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International Mine Water Association

September 5 – 9, 2010

Cape Breton University

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Canada

~ IMWA 2010 ~

“Mine Water & Innovative Thinking”

2nd Announcement

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Why should you come?

Cape Breton Island is located on the beautiful Atlantic coast and has earned the title “Canada’s Ocean Play-

ground”. As one of the earliest North American areas to be settled, it is rich in new world culture – you will

find vibrant First Nations, French, English, and Celtic communities throughout the Island. Furthermore, it is

the location of the first coal mine in North America. The national parks and breathtaking natural beauty of

the island have been recognized by premier travel experts, Conde Nast, as they have rated Cape Breton Island

as one of the best island destinations in the world. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St.

Lawrence, the coastline offers spectacular vistas, world class sailing and beautiful beaches. Scientific research

has a long history here in Cape Breton. It is here that inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Guglielmo Marconi

did much of their research. Coal mining was once the life blood for people living in Cape Breton. Most of the

large undersea coal beds are no longer active and remediation efforts are underway for the former Cape

Breton Development Corporation’s legacy mines. However, coal mining on Cape Breton Island might come to

a peak once again as Xstrata Coal is developing a new, modern undersea coal mine near Donkin, Nova Sco-

tia.

What will you get?

The IMWA 2010 Symposium is jointly hosted by the International Mine Water Association (IMWA) and Cape

Breton University. This conference will enable persons from around the world who have an interest in mine

water management to learn firsthand how 21st century mine water challenges are being tackled. Delegates

will enjoy a first-class technical program that will address pertinent and exciting information in the field of

mine water management and as always, there will be many opportunities to exchange ideas and best practices

with colleagues from around the world.

Who are we?

The International Mine Water Association (IMWA) is a multidisciplinary organization comprised of experts

from various branches of natural sciences and technology. It was founded in 1979 in Granada/Spain as a

result of interest shown in the increasing problems associated with water management in the mining industry.

With growing emphasis on the environmental and economic ramifications of water management, IMWA has

become recognized as a pre-eminent forum for international discussion, exploration of issues, and exchange

of expertise in the field of mine water management and remediation techniques. Currently, IMWA has 500 in-

dividual members from all continents and 30 corporate members.

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Who You will Meet

There is a wide range of delegates expected to come to IMWA 2010. Such people include:

• Mine Managers

• Researchers

• Consultants

• Decision Makers

• Regulators

• Students

• Suppliers

• Mining Industry People

• Water Treatment People

• Research Institute Specialists

• Government Agent Representatives

It is up to you to discuss your new ideas, your questions, and your research interest to any one of these del-

egates.

Our Current Sponsor’s Logos

Marquies Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

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Programme at a Glance

IMWA 2010 Local Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. habil. Christian Wolkersdorfer | Cape Breton University (Committee Chair)

Mr. Joe Shea | Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation (Treasurer)

Ms. Amy Kokoska | Cape Breton University (Secretary | Conference Organizer)

Ms. Debi Walker | Cape Breton University (Conference Assistant)

Ms. Antje Freund | Cape Breton University (Copy Editor)

Ms. Belinda Campbell | Public Works and Government Services Canada

Mr. Ian Campbell | Nova Scotia Department of Environment

Mr. Fred Baechler | ADI Group Inc

Dr. Dave Forrester | AECOM

Mr. Bob MacDonald | Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

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Day Date WhenSaturday 2010-09-04 All daySunday 2010-09-05 All day Workshops

EveningMonday 2010-09-06 Morning

Afternoon Theme 3 Theme 10 Theme 8 Theme 2Evening

Tuesday 2010-09-07 Morning Theme 3 Theme 6 Theme 13 Theme 12Afternoon Theme 11 Theme 6 Theme 13Evening

Wednesday 2010-09-08 All dayThursday 2010-09-09 Morning Theme 4 Theme 1 Theme 9

Afternoon Theme 4 / 5 Theme 1 Theme 7

EveningFriday 2010-09-10 All daySaturday 2010-09-11 All daySunday 2010-09-12 All day Post Congress Excursion (Halifax)

Mid Congress Excursions

Lobster PartyPost Congress Excursion (Louisbourg)Post Congress Excursion (Cabot Trail)

Closing Ceremony

Theme or Event

Congress Dinner

Opening Ceremony

Ice Breaker Party

Pre-Conference ExcursionPre-Conference Excursion

RegistrationRegistration

IMWA Excecutive Committee Meeting

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The Conference

Pre-Conference Excursion

Our 2 day Pre-Conference Excursion starts at noon on Saturday, 2010-09-04, at Halifax Airport. From there,

we will travel by bus to Springhill and visit the famous mine water geothermal installation. You will be provided

with a light meal. Later in the afternoon we travel to Pictou. There, we dine and stay overnight at Pictou

Lodge. Sunday morning we drive the picturesque Ceilidh Trail to Mabou, have lunch at the Red Shoe Pub,

and will get a guided tour through North America’s only Single Malt Distillery: Glenora. After the distillery

tour, our coach brings us to Sydney where we will arrive early afternoon – just in time for the Ice Breaker

Party.

Costs: $305 (including meals and accommodation)

Post-Conference Excursion

Our 3 day Post-Conference Excursion leaves Sydney on the morning of Friday, 2010-09-10, and terminates

Sunday, 2010-09-12, noon at Halifax Airport. On Friday you will visit historic Fortress Louisbourg, where the

British fought twice against the French – and won. A guided tour, a public humiliation of the person having

given the worst presentation at the IMWA 2010 Symposium, and an 18th century lunch will be the highlights

of this day. We stay overnight in the Keltic Lodge near Ingonish Beach and have dinner in a restaurant nearby.

Saturday morning we will travel the world famous Cabot Trail, and have lunch at an Acadian restaurant in

Chéticamp, a French speaking community on the northwestern coast of Cape Breton Island. Overnight, we

stay in a nice hotel in Antigonish and dine in a traditional Nova Scotian restaurant. Sunday morning we will

tour an acid rock drainage treatment facility at Halifax Airport and those of you who have time can eat in the

well known Inn-on-the-Lake.

Costs: $916 (including meals and accommodation)

Pre-Conference Workshops

On Sunday, September 5, 2010, we will offer a number of workshops. Each workshop is subject to a minimum

enrollment of 25 people. Therefore, prospective participants are urged to book early. Please register on the

Registration Form giving a 1st and 2nd choice of workshop.

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The registration fee of $ 270 (Early Bird) / $ 290 includes:

• Shuttle transport from the appointed hotels (on request)

• Mid-morning and afternoon refreshments

• Lunch

• Course documentation / delegate bag

Workshop 1: Passive Mine Water Treatment

Robert Hedin, PhD; Hedin Environmental, Pittsburgh PA USA

Passive treatment is a preferred way for the treatment of contaminated coalmine drainage in the eastern US

because of its long-term cost savings. This workshop will present the state-of-the-art of the passive technol-

ogy successfully implemented on dozens of site in the US. The focus will be on waters contaminated with Fe,

Mn, Al, and acidity. Dr. Hedin developed passive treatment design and sizing criteria in the 1990’s when he

was a research ecologist with the US Bureau of Mines. Since 1994, his company has designed and built several

dozen passive treatment systems. In 2000, Hedin formed Iron Oxide Recovery, which recovers marketable

iron sludge from passive treatment systems. The workshop will include discussions of: mine water chemistry,

passive treatment processes, contaminant removal rates, design and sizing procedures site evaluations, in-

cluding geotechnical and hydrologic issues, construction issues, operation and maintenance requirements,

iron oxide production and recovery, resource recovery opportunities, pumping and aeration, and cost esti-

mation including long-term present value calculations.

Workshop 2: Mine Water Tracer Tests

Prof. Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

This workshop will include an introduction and discussion on tracer types both natural and artificial, prepa-

ration of tracer tests, legal Questions/Permission, the implementation, and evaluation of tracer test. In ad-

dition, examples of surface/Ground Water and Mine Water tracer test will be given.

Workshop 3: Mine Water Analyses

Michelle Mombourquette and Fred Chen, Maxxam Analytics, Sydney, Nova Scotia

An overview will be presented of the analytical options available in today’s environmental laboratory

industry. The presentation will outline various environmental analytical approaches to surface water and waste-

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water for the mining industry. Topics will include the chemistry of mine water, Environment Canada’s Metal

Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER), and the limitations of the available technologies. Brief overviews of

classical wet methods (gravimetric methods, titration, colourimetry), spectroscopic methods (AA, ICPOES,

ICPMS), ion chromatography, and metal speciation will also be provided.

Workshop 4: Reducing/Inhibiting Sulfide Oxidation

Margarete Kalin, Boojum Research Ltd. Toronto, Ontario

The course will instruct participants in the principal concepts of Ecological Engineering, as illustrated by its ap-

plication in demonstration test sites, emphasizing sulphide oxidation-reduction measures. Conventional efforts

to treat and/or prevent the generation of mine-related waste products too often ignore or attempt to suppress

underlying ecological and biogeochemical processes. The specific goal of this workshop is to familiarize partic-

ipants with those processes and demonstrate that they can be effectively utilized for the treatment of mine wastes.

Workshop 5: Mine Water Management in Fractured Rock Environments

John Gale, Ph.D, P.Eng., P.Geo., Fracflow Consultants Inc.

The workshop will build on other short courses that Fracflow staff members have helped to deliver over the

past number of years and would draw upon the expertise of my colleagues in Rio at PUC to deliver a very rel-

evant topic to the mining industry. The focus in this workshop will be on coupled structural/hydrogeological

characterization, constraints imposed by isotope and aqueous geochemistry, flow and transport modelling

and predictions of and mitigation of mine water inflows and mine water quality issues.

