wheler, Wek’eezhii Land and Water Board,
Canada
The Rehabilitation of the Bicapa – Tarnaveni Waste Storage Facility
Matt Dey and Rob Bowell, SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd., UK; Duane Runciman and Victor Turea,
SC Ecotech Wastes, Romania
The Replication of Physical Properties of Coal Mine Spoil Tips in the Re-establishment of
Lichen Rich Habitats after Surface Mining in South Wales, UK
Danielle Whitlock and R. Jane Rickson, Cranfield University, UK; Neil Humphries and Rob
Thompson, Celtic Energy, UK; and Mark Tibbett, Cranfield University, UK
The Role of Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessments to Guide Effluent Management from
Historical Mine Waste
May Quach, PECG, Canada; Rob Marsland, MEA, Canada; and Nicola Lower, PECG, Canada
The Triad Plant-soil-microbes, an Ecofriendly Way to Reconstruct Healthy Ecosystems
on Mining Sites: A Global Perspective
Martin B. Nadeau, Symbiotech Research Inc., Canada; and Damase P. Khasa, Université
Laval, Canada
The Use of Environmental Risk Assessment in Developing Financial Liability Estimates
for Closing Orphan Abandoned Mines
Norm Healey and Beth Power, Azimuth Consulting Group Partnership, Canada; Dale Kristoff,
Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment, Canada
The Use of Satellite Based Remote Sensing Methods to Assess the Changes in the
Environmental Impacts from the Marcopper Disaster on Marinduque Island, Philippines
K.G. Mercer, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Australia; M.A. McParland and S. Sato, MDA
Geospatial Services Inc., Canada; C.K. Dacre and F.G.F. Smith, MDA Information Systems
LLC, USA; and R. Morin, MDA Geospatial Services Inc., Canada
Towards a Clear Path to Mine Site Relinquishment: An Industry-led, Multi-stakeholder
Approach
Robert Holmes, Mineral Resources Branch (Government of Yukon), Canada; Michael Flynn,
Canadian Mining Council, Canada; and Mark B. Thorpe, Golden Star Resources Ltd., Canada
Turning a Liability into an Opportunity – Using Open Pit Mining as a Means to
Rehabilitate the Historic Hollinger Mine
T.M. Sulatycky and R. Taillefer, Goldcorp Canada Ltd. – Porcupine Gold Mines, Canada
Update on Mine Closure, Sealing and Abandonment Practices
Tom Gray, Tetra Tech Inc., USA; Richard Gray, DiGiola, Gray and Associates, USA; and Bill
Balaz, Tetra Tech Inc., USA
Updating the Leading Practice Sustainable Development (LPSD) Mine Closure Guide
Australia 2014: Closing the Gaps and Understanding the Resource Legacy
H.W.B Lacy and K.E. Bennett, MWH Global Australia
Use of Analytical Estimates and Water Balance Components to Estimate Leakage Rates
through Cover Systems Utilizing Geomembrane Layers
Greg Meiers and Cody Bradley, O’Kane Consultants Inc., Canada; David Mayich, David Mayich
Consulting, Canada; and Joseph Shea, Public Works and Government Services Canada,
Canada
Use of Contaminant Dispersion Modeling to Guide Close-out of the Former Beaverlodge
Lake Mine Site, Canada
Caroline E. Hamer and Bruce E. Halbert, SENES Consultants, Canada; Michael Webster,
Cameco Corporation, Canada
Use of Field Trials to Assess Cover System Options for Closure of Tailings and Waste
Rock Areas at the Tintaya Mine
Fernando Junqueira, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada; Carlos Velasquez, Javier Torrealva and
Pamela Rodriguez, Golder Associates S.A., Peru; Luiz Espinosa and Judith Pilares, Glencore,
Peru
Using Environmental Risk Assessment to Meet Changing Expectations for Mine Closure
Beth Power and Randy Baker, Azimuth Consulting Group Partnership, Canada
Using Genomics in Mine Reclamation
Lauchlan Fraser, Wendy Gardner, Heath Garris and Jonathan Van Hamme, Thompson Rivers
University, Canada
Utilizing Novel Technology for Residue Management and Sustainable Mine Closure
Patrick Littlejohn, David Kratochvil and Alain Consigny, BioteQ Environmental Technologies
Ltd., Canada
Waste Dumping Optimization for Final Closure Profile: A South African Colliery Case
Study
Tawanda Zvarivadza and Fulufhelo A. Maimela, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Why Mine Closure Requires a Transdisciplinary Approach: Using Holistic Thinking to
Create a Positive Post-mining Legacy
Raina Hattingh, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Simon Chambert, Golder
Associates, South Africa; and Wayne Truter, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Work of Mine Closure and its Influence on the Environment
John Melgarejo Reyes, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura Peru, Peru
Worker Certification: A Tool for Responsible Closure and Redeployment
Ryan Montpellier, The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR), Canada
Working with Community and Regulators in a Non-Permitted Mine Setting: Remediation
of the Abandoned Howard Mine Mill and Tailings Areas near Nelson, BC
Jonathan Croston and Harbey Bains, SNC Lavalin Inc., Canada; and Geoff Sinnett, Crown
Contaminated Sites Program, Canada