Mid-Conference Excursions

IMWA 2010 offers you one out of five mid conference field trips to locations on Cape Breton Island highlighting

the mine water issues of the Island as well as the geological history and the Tar Ponds Remediation Project.

Each of the field trips introduces you to one of the many unique features the mining and the geological

history of the Island offers.

Mid-Conference Excursion 1 – Surface Remediation

In addition to the mine water problems that the Island is facing, there are surface facilities that have been

used by the mining companies and need remediation. Furthermore, waste rock piles and coal residues from

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wash plants had to be converted to an environmentally sound condition. This field trip will show you how

those problems have been managed by the owners of the former mining operations.

Mid-Conference Excursion 2 – Mine Water Treatment

Though we won’t have the opportunity to go underground anymore, because all the mine adits are closed, this

mid conference field trip will show you how one of the most prominent mine water discharges is dealt with.

Mid-Conference Excursion 3 – Geology Tour

Cape Breton Island has a fascinating geological setting, and the rock’s ages range from the Palaeozoic to

Neozoic times. Numerous abandoned mines give proof of the rich economic history of the Island. Granite,

shale, sandstone, limestone and till makes up the landscape that you will visit. Prof Isenor is an expert

on Cape Breton Geology and he has more than 40 years experience in the abandoned coal and metal

mines.

Mid-Conference Excursion 4 – Mine Water Outfalls

Within the Sydney Coal Field there are 26 mine water outfalls. Their mine water quality ranges from “no prob-

lem” to “heavily polluting”. This tour will show you a selection of those sites.

Mid-Conference Excursion 5 – Sydney Tar Ponds (restricted to 30 delegates)

The Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens cleanup project started in the 1980s and is easily the most prominent

remediation project in Canada today.

Mid-Conference Excursion 6 – The no-field-trip field trip

Didn’t we say we only have 5 field trips? Well, should you decide not to participate in one of the above field

trips, but just take a day off (without letting your boss know), this would be your selection on the registration

form!

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Conference Venue

Cape Breton University (CBU) is hosting the International Mine Water Symposium and is the main venue for

the sessions and workshops of this years’ event.

CBU is a postsecondary education leader in Atlantic Canada, with a growing national and international focus.

Cape Breton University education, training and discovery models have helped shape the economic progress

of this region and its people for more than 30 years. Located near Sydney, on Cape Breton Island, Nova

Scotia, Cape Breton University serves more than 3,400 full-time and part-time students from the local area,

other parts of Canada and international students from more than 40 countries. Personalized education is

key at Cape Breton University, focusing on academic and research excellence, student services, a vibrant

campus life and technology tools to support undergraduate education. The university is deeply involved

in community development, providing outstanding applied research opportunities for students and technical

assistance to business, industry and community organizations. Over the past few years, CBU has welcomed

four Canada Research Chairs and one Industrial Research Chair. As well, the university is known as Atlantic

Canada’s leader in Aboriginal postsecondary education. Virtually all Cape Breton University degree, diploma

and certificate programs offer a strong transition-to-work component through co-op education, work place-

ments, internships and work-study programs. Agreements and partnerships with other institutions further

expand learning and exchange opportunities for students, as do extensive distance education programs.

Combined with strong Celtic roots and breathtaking scenery, an education at Cape Breton University provides

a multi-faceted experience. Cape Breton University values accessibility and a strong campus life experience,

featuring facilities that are as important to the community as they are to students: art galleries, a theatre,

gymnasium, outdoor stage and courtyard, conference facilities and library, as well as student residences.

A strong and active students’ union facilitates many activities, clubs and societies – from ethnic associations

to debating, philosophy and music.

www.cbu.ca

Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion will host our Ice Breaker Party and Pre-Registration. This pavilion is Sydney’s

destination for cruise ships and tourists as it hosts a small market for gifts and a pretty cafe. It is also home

to the “Big Fiddle”.

www.portofsydney.ca/index.php?menu=3&p=3

Membertou Trade and Convention Center is the venue for our Mid Conference Dinner. It is located in Membertou,

a thriving First Nations community nestled in the heart of Sydney. Membertou is the only First Nations Com-

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munity in Canada situated within a City.

www.membertoutcc.com

Dobson Yacht Club will host our Lobster Party. It is a port for local fishermen and sailors and has been part

of this community for almost 60 years. To reach the Dobson Yacht Club we will provide water taxis from the

designated hotels. — An event you will not want to miss! —

www.dobsonyachtclub.org

Presentations

The official language of the IMWA 2010 Symposium is English.

• Keynote addresses will be 30 minutes (25 minutes presentation + 5 minutes questions).

• Regular presentations will be 20 minutes (15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes questions).

The venue will make provision for electronic presentation via a computer and data projector (“beamer”).

While presenters are advised to finalize their presentations well in advance, a facility will be available on site

for final formatting of presentations and handover to the conference organisers, either on CD or on a data

stick by no later than 08:00 on the morning of the presentation day. Yet, we would prefer electronic submission

(e-mail or through the ConfTool web page) before the Symposium.

Poster Sizes

The size of each poster is restricted to a maximum of DIN A0 (width about 90 cm and height about 120 cm

– or if you prefer: 14˝× 47.2˝). Each poster presentation will be limited to one A0 poster which should be

hung in the portrait format. Poster panels and material to affix your poster to the poster panel (“Velcro

strips”) will be provided in your conference bag.

Social Functions

During the Conference, there will be three main social functions:

Our Ice Breaker Party will give you a chance to become reunited with colleagues you haven’t seen in a while

and also a chance to meet new ones. There will be a buffet style spread of local seafood and other mouth-

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watering dishes from on and off the island. You will also have a chance to hear some of Cape Breton’s famous

Celtic music as local musicians play throughout the evening. Dress is casual and registration is free for all

delegates.

The Mid Conference Dinner at Membertou is our formal dinner featuring a four course meal, local wines, native

dancers and music by the world famous Barra MacNeils. Talks and music will go on throughout the meal and

the student prize will be awarded. Dress is evening informal and the registration fee is $ 76.

The Lobster Party is the time for you to really let loose and experience some true Cape Breton Culture. There

will be an indoor-outdoor lobster boil with live music, all on the harbour front. You will learn how to eat a

lobster Cape Breton Style. This should be a fun event that may end late in the evening. The dress is casual

and you will be supplied with a bib so you don’t mess up your clothes. The registration fee, including the

water taxi, is $ 107.

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The Info

Registration Fee Details

Registration Fee includes attendance for the four days of the conference, all tea, coffee, snacks and lunches,

transport to/from designated hotels, and attendance at the Welcome Ice Breaker Party. Each registered del-

egate will receive a bound issue of the conference proceedings (ISBN 978-1-897009-47-5) as well as a CD-

ROM of the same.

IMWA members will receive a reduction in conference fee and Early Bird Registrants (prior to May 31st 2010)

will have their names entered into a draw for a prize. Conference fees are payable in Canadian Dollars.

• Registration Fee $ 534

• Registration Fee IMWA Members $ 458

• Early Bird Registration Fee $ 450

• Accompanying Persons $ 183

• Students $ 153

• Day Registration $ 153

• Icebreaker Party free

• Conference Dinner $ 76

• Lobster Party $ 107

• Pre-Conference Excursion $ 305

• Post-Conference Excursion $ 916

Registration Form

We prefer online registration through our IMWA 2010 conferene management program ConfTool. First you

need to register as a user of the web based program and than you can use this information to register as a

participant for the IWMA 2010 Symposium. Please navigate to

www.registration.IMWA2010.info

You can also download a registration form here and e-mail the form to [email protected]:

www.IMWA2010.info/registration.pdf

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Payment

Credit Card (we accept both Master Card and Visa)

This can be paid online through ConfTool (www.registration.IMWA2010.info) or by fax: International +1 888

202 9174 and national 888 202 9174

Wire Transfers

When remitting wire payments in Canadian Dollars (CAD) to Bank of Montreal please instruct the initiating

bank to route the payment as follows:

Cheque (must be received prior to conference)

Please send to:

IMWA 2010 Conference Secretariat | Cape Breton University

P.O. Box 5300 # 703

Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 6L2 | CANADA

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SWIFT Field 57A

Bank of Montreal

129 St. Jacques St., West, 10th

Floor

Montreal, PQ, H2Y 1L6, Canada

Correspondent Bank:

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Correspondent Bank SWIFT BIC: BOFMCAM2

SWIFT Field 59

Bank of Montreal

173 Charlotte St.

Sydney, NS B1P 1C4, Canada

Beneficiary Bank:

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Beneficiary Bank SWIFT: BOFMCAM2

Beneficiary’s Bank ABA: CC 000 100 193

Beneficiary’s Account Number: 00 198 714 286

Beneficiary’s Name: Cape Breton University

Beneficiary’s Address: P.O. Box 5300, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canaday 53 , y y, ,

SWIFT Field 71A

Details of Charges: ‘OUR’ (Remitter pays all fees)

SWIFT Field 70

Remittance Information Your Name and invoice number starting with IMWA2010-

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PayPal

can be sent to [email protected]; currency in Canadian Dollar

Money Transfer (only in European SEPA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Den-

mark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liecht-

enstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic,

Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland)

Please send only EURO to our European bank account! Divide the amount shown in Canadian Dollars by 1.5

and transfer the registration fee to the account shown in the below table. When you are living in a non-EU

country or a country that does not participate in the SEPA system, fees resulting from this wire must be

processed using the ‘OUR’ SWIFT standard in SWIFT field 71A: ‘OUR’ Remitter pays all fees.

Cancellation

The registration of participation is binding.

Cancellation modalities:

Before 2010-05-30 you will get all your money back

Between 2010-06-01 and 2010-07-31 you get 50% back

After 2010-07-31 the financial responsibilities of the participants remain fully effective.

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Reason for Transfer/ Remittance Information Your Name and Invoice Number Starting with IMWA2010-

Beneficiary’s Name International Mine Water Association

IBAN DE40 85080000 0784887000

BIC | SWIFT DRES DE FFC | S S

Name of Bank Dresdner Bank AG

Address D-09599 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany

For German delegates the procedure is very simple:

Verwendungszweck Geben Sie Ihren Namen und die Rechnungsnummer an, die mit IMWA2010- beginnt

BLZ 850 800 00

Kontonummer 0 784 887 000

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The participation fees are due at the time of online registration and are payable within 7 days upon submission

of the registration (but not later than 7 days before the starting day of the event). Participation is not guar-

anteed until full payment of the registration fee is received (“No Payment – No Conference Bag”). The con-

ference program may be subject to change.

Payments will be refunded if the conference is cancelled by the organizer. In that case, the organizer will

have no further liability to the client. Registrations remain valid if the conference has to be postponed.

By submitting the registration form of the IMWA 2010 Symposium you accept that your personal data will be

stored and used by IMWA and CBU. IMWA and CBU will use your personal data only in connection with activities

regarding IMWA conferences, e.g. e-mail communication, conference accreditation, billing and others. Your

data will be kept and available in the IMWA 2010 ConfTool to provide you with ongoing access to uploads of

presentations after the conference. If you want to have your account deleted after the conference please con-

tact the IMWA 2010 office ([email protected]). In this case your personal data will be deleted, too. Note!

Your personal data will not be passed or disclosed to third parties, except in form of a participant list including

your address details printed in the conference proceedings, your name and department printed on your ac-

creditation (badge) and the selections you made during registration (e.g. tourist material, IMWA information

material), or unless we receive your explicit consent to do so.

Deadlines

• May 31, 2010 |Early Bird Registration Deadline

• May 31, 2010 |Deadline for Papers

• July 5, 2010 |Final Announcement

• August 11, 2010 |Registration Deadline

• September 5 – 9, 2010 |IMWA 2010 Symposium

Sponsorship Levels

The sponsorship levels we offer are (www.imwa.info/imwa2010/sponsorship-opportunities.html):

• Marquis $ 50,000 (includes booth)

• Platinum $ 8,500 (includes booth)

• Gold $ 5,000 (includes booth)

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• Silver $ 3,000

• Bronze $ 1,500

We also offer the following range of other sponsorship opportunities:

Wine for Icebreaker Party $ 900

Drinking Water $ 1,000

Early Bird Prize $ 1,000

Early Bird Prize $ 1,500

Mid Congress Dinner Wine $ 1,800

Sparkling Wine for Icebreaker Party $ 2,000

Health Breaks $ 2,800

Student Registration $ 3,000

Environmental Water Bottles $ 3,000

Lobsters for Lobster Party $ 3,000

Tent $ 2,500

Musicians

Cape Breton Chorale $ 1,000

Lobster Party $ 800

Ice Breaker Party $ 800

Conference Dinner $ 800

Barra MacNeils $10,000

Please note all values are in Canadian Dollars and are subject to a 13/15% Harmonised Sales Tax.

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The Travel

Visa Requirements

Depending on where you live, and the reason for your visit, you will need to meet certain entry requirements

for Canada. In some cases, if you plan to stay in Canada for a certain period of time, you will need a Temporary

Resident Visa. For details about Canada’s visa requirements, visit the website of Citizenship and Immigration

Canada. IMWA 2010 will not cover costs resulting from you not meeting Canadian immigration regulations nor

can we assist you in obtaining your visa (except if you need a letter of invitation).

When you are flying through the United States of America and you don’t hold a valid US visa, you must either

pre-register electronically (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) or apply for a visa for the US. Many US

airports do not have a transit area (e.g. John F Kennedy, New York). Please check the status and conditions

of your entry.

Plane

Sydney has an airport with regular air service from international airports in Halifax and Toronto. Currently,

both Air Canada and Westjet have service to Sydney. When arriving at the airport, please organize your own

travel to the hotels, unless you have prearranged our Airport Shuttle Services. There is a free taxi telephone

in the arrival hall, which you can use, should there be no taxi outside the airport building. Taxis must be paid

in cash and in Canadian currency. Because there is no money exchange bureau at the Sydney airport, make

sure you have enough Canadian dollars available when you arrive in Sydney. There is an ATM opposite the

check in counters. Transportation fees are between 15 and 20 dollars (single) from the airport to most down-

town hotels and travel time is between 20 and 30 minutes.

Every year we receive several travellers who intended to fly to Sydney, Australia and mistakenly purchased

plane tickets for Sydney, Nova Scotia. When booking your flight, please ensure that your destination is indeed

Sydney, Nova Scotia CANADA. For your convenience: the Sydney airport code is YQY. Because the Air Canada

planes from Halifax have only 50 seats, you should make your travel reservation early enough to arrive in

time for the IMWA 2010 conference.

We also offer a pickup service from Halifax prior to the pre-congress excursion and also the post congress

excursion will end in Halifax. Yet, there will only be 20 seats available for the pre-congress excursion, therefore

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this service is based on reservation, completed at registration.

Car

You can reach Sydney by taking Route 104 and 4 from Halifax or Route 104 and 105. In both cases, the

regular travel time from Halifax Airport to Sydney is around 4–5 hours. Please be advised that you have to

pay your daily parking fee once you are on the University campus ($ 1 per day or book through the Conference

registration form).

Boat

North Sydney is one of the end points of the Nova Scotia — Newfoundland Ferry. If you are living on New-

foundland or plan to travel to the Island prior to or after the conference, you can use those ferries.

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The Town

Accommodations (you must email or phone and ask for the IMWA2010 rate)

Cambridge Suites Sydney (rates from $120)

www.cambridgesuitessydney.com

Delta Sydney (rates from $159)

www.deltahotels.com/en/hotels/hotels.php?hotelId=15

Days Inn (rates from $129)

www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=06593&cid=carat_search-Days_Inn

Quality Inn (rates from $ 94)

www.qualityinnsydney.com

Taxi

• Airline A cabs (902) 564 4555

• Briand’s Regional Taxi Ltd (902) 564 6161

• CB Plaza Taxi (902) 539 8770

• City Wide Taxi (902) 564 5432 or (902) 564 6111

• Dynasty Cab (902) 562 5777

• King’s Taxi (902) 564 4444

Rental Car

Sydney has a number of rental car agencies. Due to limited availability we suggest to book your rental car as

early as possible (the list below are just the rental agencies at the airport). During IMWA 2010 we also offer

a shuttle service between the Venue at CBU and the 3 major hotels in town.

• AVIS (902) 564 8265

• Hertz (902) 539 1538

• Alamo-National (902) 567 1921

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Downtown Restaurants

Downtown Sydney has a variety of lovely restaurants that highlight some of our island’s cuisines and some

international cuisine. The suggested restaurants are only minutes walking distance from the Cambridge Suites

and the Delta Hotel, and a 20-minute-walk or a 3 minute-taxi-ride from the Days and Quality Inn.

The Highland Mermaid Restaurant

The Highland Mermaid is located in the Delta Hotel. Choose from a selection of sandwiches, pasta, creative

continental, maritime cuisine and delicious desserts. Prices range from $8 to $40.

www.deltahotels.com/en/hotels/nova-scotia/delta-sydney/restaurants-and-dining

Allegro Bar and Grill

Allegro Bar and Grill is located on Charlotte Street, minutes walking distance from Delta Hotel and the Cam-

bridge Suites. It features international and local cuisine. Prices range from $10 to $30.

www.allegrogrill.ca

Flavor Creative Catering

The Flavor is within a very short walking distance from Delta and Cambridge Suites and specialized in fresh

local seafood, authentic Italian pasta, artisan sandwiches and wraps. Prices range from $5 to $25.

www.cbflavor.com

Governors Pub and Eatery

Governors Pub and Eatery is another local restaurant within walking distance of both the Delta Hotel and the

Cambridge Suites. Featuring local seafood and other pub food, prices range from $10 to $25.

www.governorseatery.com

Kijus

Kiju’s has embraced tradition by offering menu items that are influenced by cultures and traditions from

around the world such as Cape Breton, Mi’kmaq, Canadian, Italian, Polish, American, Mexican, French and

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many more (not within walking distance/5 minute taxi drive from all hotels). Prices range from $10 to $40.

www.kijus.com

Wentworth Perk

Wentworth Perk features the highest quality coffee available, locally baked deserts and freshly made sand-

wiches and wraps at affordable prices. Prices range from $2 to $20.

www.wentworthperk.com

Trio

The Trio is located in the Cambridge Suites hotel. It takes comfort food en haute, impressing international

twists on local Maritime favourites. With a menu fit for everyone you can choose from the traditional to the

sublime, the freshest of seafood and vegetarian selections. Prices range from $5 to $35 per person.

www.cambridgesuitessydney.com/trio/index.htm

Beaches

Cape Breton is full of beaches and pictorial little coves. There are many beaches listed on the web site below

but the local residents will know some of the more “off the beaten track” places. Such an example is Polar

Bear Beach where some of Cape Breton’s oldest residents swim all year round, claiming that the water keeps

them youthful. This beach (not mentioned on the web page below) is nestled into a cliff with a small walkway

down to sand, big flat rocks and many local characters. It is a 7 minutes drive from down town Sydney.

www.cbisland.com/index2.php?pid=21&trail_id=4

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The “You should Know”

Weather Information

September is a beautiful time of year with temperatures ranging in the day time from a high of 25˚C to a low

of 10˚C. The evenings are even cooler ranging from a high of 20˚C to a low of 5˚C. Normally, though early

September remains quite warm and pleasant, but it is good to be prepared with a warm layer or two.

Dressing (but not a “Dress Code”)

We received several e-mails asking us “What shall I wear during an IMWA conference”. Here is the answer:

While at the IMWA 2010 Symposium, you will need at least three different types of dress – and this is not be-

cause we urge you to wear it, this is to make sure you don’t mess up your nice clothes. During the day, you

should wear your normal business dressing – as you are used to do at IMWA conferences (for most Europeans

that means “Business”, for most northern Americans “Business Casual” – but that’s up to you!). “Casual”

dressing should be worn during the Icebreaker Party and during the pre- and post-conference-excursions. If

you attend the Conference Dinner, we expect “Evening Informal” and at the Lobster Party we highly recommend

“Casual”, as a Cape Breton Lobster Party is different from what you know about eating lobsters so far! Should

you attend the field trips on Wednesday we recommend “Field Clothes”, which means good shoes and clothes

that can either become wet or dirty – or both.

Remember, Cape Breton is filled with outdoor activities and beautiful beaches. After a long hot summer, the

ocean is still warm enough for swimming, so a bathing suit is important for anyone who loves the water. Also

rain gear, sun hats and of course, good walking shoes are recommended, especially for the accompanying

persons, as they will experience some of the raw beauty of the island such as whale watching.

Taxes, Tips (Gratuities) and Telephone

As of June 1st, Nova Scotia has a Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) of 15%, which is added to all your purchases.

Consequently, all prices that you find in shops or restaurants are before tax, which is confusing for most

people outside Northern America. More confusing is the fact that tips (gratuities) are not included in restau-

rants, bars or hotels. Tipping in Northern America differs from tipping in most other countries in the world –

nearly everybody expects a tip (don’t forget your conference chair please!). While you might be used to give

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a tip to a friendly waiter or waitress, the tip (often called gratuity) in Northern America is part of the waiter’s

salary! Therefore, you must add another 10 – 20 % to your restaurant bill (15 % is normal). This means, if

you find a cheap restaurant, where a nice salmon costs you 15 dollars, you end up with a bill of 20 dollars!

Before you tip, make sure the waitress did not automatically add the tip to your bill as this is sometimes the

case. Keep that in mind when you compare prices. A taxi driver expects also a 10 % tip, and at the hotel you

should give another dollar per piece of luggage that was brought into your room. Also the cleaning staff and

the concierge expects a tip.

Telephone is another issue for non-North-Americans. Nearly every country in the world uses the “00” when

calling outside the country. Yet, in Canada you have to dial “011” before you can reach your family or friends

at home. In addition, Northern Americans usually forget to add the international country code +1 in front of

their telephone number. So, if you want to reach your bank in Zurich, you must call 011 44 1624 …. On the

other hand, if you want to call me, here in Sydney, while in Zurich, you must call 001 902 563 1285. The +

(and it is just one plus, not two or three) before an international telephone number always means that you

have to substitute the + by the local international dial code. If you find a number like that: +44 (0) 1624 …

it simply means, that you have to dial 01624 from inside the country and 011 44 1624 … from North America

(from most other countries in the world you would have to dial 00 44 1624 …). Was that too confusing for

you? Well, in that case I hope you don’t have to dial a number in Italy, because when dialling to Italy you must

keep the “0” in front of the local area code. Therefore, when you want to dial to your best friend in Palermo,

you need to dial 011 39 091 … Yet, if you want to dial his mobile phone forget about the “0”. Your Palermo

best friend might be reached by dialling 011 39 323 …

Voltage

Canada has a voltage of 120 Volts and 60 Hertz and uses plugs that are unique to the USA, Canada, and Mex-

ico. Therefore don’t forget an adapter plug and make sure your electrical equipment is suitable for 110—

120 Volts and 60 Hertz. If not: we recommend leaving it at home. Most laptop, camera, or mobile phone

chargers as well as shavers are suitable for use in Canada, but in most cases your hair dryer only works with

one voltage (either 110/120 Volts 60 Hertz or 220/230 Volts 50 Hertz).

The Meaning of Glückauf

“Glückauf!”, also written “Glück Auf!”, is the German miner’s greeting. Literally this can be translated with

“Luck up” or “Luck open”, but this means nothing in English, so a better translation would be “Good luck”.

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Its original meaning was lost during the centuries, but the most reasonable explanation is that it means “the

ore veins shall open for the miner”. Another explanation is described in the sub-section “Holy Barbara”. Yet,

a translation does not carry the meaning of “Glückauf”. For a German miner, greeting somebody with this

word means that you belong and care for each other, and that you belong to the same family: the family of

all miners in the world. It is not clear where this greeting originated, but it has been used since the 16th

century. The oldest written proof dates back to 1575 when Hans Zobeld named one of his mines in the Erzge-

birge (Ore Mountains) “uffm Glück auff”. In the 17th century, “Glück auf!” was already the common miner’s

greeting in the Erzgebirge. Through history, the word was exported to all countries that once were a part of

Germany, and today you will find similar expressions in the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, or Slovenia.

Holy Barbara – Patron Saint of the Miners

Mining is dangerous. Therefore, even today miners beg to their saints asking for protection and success in

their work. For centuries, mining has had a religious background in Christian society. Daily work often started

with a collective morning prayer. In mining areas, numerous churches, chapels, and altars were dedicated to

the patron saints of mining. Furthermore, sacral buildings were constructed or financed by miners and the

mine owners. In 1840, the miners of the Tyrolean Silberleithe, for example, donated 600 Gulden Austrian

currency (equal to 10.000 EURO today) for the parish church’s high altar, sponsored their priest, and six

masses every year.

Many mines, pits, and adits were named after saints. In most cases, they are both patron saints of the mine

and the miners. Some of them are admired just locally. Others, as the Holy Barbara have global importance.

Georg, another patron saint of the miners, is even admired in some regions of the Islamic world. Barbara is

seen as the most outstanding patron saint of mining. Since the 14th century she has been one of the most

favoured saints, since the 15th century she belongs to the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Legend has it that Barbara

was the daughter of the Bithynian Dioskurios von Nikomedia who kept her shut in a tower to preserve her

from the outside world and Christianity. Praying dearly, she had the epiphany of John the Baptist who baptized

her. Escaping her angry father into the mountains, an insuperable rock face opened up, offering her protection.

After being betrayed by a shepherd, her father decapitated Barbara in the year 306 AD. Today, you will find

Barbara allegorized with her attributes tower, bible, chalice, or sword.

Historical tradition says that the miners’ greeting “Glück Auf” (literally ‘luck open’) refers to the rock that

opened for Barbara to protect and hide her. Using this greeting, miners beg the rocks to open and give them

its ore.

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The Program

The final program will depend on the results of the full paper reviews, which means that several of the paperslisted here might not appear in the symposium program. O stands for Oral, and P for Poster presentation.

1 Mine Water Issues & Innovative Mining Methods

Speakers in this session will present existing or evolving methodologies that prevent the pollution of minewater during operations, produce a smaller water footprint and limit impacts on surrounding ecosystems.

Thursday, September 9th, Morning & Afternoon

Adams, D. Jack; Peoples, MichaelNew Electrobiochemical Reactor and Water Gas Mixing Technology for Removal of Metals, Nitrate, and BOD (O)

Akoachere, Richard Ayuk IIThermal Dilution Test: A New Method For The Determination Of Fracture Positions, Flow Zones And Ground

Water Velocities In Aquifers, Using Temperature As A Tracer In Single Wells (O)

Bender, Michael; Long, Dejiang; Fitch, MurrayOil Sands Mining Water Use and Management (O)

Bhattacharya, Jayanta; Roy, ArupSynthesis of Ca(OH)2 nanoparticles for rapid treatment of mine waste water (P)

Cordeiro, José Roberto Centeno; Castro, Leonardo Mitre Alvim de; Souza, Ana Katiuscia Pastana de; Oliveira,Gilcimar Pires CabralA Water Resources Management System as a tool to guarantee the water supply of an iron ore mining project in Brazil (O)

Hudson, Amy L; Krizek, David; Arnold, Katherine AnnMinimizing Environmental Impacts through Creative Solutions during the Development of the Rosemont Copper

Project (P)

Jenk, Ulf; Michalek, Bedrich; Meyer, Jürgen; Paul, Michael; Zabojnik, Pavol; Lusk, KarelHydrochemical Development in Flooded Uranium Mines – A comparison between the Mines at Olši (Czech Re-

public) and Pöhla (Germany) (P)

Johnston, David Neil; Potter, Hugh A BAbandoned Mines and the UK water environment, progress towards a national strategy (O)

Jolas, Peter; Mansel, Holger; Müller, Mike Siegfried; Struzina, Michael; Drebenstedt, CarstenDewatering of Multi-aquifer Unconsolidated Rock Opencast Mines – Alternative Solutions with Horizontal Wells (O)

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Lemière, BrunoENAG-BRGM (P)

Lind, Helena; Sokman, KalmerDynamic groundwater model of Estonian oil shale mining area towards to innovative system (O)

Mirgorodsky, D.; Ollivier, D.; Merten, D.; Büchel, G.; Bergmann†, H.; Willscher, Sabine; Wittig, J.; Jablonski, L.;Werner, P.Phytoremediation experiments on a low contaminated test field of a former uranium mining site (O)

Romano Neto, Roberto; Crocetta, Michael Salvador; Ronconi de Souza, Maria Gisele; Rocha, Edilane; Zanuz,Marcio; Baldoni Gomes, Cleber JoseAltogether Acid Mine Drainage and Sewage Treatment in Coal Region of Santa Catarina State – Brazil (P)

Veiga Marisco, Lenisa; Candiota Tubino, Rejane MariaMetals removal possibility of an Acid Mine Drainage using the residue of the agate industry process, as adsorbent (P)

Verburg, Rens; Chatwin, TerryThe Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide (GARD Guide) – Best Management Practices for Acid Prevention (O)

Vink, SueAchieving effective mine water management: integrating water quality and quantity (O)

Willscher, Sabine; Hertwig, T.; Frenzel, M.; Felix, M.Environmental impact of differently remediated hard coal overburden and tailings dumps a few decades after

remediation (O)

Wu, QiangInvestigations of retarded groundwater bursting along fault zones in seam floor in coal mines (O)

Wu, QiangOptimal Models Of Coal Mine Water Management (P)

Wu, QiangPrediction of groundwater inrush into coal mines from aquifers underlying the coal seams in China: Application

of vulnerability index method to Zhangcun Coal Mine, China (O)

Wu, QiangPrediction of groundwater inrush into coal mines from aquifers underlying the coal seams in China: Vulnerability

index system construction and evaluation (P)

Wu, QiangEmergency responses to water disasters in coalmines, China (P)

Younger, Paul Lawrence; González, Gerardo; Amezaga, Jaime M.Water management issues in the underground gasification of coal and the subsequent use of the voids for

long-term carbon dioxide storage. (O)

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2 Mine Water Engineering

Papers given under this topic will deal with engineering infrastructure, such as pumps, dams, groundwaterdiversions, and pipes which direct mine water through or around the mining operation to treatment, andfinally to receiving water bodies, with minimal impact. It will also include innovative solutions for design ofon-going and final reclamation schemes which will be of benefit to local communities.

Monday, September 6th, Afternoon

Botha, FS; Pambuka, ZCan man-made aquifers provide a solution for a thirsty mining sector? (O)

Castro, Leonardo Mitre Alvim de; Cordeiro, José Roberto CentenoA Water Resources Management System using the hydrologic potential of the tailings dam on iron ore mining (P)

Demetriou, John; Dimitriou, DimitriosMechanical Energy Losses along an Inclined Hydraulic Jump in Mine Water Engineering (P)

Fernández-Rubio, Rafael; Lorca Fernández, DavidArtificial recharge of groundwater in mining (O)

Junghans, Udo; Arndt, OlafResults and experiences using Grid-based optimization in groundwater management (O)

Pust, Christopher; Lilja, Göran; Scholz, Günter; Merkel, BroderAdvanced Mobile Inlake Technology (AMIT) – an efficient process for neutralisation of acid pit lakes (O)

Rüde, Thomas R.; Banning, Andre; Klauder, Wiebke; Roger, Sebastian; Vinzelberg, GeroImproving the effectiveness of wells for lignite mine dewatering (O)

Soni, Abhay K.; Khond, M. V.Impact of Mining on Water: A Case Study of Rajhara Mechanized Iron Ore Mine, Chhattisgarh, India (P)

Spychak, Yuriy N.Elimination of Karst flow to Potassium Open Pit in Western Ukraine (O)

Terblanche, DriesProcess Water Management Strategy At Obuasi Mine (O)

Warrender, Ruth; Bowell, Rob; Dey, Matt; Littler, James; Pearce, Nick; Perkins, Bill; Sapsford, Devin;Williams, KeithLimitations of engineering passive mine water treatment systems using adsorbent materials (O)

Weyer, JürgenCO2 in mine water and mine rescue exercise in the adit “Rothschönberger Stollen” (O)

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3 Mine Water Treatment – Active Systems

If mine water becomes polluted, treatment is necessary before it is either discharged into receiving waterbodies or used for other purposes, such as cooling, fire suppression, cleaning equipment, or as drinkingwater. This session will deal with the techniques used in active mine water treatment.

Monday, September 6th, AfternoonTuesday, September 7th, Morning

Asapo, Emmanuel Sesofia; Coles, Cynthia AnneBatch and Kinetic Studies of Ni and Co Adsorption on Highly Humified Newfoundland Peat (O)

Beckingham, NeilTreating the Untreatable (P)

Clark, John PeterTreatment of Mine Site Runoff Containing Suspended Solids Using Sedimentation Ponds – A Proposed Best

Practice Guideline (O)

Clark, John PeterTreatment of Mine Site Runoff Containing Suspended Solids Using Sedimentation Ponds – Optimizing Flocculant

Addition to Ensure Discharge Compliance (P)

Cravotta III, Charles A; Parkhurst, D.L.; Means, B.; McKenzie, R.; Morris, H.; Arthur, W.Using the Computer Program AMDTreat with a PHREEQC Titration Module to Compute Caustic Quantity, Effluent

Quality, and Sludge Volume (O)

de Beer, M; Maree, J. P; Motaung, S; Bologo, LAcid Mine Water Reclamation using the ABC Process (O)

Gast, Martin; Schöpke, Ralph; Walko, Manja; Benthaus, F.C.Pilot System for in situ Aquifer Treatment by Microbial Sulfate Reduction (O)

Geroni, Jennifer Nia; Sapsford, Devin J; Williams, Keith; Watson, IanThe potential for semi-passive mine water treatment by CO2 stripping at Ynysarwed, S.Wales (O)

Hamai, Takaya; Okumura, Masao; Yamaguchi, Syouichi; Matsushima, EijiA result of batch test to select effective co-precipitator of zinc containing mine drainage treatment (O)

Hu, Zhifei; Brooks, JaneFactorial Analysis for Cyanide Destruction – A Bench-Scale Testing Study for Gold Mining Effluent Treatment (P)

Hu, Zhifei; Schmidt, DaveGold Mining Wastewater Treatment and Reuse with Actiflo® System (O)

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Janneck, Eberhard; Arnold, Ingolf; Koch, Thomas; Meyer, Jürgen; Burghardt, Diana; Ehinger, SusanMicrobial synthesis of schwertmannite from lignite mine water and its utilization for removal of arsenic from

mine waters and for production of iron pigments (O)

Karakatsanis, Kathy; Cogho, VikDrinking Water From Mine Water Using The HIPRO® Process – Optimum Coal Mine Water Reclamation Plant (O)

Mackie, Allison L; Farmer, Heather; Walsh, Margaret EMine Water Treatment with Cement Kiln Dust (O)

Madzivire, G.; Gitari, Wilson Mugera; Ojumu, T.; Balfour, G.; Misheer, N.; Petrik, L.F.Removal of sulphates from South African mine water using coal fly ash (O)

McGeorge, NormanMine Water Investments Evaluation and Approval – The Owners Respose (O)

Mey, Wendy SueMine Water Reclamation and Re-Use – What’s in it for me? (O)

Nason, Peter Alexander; Alakangas, Lena; Öhlander, BjörnThe Effectiveness of Using Sewage Sludge as a Sealing Layer on Sulphide-rich Mine Tailings: A Pilot-scale Ex-

periment, Northern Sweden (O)

Navratil, James D.; Akin, Andrew C.Use of Recycled Concrete and Magnetite for Mine Water Treatment And Metal Recovery (O)

Noack, Greg; Clelland, Lawrence; Ross, Trevor; Donato, RandyControlling Surface Water at one of Canada’s Largest Base Metals Operations: From Legacy Challenges to En-

vironmental Award Winner (O)

Oliphant, David; Christophersen, DavidThree-Phase Mining Effluent Treatment Plant To Meet Stringent Standards (O)

Preuss, Volker; Schoepke, Ralph; Koch, ThomasReduction of Sulphate Load by Nanofiltration - Process Development in Bench Scale (O)

Randall, Dyllon; Nathoo, J.; Lewis, A.E.Treatment of a sodium sulphate rich brine using Eutectic Freeze Crystallization – steps towards zero percent waste (O)

Reddy, Sarashree Traci; Lewis, Alison EmslieWaste minimisation through recovery of salt and water from a hypersaline brine (O)

Rolley, Stuart; Watson, Ian; Davies, Tracey; Norton, AlexInnovative prevention of aquifer pollution from highly saline coal mine water County Durham, UK (P)

Silva, Renato Dantas; Rubio, JorgeThe Neutralization-Flocculation-Lamellar Settling (NF-LS)process in the treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)

from Coal Mines in South Brazil (O)

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Silva, Rodrigo de Almeida; Vigânico, Eunice Maria; Arce, Isis; Schneider, Ivo André HomrichMagnetite Production from Acid Mine Drainage (P)

Tsukamoto, Timothy K.Rethinking Lime Delivery In Metals Precipitation: A Comparison of Lime Efficiencies and Sludge Characteristics

between Treatment Systems for Metals-Impacted Water (P)

Vadapalli, Viswanath Ravi Kumar; Ochieng’, Levi; Germishuyse, Talita; Harck, TerryCo-disposal of mine water treatment sludge with mine waste materials and estimation of contaminant loads

using one dimensional geochemical modelling (P)

Warkentin, Doug; Chow, Norman; Nacu, AncaExpanding Sulphide Use for Metal Recovery from Mine Waters (O)

Zinck, Janice; Fiset, Jean-François; Griffith, WesleyStability of Treatment Sludge in Various Disposal Environments: A Multi-Year Leaching Study (O)

4 Mine Water Treatment – Passive Systems

Passive treatment is an environmentally friendly technology to treat mine water. Under normal operating conditions nochemicals are used and the only energy sources are natural: sunlight, potential energy or ‘biological’ energy from plantsor microorganism, wetlands for final polishing, limestone for natural buffering, or forest buffers for noise and dust sup-pression. Passive systems can also utilize “natural” chemical reactions between carbonate rich rocks and acidic waters.

Thursday, September 7th, Morning

Behrooz, Mehrnoosh; Borden, Robert CControlling Sulfidic Tailings Oxidation with Surface Application of Crude Glycerol – Column Experiments (O)

Bhattacharya, Jayanta; Das, Bidus KantiCarbon drought and its effects on the biochemical events in a chemo-bioreactor treating Acid Mine Drainage (P)

Caraballo, Manuel A.; Jarvis, Adam P.; Nieto, José MiguelHidrochemistry and mineralogy of a multi-step passive treatment system remediating a coal spoil heap drainage

in Northumberland, UK (P)

Genty, Thomas; Bussière, Bruno; Benzaazoua, Mostafa; Zagury, J. GéraldPassive treatment of high-iron acid mine drainage using sulphate-reducing bioreactors: comparison of eight

reactive mixtures (O)

Gitari, Wilson Mugera; Petrik, Leslie F; Etchebers, Olivier; Key, David L; Okujeni, CharlesInorganic contaminants attenuation in acid mine drainage by fly ash and its derivatives: Column Experiments. (O)

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Hedin, Bob; Wolfe, Neil; Weaver, TedSustained Treatment of AMD Containing Al and Fe3+ with Limestone Aggregate (O)

Jarvis, Adam Paul; Gandy, Catherine JaneA case study of long-term geochemical evolution of coal waste rock drainage and its remediation (O)

Kalin, Margarete; Paulo, Carlos; Sleep, BrentProactive prevention of acid generation: reduction /inhibition of sulphide oxidation (O)

Koschorreck, Matthias; Wendt-Potthoff, Katrin; Friese, Kurt; Schultze, Martin; Geller, WalterApplication of why to prevent re-oxidation in a passive anoxic in-lake reactor - success and failure (O)

Kruse, Natalie A S; Brewster, Kimberly; Riefler, GuyA new look at designing steel slag leach beds (O)

Matthies, Romy; Aplin, A.C.; Boyce, Adrian J.; Jarvis, Adam P.Tracking Dominant Alkalinity Sources in a Passive Mine Water Treatment System with Stable Carbon Isotopes (P)

Maxwell, E. Jill; Sherriff, Barbara L.; Khozhina, ElenaRemediation of arsenic contamination by a natural wetland at New Britannia Mine, Snow Lake, Manitoba (O)

Muhlbauer, Ritva; Raja, Sashnee; de Villiers, Zacharias Joseph Gerhard; Pulles, William; Clark, Sharon; Heath,RalphImplementation of a demonstation scale integrated managed passive treatment (IMPI) process (O)

Nairn, Robert W.; LaBar, J.A.; Strevett, K.A.; Strosnider, W.H.; Morris, D.; Neely, C.A.; Garrido, A.; Santamaria,B.; Oxenford, L.; Kauk, K.; Carter, S.; Furneaux, B.A large, multi-cell, ecologically engineered passive treatment system for ferruginous lead-zinc mine waters (O)

Rait, Rachel; Trumm, Dave; Pope, James; Craw, Dave; Newman, Nigel; MacKenzie, HaydenAdsorption of arsenic by acid mine drainage precipitates (O)

Sartz, Lotta; Bäckström, Mattias; Allard, BertOn the neutralisation of ARD and acid generating waste rock by different alkalinity sources – carbonate and/or

hydroxide (P)

Sartz, Lotta; Bäckström, Mattias; Karlsson, Stefan; Allard, BertStrategy for instant neutralisation and metal immobilisation in ARD (P)

Sartz, Lotta; Bäckström, Mattias; Karlsson, Stefan; Sjöberg, ViktorARD treatment in sequential filter sections – efficiency of different alkaline waste materials (O)

Shankie, Simon; Conly, Andrew George; Lee, PeterTreatment of Sulphate Toxic Waters using Permeable Reactive Barriers: Batch and Flow-Through Reactor Ex-

periments (P)

Tsukamoto, Timothy K.Semi-Passive Bioreactors for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage (O)

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Wade, Peter; Glass, JennyFermentation microbes enhance performance of sulphate removal biotechnology (O)

Zinck, JaniceOvercoming Active Treatment Challenges (P)

5 Mine Water Uses – Geothermal, Geochemistry, Biochemistry

Mine water can be used in several ways: as geothermal energy, as cooling liquid, in agriculture, for recreation,as drinking water, or enhancing stream flow. Papers presented in this session will focus on those mine wateruses.

Thursday, September 9th, Afternoon

Bekesi, Gabor; Douglas, Blair; Tyler, Murray; Waterhouse, JohnThe Sustainability Of Olympic Dam Mine Water Supply, South-West Great Artesian Basin, South Australia (O)

Herteis, BrianSpringhill Mine Water Geothermal Resource – The Road Forward (O)

Herteis, Brian EThe Springhill Nova Scotia Mine Water Geothermal Resource (P)

Hidalgo Estévez, Carmen; Rey Arrans, Javier; Martínez López, Julián; Benavente Herrera, JoséEvolution of mine water uses in the abandoned sulphide mines of the province of Jaén, Spain (P)

King, Mark; Perez, Waldo; Kieley, John; Reidel, Frits; Peralta, EduardoA Novel Form of “Mine Water”: A Lithium Brine Deposit Under Dry Salt Lakes (Salares) in the Puna Region of

Argentina (O)

Marqués, Antonio; Garcia-Ordiales, Efrén; Loredo, JorgePotential for Mine Water Reuse in an Abandoned Coal Mine in Northern Spain (P)

Plante, Benoît; Benzaazoua, Mostafa; Bussière, Bruno; Laflamme, DonaldEvaluation of the Ni-contaminated neutral drainage generation potential in the Tio mine waste rocks (O)

Vaute, Laurent; Le Pape, Pierre; Collon-Drouaillet, Pauline; Fabriol, RobertModelling the long-term evolution of groundwater’s quality in a flooded iron-ore mine using a reactive transport

pipe network model (O)

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6 Analysis of Mine Water and its Chemistry

Mine water chemistry usually differs significantly from the chemistry of ground and surface water. In this ses-sion the problems encountered with developing appropriate field sampling protocols, selection and deploymentof real time monitors, laboratory analysis techniques and selection of tracers will be explored. It will also in-clude modeling the results and consideration of legal and funding issues associated with long term monitoringafter operations cease. The session also covers general aspects of mine water.

Tuesday, September 7th, Morning & Afternoon

Alakangas, Lena Britt Inger; Öhlander, Björn; Nason, Peter AlexanderDeclining trace element concentrations in groundwater in water saturated sulphide-rich tailings after remediation

at Kristineberg, northern Sweden (O)

Braungardt, Charlotte Barbara; Butterfield, Martin; Wajrak, MagdalenaOn-site minewater analysis: interference removal system for As analysis (O)

Cukrowska, Ewa Maria; Lusilao-Makiese, Julien; Tessier, Emmanuel; Amouroux, DavidMercury speciation in the gold-mine polluted environment – determination and development of predictive models

for transformation, transport, immobilisation and retardation (O)

Frau, Franco; Cidu, RosaShort-term changes in water chemistry in the Baccu Locci stream (Sardinia, Italy) affected by past mining (O)

Godwin, Amy; Lee, Peter; Conly, Andrew George; Goold, AndreaPredicting toxicity of future combined pit lakes at the former Steeprock Iron Mine near Atikokan, Ontario (O)

Grawunder, Anja; Lonschinski, Martin; Boisselet, Tsilla; Merten, Dirk; Büchel, GeorgGeochemical behaviour of rare earth elements in an AMD-influenced environment (O)

Ji, Sang Woo; Yim, Gil Jae; Cheong, Young Wook; Lee, Hyeon Seok; Min, Jeong Sik; Choi, Yong Suk; Bhattacharya, JayantaThe Impact of water chemistry in the vicinity of Imgi mine on the pollution potential in the Soo young river,

Korea (P)

Karlsson, Stefan; Allard, Bert; Bäckström, MattiasWeathering mechanisms and composition of effluents from a sulphide mine waste deposit after covering –

Twenty years of field data (O)

Lauzon, NicolasMine Water Characterization for Probabilistic Modelling and Uncertainty Analysis (O)

Lemière, BrunoNeutralisation distance of acid drainage and migration range of pollutants (O)

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Müller, Mike; Eulitz, KatjaCharacterizing Water Quality of Pit Lakes through Modeling (O)

Nešetril, Kamil; Zeman, JosefArsenic occurrence and geochemical evolution of the abandoned ore mine Kank in the Czech Republic (O)

Nordstrom, D. Kirk; McCleskey, R. Blaine; Ball, James W.Challenges in the analysis and interpretation of acidic waters (O)

Palumbo-Roe, Barbara; Banks, Vanessa; Chenery, Simon; Weiss, DominikTracing sources and fate of zinc in a mining-impacted carbonated-hosted river catchment: insights from synoptic

sampling, flow measurements and zinc isotopes (O)

Paul, Michael; Meyer, Jürgen; Jenk, Ulf; Jahn, Sylvia; Klemm, WernerInvestigation of arsenic emissions from flooded ore mines of the Westerzgebirge region, Saxony, Ger-

many (O)

Rolley, Stuart; Watson, Ian; Norton, Alex; Bailey, Matthew; Wyatt, LeeApplications of mine water pumping tests to determine design criteria and improvements for treatment

schemes. (O)

Schneider, Ivo André Homrich; Freitas, Ana Paula Pires; Schwartzbold, AlbanoAlgae in the Acid Mine Drainage on Santa Catarina Coal Field, Brazil (P)

Sjöberg, Viktor; Karlsson, Stefan; Sartz, LottaRelease of vanadium from LD-slag by exposure to ARD (O)

Sjöblom, Åsa; Håkansson, Karsten; Allard, BertParticulate matter as scavanger and carrier of trace metals in simulated mine water (O)

Tutu, Hlanganani; Cukrowska, Ewa Maria; Weiersbye, Isabel M.The role of efflorescent crusts as secondary sources of pollution in gold mining environments in the Witwater-

srand Basin (O)

Usher, Brent; Strand, Roald; Jackson, Jim; Strachotta, ChrisLinking fundamental geochemistry and empirical observations for water quality predictions using Goldsim (O)

Younger, Paul LawrenceWhere there is no pH meter: estimating the acidity of mine waters by visual inspection (P)

Ziemkiewicz, Paul; Lovett, R.J.Selenium leaching kinetics and in-situ control (O)

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7 Coal Mining – Underground Mining, Surface Mining

Coal is one of the most important solid fuels for electricity production and heating. Consequently, mine water is-sues for both, surface and underground coal mines are an important part of operational management, consul-tancy, and research. Speakers for this session will focus on mine water issues related to coal mining, such asacid mine drainage, pumping, prevention of pollution, geochemical aspects of coal mine drainage, encounteringdeep saline ground waters, subsea mining, multi-seam mining, in situ gasification, and CO2 sequestration.

Thursday, September 9th, Afternoon

Gautama, Rudy Sayoga; Ginting Jalu, Kusuma; Rachmanta, Anggana; Lin, LestariWeathering Behaviour of overburden and overburden-coal ash blending in relation to overburden management

for acid mine drainage prevention ini coal surface mine (O)

Gossel, Wolfgang; Stollberg, Reiner; Wycisk, PeterModelling of environmental impacts of 140 years of open pit lignite mining and chemical industry on groundwater

contaminants in the Bitterfeld area (Germany) (O)

Halir, Josef; Zizka, LukasThe issues of the self-fill aquifer in the North Bohemian Brown Coal Basin (P)

Hirsch, Markus; Weiss, HolgerGeoelectrical surveys for identification and monitoring of AMD in groundwaters influenced by lignite open-cast mining (O)

Kruse, Natalie A S; Kerber, Robert; Brewster, Kimberly; McCosker, LoraineA road to progress? The impacts of cutting a new highway through the heavily mined hills of Southeast Ohio (P)

Marchand, Geneviève; Waterhouse, John DouglasMudstone Depressurisation behavior in an open pit coal mine, Indonesia (O)

Singh, R.N.; Reddish, D.; Stace, Rod; Pathan, A.G.; Doulati-Ardejani, F.Geotechnical And Hydrogeological Appraisal Of The Thar Open Cut Mining Project (O)

Sun, Yajun; Xu, Zhimin; Dong, Qinghong; Liu, ShucaiSafety Evaluation for Mining Under the Xiaolangdi Reservoir (P)

Vermeulen, Petrus Daniel; Dennis, IngridThe assessment of mine rebound and decanting in deeper coal mines (P)

Wang, Changshen; Miao, Xiexing; Bai, Haibo; Sun, Yajun; Liu, ShucaiMine Water Issues in China (O)

Zizka, Lukas; Halir, JosefGroundwater flowing in the forefield of the CSA mine (North Bohemian Brown Coal Basin in the Czech Republic) (P)

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8 Mine Closure – Coal, Metal

Mine closure has become an important environmental issue worldwide. To ensure that mines are closed in away that long term pollution of receiving water courses is minimized, special techniques have been developedin recent years. This session will address mine closure strategies in the view of mine water and related aspectsof subsidence, reclamation bonding, long term monitoring, meeting a changing regulatory framework, publicperception issues and impact of a changing climate.


Breckenridge, LarryEvapotranspiration Caps for Mine Waste Closure – Case Studies in Extreme Environments (O)

Cidu, Rosa; Frau, FrancoNatural attenuation of contaminants in mine drainage at abandoned mining sites (O)

Clark, Sharon; Muhlbauer, RitvaMine Closure Water Management: Choosing the Right Alternative within a Changing Environment (O)

Dickin, Rob; Mills, R.; Bright, D.; Runnells, J.Assessment of Atlin -Ruffner Abandoned Metal Mine, BC, Canada (O)

Dye, Peter John; Weiersbye, Isabel MargretheThe Mine Woodlands Project in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa: research strategy and progress (O)

Földing, Gabor; Csovári, Mihaly; Argyelan, TiborResults of the hydrogeological and geochemical evaluation of of the state of the reopenend former zinc-lead

mine (North part of Hungary). (P)

Gantar, Ivan; Dolenc, Peter; Paul, Michael; Metschies, ThomasRemediation of an Uranium Mining Waste Rock Pile in Slovenia (O)

Johnson, Raymond H.; Yoshino, Miori E.; Hall, Susan M.; Shea, Valois R.Predictive Modeling Strategies for Operations and Closure at Uranium In-Situ Recovery Mines (O)

K. Bauer, JohannesClosure of an open pit and landfill excavated earth (P)

Lim, Eddy; Beckett, Kirsty; Jaen, Wilhelm; Kumar, AtishProbabilistic Analysis of mine void salinity and lake level associated with climate change (O)

Lock, Alan; Spiers, Graeme; Beckett, Peter; Hall, Steve; Hargreaves, JenniferVegetated biosolis covers as hydraulic barriers to mine tailings (O)

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Mara, Septimius; Vlad, Serban-NicolaeIntegrated quality environmental monitoring and warning-alarming system for emergencies due to technical ac-

cidents at waste deposits in mining industry (O)

Metschies, Thomas; Becker, Martin; König, Christoph; Jenk, UlfModelling of the hydraulic and geochemical conditions of deep mine flooding in a regional aquifer system (O)

Ndolomingo, Joe MatumueneArsenic speciation and their impacts in mining waste (P)

Nelson, Mark Richard; Hazen, Gary L; Fundingsland, Steven DMine Water Remediation at Large-Scale Metal Mines: Balancing Near-Term Investments for Source Control with

Long-Term Investments for Collection and Treatment (O)

Santofimia, Esther; López-Pamo, EnriqueInfluence of runoff and groundwater inflow in the stratification developed in the Concepción pit lake (Iberian Pyrite

Belt, Spain) (P)

Spychak, Yuriy N.Closure Coal And Potassium Mines In Ukraine (P)

Touchinski, SergeiAssessment of a Potential Overturn in the End-pit Lakes and the Effect on Water Quality (P)

Villain, Lucile; Alakangas, Lena; Öhlander, BjörnGeochemical Evaluation of Mine Water Quality in an Open-pit Site Restored by Backfilling and Covering (O)

Wyatt, Lee; Rolley, Stuart; Watson, Ian15 years of mine water analysis and developments in monitoring of abandoned coal mines in the United King-

dom. (P)

9 Legal and Social Aspects of Mine Water

Use of mine water and discharges of mine water into receiving water courses need special legal considerationin most countries of the world. One of the many examples covering discharges is the European Water Frame-work Directive. Talks in Section 9 will focus on legal and social questions concerning mine water, impact onsurface landowners, ISO accreditation, due diligence, and environmental impact assessments.

Thursday, September 9th, Morning

Amboni, Mirlene Meis; Zanuz, Marcio; Campos, Jonathan Jurandir; Gomes, Cleber Jose BaldoniQualitative and Quantitative Representation of the Coal Mining Impact in the Rivers of Santa Catarina State, Brazil (O)

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Bykova, ElenaThe sanitary-protective zones of coal-mining enterprises (P)

Fleischhammel, Petra; Arechaga, Francisco; Anibal, GilPost mining lakes – various types and their integration in natural hydrography according to the European Water

Framework Directive (O)

Liefferink, Mariette; van Eeden, Elize SThe Role of the Activist in the Remediation of Mined Land and the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage: A Success

Story Within the West and Far West Rand Goldfields of South Africa (O)

Loredo, Jorge; Marques, Antonio; Beggs, Christofer; Venegas, Marcela; Amezaga, Jaime; Rötting, Tobias;Younger, PaulGuidelines for catchment management and mining impacts in arid and semi-arid regions of South America (CAM-

INAR Project) (O)

Morokane, MolefeThe Current South African Legal Framework With Regards To Water Management For Mine Residue Deposits

(Mrd) (O)

Stano, MayaReview and Assessment of Canadian Legislative Regimes Pertaining to Subaqueous Mine Tailings Manage-

ment (O)

Tek, VannaraCEPA’s experiences in promoting community based water resource management (CBWRM) (O)

van Tonder, Danél Magda; Coetzee, Henk; Mudau, Stephina.; Phajane, TAddressing the Legacy of Gold Mining in Witwatersrand Goldfield, South Africa, Through the Implementation of

Regional Mine Closure Strategies (O)

van Tonder, Danel Magda; Wade, Dr Peter; Glass, Jenny; Venter, JacoEnvironmental Risk Assessment of the Impact of a Century of Gold Mining on a Catchment, Witwatersrand Gold-

field, South Africa (P)

Walder, Ingar; Wahlstrom, Margareta; Kaartinen, Tommi; Twardowska, Irena; Drielsma, Johannes AEuropean Waste Characterisation Standards for the prevention of acid/neutral rock drainage (O)

Worsa-Kozak, MagdalenaLegal aspects of water monitoring in mining areas - example of Poland (P)

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10 Mine Tailings

Mine tailings and their associated emanating waters need experienced operators, consultants and researchersto ensure proper handling and treatment. This theme will be the platform for presentations dealing with waterflowing through or emanating from mine tailings and coarse waste rock piles, as well as long term groundwatercontamination plumes resulting from these and demolition of facilities.


Allard, Bert; Strömberg, Jessika; Dario, MårtenArsenic in ARD from the sulphidic mine waste deposit at Adak, Sweden – leaching and accumulation

processes (O)

Bäckström, MattiasEnvironmental impact of an alum shale deposit, Kvarntorp, Sweden – present and future scenarios (O)

Bäckström, Mattias; Sartz, LottaStabilisation of acid generating waste rock with fly ash - immobilisation of arsenic under alkaline conditions (P)

Bäckström, Mattias; Sartz, Lotta; Karlsson, Stefan; Allard, BertPrevention of ARD through stabilisation of waste rock with alkaline by-products – results from a meso-scale

experiment (O)

Behrooz, Mehrnoosh; Borden, Robert CParticle Size Controls Oxidation Rate of Tailings Surface and AMD Production – Hydrologic and Geochemical

Characterization of Ore Knob Tailing Pile (O)

Bouzahzah, Hassan; Benzaazoua, Mostafa; Bussière, BrunoA modified protocol of the ASTM normalized humidity cell test as laboratory weathering method for mill tail-

ings. (O)

Colling, Angéli Viviani; Menezes, Jean Carlo Salomé dos Santos; Silveira, Priscila Silva; Schneider, Ivo AndréHomrichBiohydrometallurgical Process to Produce the Coagulant Ferric Sulfate from the Pyrite Present in Coal

Tailings (O)

DeSisto, Stephanie L.; Parsons, Michael B.; Jamieson, Heather E.Using Hydrogeochemical Data to Improve Remediation of Historical Gold Mine Tailings in Nova Scotia (O)

Ghorbel, Manel; Courjault-Radé, Pierre; Munoz, Margot; Destrigneville, Christine; Souissi, Radhia; Souissi,Fouad; Ben Mammou, Abdallah; Abdelajouad, SaadiAre abandoned mine tailings of Northern Tunisia a source of metal contamination in surface waters? (O)

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Gumbo, Jabulani Ray; Mulugisi, Gundani; Muzerengi, Confidence; Dacosta, FrancisEvaluating the suitability of Paspalum as a candidate for Rehabilitation of Mine Tailings dams: A Case study of

New Union Gold Mine (O)

Harck, Terry RichardMobilisation of salts from mine waste. A pinch or a pound? (P)

Rusdinar, Yuni; Edraki, Mansour; Baumgarlt, Thomas; Mulligan, DavidtwaA Hydrogeochemical Review of Riverine Tailings Deposition at Freeport, Indonesia (O)

Sidenko, Nikolay V.; Mathers, Karen H.; McKernan, J. MichaelDelineation of metal sources in runoff from East Tailings Management Area (ETMA), Lynn Lake, Manitoba,

Canada as a means to optimize remediation efforts. (O)

Skogsjö, Erika; Allard, Bert; Bäckström, MattiasBarrier system for treatment of mine drainage at Ranstad, Sweden (P)

Stefaniak, Sebastian; Twardowska, IrenaImpact of engineering constructions made of Carboniferous waste rock on groundwater deterioration (O)

Vigânico, Eunice Maria; Silva, Rodrigo de Almeida; Machado, Ênio Leandro; Schneider, Ivo André HomrichHydrometallurgical/UV Process to Produce Ferrous Sulfate from the Pyrite Present in Coal Tailings (P)

Vigânico, Eunice Maria; Silva, Rodrigo de Almeida; Schneider, Ivo André Homrich; Machado, Ênio LeandroHydrometallurgical/UV Process to Produce Ferrous Sulfate from the Pyrite Present in Coal Tailings (O)

Wijdeveld, Arjan; van der Star, WouterDevelopment of a biochemical active cap layer for contaminated sediments and soils: Use of protamelasse and

bacteria to form sealing layer (biosealing) (P)

Wijdeveld, Arjan; van Geest, GerbenLearning from polluted sediment dump sites: The natural development of important habitats surrounding the

dump site (P)

Wijdeveld, Arjan; van Kesteren, WaltherGas production and emission from tailings (P)

Yim, Gil Jae; Cheong, Young Wook; Min, Dae Sik; Ji, Sang WooEffects of capillary zone on water movement in soil column with tailings (P)

Ziemkiewicz, Paul; Peckham, Donnie; Kehoe, AlanEvaluating the effects of moving to a low maintenance ARD control strategy at the Victoria Junction coal tailings

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11 The ‘Cape Breton Development Corporation’ Legacy

In 1672, Frenchman Nicholas Denys, for the first time ever, described the occurrence of coal seams on CapeBreton Island. Since then, coal was mined on the Island to a greater or lesser extent. On December 31, 2009,Cape Breton Development Corporation – the endmost, large-scale mining operator in the Sydney Coal Field– ceased as an entity and was amalgamated into Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation. Papers presented inthis section will deal with the mine water issues of four decades of coal mining on Cape Breton Island by theCorporation and more than three centuries of coal mining on the Island.

Tuesday, September 7th, Afternoon

Campbell, Belinda; Gauthier, AndreDevelopment of Remedial Objectives for the former Cape Breton Development Corporation Mine Closure Pro-

gram (O)

Forgeron, Steve VincentProtocols for the Remediation of Lands Impacted by Former Coal Mining Operations, Sydney Coalfield, Nova

Scotia, Canada (O)

Forrester, Dave; Boudreau, RobertOvercoming the Pitfalls of abandonded mine workings in the Sydney Coalfield (O)

Forrester, Dave; King, MarkRemediation of the Gowrie Wash Plant (O)

MacLeod, Glenn PInnovative Uses of LIDAR Technology to assist in the Remediation of former Coal Mine Sites (O)

MacLeod, Glenn; Wolkersdorfer, ChristianA statistically based natural tracer investigation of lithological and hydrogeochemical analyses (O)

Shaw, GerardECBC Continuing the Legacy (O)

Shea, JoeInnovative Management Techniques to deal with Mine Water Issues in the Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Coal

Field (O)

Wolkersdorfer, ChristianTracer Test in a Passive Mine Water Treatment Settling Pond in the Sydney Mine Field (O)

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12 Discussing the concept of a ‘Zero Waste Mine’

Most mining operations produce large amounts of unwanted material that can’t be readily sold to market.Such materials can be overburden, waste rock, mine water, sludges, or tailings. In most cases the mine operatormust dispose of these substances. Commonly, these unwanted substances are referred to as Mining Waste.This moderated discussion theme will investigate the potential for a Zero Waste Mine, and discuss the tech-niques and research that are needed to operate a mine as a Zero Waste Mine.

Tuesday, September 7th, Morning

Amaral Filho, Juarez; Schneider, Ivo André Homrich; Brum, Irineu Antônio Schadach; Miltzarek, Gerson; Sampaio,Carlos Hoffmann; Tubino, Rejane Maria Candiota; Schneider, Carlos HenriqueCharacterization of a Coal Tailing Deposit for Zero Waste Mine in the Brazilian Coal Field of Santa Catarina

Valente, Teresa Maria; Antunes, Marcel; Fernandes, Ricardo; Pinheiro, AvelinoPotential of reuse and environmental behaviour of ochre-precipitates from passive mine water treatment

13 Fracture Flow to Mines (Special Session)

The aim of this Special Session is to look at how fractured rock is characterised and how data are used to as-sess dewatering and depressurisation in design of large pit slopes or underground mines, water inflow volumeor rates, and site water monitoring and management during mining.

Tuesday, September 7th, Morning & Afternoon

Bellin, James; Bonson, Chris; Jack, AliceThe importance of geotechnical characterisation and structural interpretation in predicting fracture flow to mines (O)

Da Gama, Evandro Moraes; Vidigal, Marcus ViniciusExperimental Verification Of Equations For Determining The Flow Of Water In Rock Discontinuities (P)

Dharmagunawardhane, H.A.; Gamage, K.L.S.Mine Water Problem in a Crystalline Rock Terrain: Experience from the Bogala Graphite Mine, Sri Lanka (P)

Gale, JohnThe Use of Stable Isotopes and Geochemistry in Permafrost Terrain to Help Constrain Minewater Inflow Predictions (O)

Howell, Roger; Ugorets, VladimirCharacterization of Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow to Hard-Rock Mines, Part 1: Data Collection (O)

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Johnson, Christopher ScottEstimating mine inflow rates real time using analytical methods (O)

Parker, BethThe Discrete Fracture Network Approach for Bedrock Site Characterization: Bridging Between Contaminant

Hydrogeology and Mine Site Hydrology (O)

Price, Jeffrey RichardExperimental investigation of fluid flow in rough fractures (O)

Price, Jeffrey Richard; Mylvagnam, JayaA theoretical assessment of depressurisation and the influence on slope stability in weathered and altered rock (O)

Rouleau, AlainHydrogeomechanical Processes in Underground Metal Mines : Research Results and Opportunities (O)

Royle, Michael; Mackie, Daniel; Neville, ChristopherCost/Benefit Analysis of In Situ Hydraulic Testing Methods – During vs Post Drilling (O)

Royle, Michael; Scibek, Jacek; Roberts, Randall; Adams, JoelOptimisation of Hydraulic Testing to Characterize Fracture Flow (O)

Seidel, Torsten; König, ChristophDensity – dependent calculation of matrix fracture flow (O)

Seok, Eunjeong; Gale, John E.Scaling-up Fracture Pore Space Permeability – Approach to Mine Water Inflow Prediction (O)

Smith, Lucas AndriesChallenges of Open Pit dewatering in highly fractured intrusive ore body (P)

Ugorets, Vladimir; Howell, RogerCharacterization of Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow to Hard-Rock Mines, Part 2: Numerical Modeling (P)

Wu, QiangPrediction of inflow from overlying aquifers into coalmines – A case study in Jinggezhuang Coalmine, Kailuan, China (P)

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