Conference Agenda

Brief Notes from Two Decades of Mine Waste and Mine Water Research

Devin Sapsford

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

PCBs in the Mining Environment – From Silver Bullet to Dirty Dozen

Christian Wolkersdorfer

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa

A Comparison Of Be And W In Mine Drainage Downstream Two Different Repositories Storing Tailings From A Skarn Ore

Lina Hällström, Lena Alakangas

Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Alternative Reagents for the Treatment of Pb-Zn Mine Drainage in Wales

Joe Dean, Ban Alkhazraji, Devin Sapsford

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

🎓 Dewatering, Flooding and Stratification of Nikolaus-Bader small-scale Gold Mining Shaft in Austria

Elke Mugova¹, Christian Wolkersdorfer²

1: Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola, Germany; 2: Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Justification For Modification Of The NAG Test Method To Suit Varied Mining Waste Geochemical Characteristics On A Site-Specific Basis

Andrew Barnes¹, Steven Pearce², Diana Brookshaw², Mark Roberts¹, Seth Mueller³

1: Geochemic Ltd, Lower Race, Pontypool, NP4 5UH. United Kingdom; 2: 2Mine Environmental Management Ltd, Vale Street, Denbigh, Denbighshire, LL16 3AD. United Kingdom; 3: Boliden AB, Sweden

Photoelectrochemical Concurrent Hydrogen Generation and Materials Recovery from Acidic Mine Water

Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu^1,2, Ben Jones², Katherine R. Davies²

1: Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom; 2: Swansea University, United Kingdom

Groundwater Source Determination of an Underground Diamond Mine Utilizing Water Chemistry and Stable Isotope Analysis

Paul Lourens¹, Adriaan Pretorius¹, Danie Vermeulen²

1: Institute for Groundwater Studies, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State; 2: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State

Integration of Regional and Site Scale Models for an Open-Pit Mine

John Rupp¹, Geoff Beale¹, Kevin Howerton², Phillip Maxwell Allen¹

1: Piteau Associates; 2: Round Mountain Gold Corporation

Looking Deeper: Key Considerations for Planning Mining Hydrogeology Investigations using Deep Boreholes

Ed Austin¹, Grace Yungwirth¹, Michal Dobr², Sofia Nazaruk¹

1: Golder Associates (UK) Ltd; 2: Golder Associates Ltd

Application of Anthropogenic Organic Contaminants and Environmental Isotopes as tracers to determine water ingress in the Witwatersrand Goldfields

Lufuno Ligavha-Mbelengwa¹, Godfrey Madzivire^1,2, Pamela Nolakana¹, Tebogo Mello¹, Henk Coetzee¹

1: Council for Geoscience, South Africa; 2: University of South Africa, South Africa

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment For Acid Mine Drainage Management Options In The Central Basin Of The Witwatersrand Goldfields

Godfrey Madzivire^1,2, Thakane Ntholi¹, Henk Coetzee¹

1: Council for Geoscience, South Africa; 2: University of South Africa

Monitoring of Water-Bearing Adits – Current Results and Perspectives

Tobias Rudolph, Christian Melchers, Peter Goerke-Mallet, Detlef Engel

Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola Bochum University, Germany

A 3D Feflow hydrogeological Uranium underground mine Model, France

Fabrice Compère¹, Guillaume Kern², Gaël Bellenfant¹

1: BRGM, France; 2: ORANO, France

🎓 Investigating The Radiological Safety Of Uranium Ore Deposits From A Uranium Mine In Namibia

Vaino Indongo^1,2, Vera Uushona^1,3, Manny Mathuthu¹, Zivayi Chiguvare²

1: North-West University (Mafikeng), South Africa; 2: Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, P/Bag 13388, Windhoek, Namibia; 3: National Radiation Protection Authority of Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Harvey Street, Namibia

The Use of Systematic Sampling and XRF-XRT Based Scanning to Determine Potential Recovery of Metals from Waste Rock

Stefan Sädbom¹, Lotta Sartz¹, Jan-Erik Björklund², Mathias Svenlöv², Mikael Bergqvist³, Mattias Bäckström^1,4

1: Bergskraft Bergslagen AB, Sweden; 2: Lovisagruvan AB, Sweden; 3: Orexplore, Sweden; 4: Örebro University, Sweden

Using Geological Analogues And Proxies To Better Determine AMD Risk

Timothy Wright¹, Steven Pearce¹, Janjan Hertrijana², Latipa Henin², Muhammad Hidyat²

1: Mine Environment Management Ltd, United Kingdom; 2: PT Agincourt Resources, Indonesia

Laboratory Testing To Determine The Effectiveness Of Capping And Risk Of Long-term Metal Release From Mine Waste At The Abandoned Abbey Consols Lead-Zinc Mine, Wales, UK

Julia Dent¹, Andrew Barnes², Ben Gersten², Mark Roberts², Tom Williams³, Thomas Eckhardt⁴

1: Mine Environment Management, Vale Street, Denbigh, Denbighshire, UK, LL16 3AD; 2: Geochemic Ltd, Lower Race, Pontypool, Wales UK, NP4 5UH; 3: Natural Resources Wales, Swansea University Singleton Campus; 4: WSP UK Ltd, Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, BS2 0HQ, UK

Tracing The Water – Rock Interaction In The Ibbenbüren Mine - Towards A Reactive Transport Model For Coal Mine Drainage

Thomas Rinder¹, Diego Bedoya Gonzalez^1,2, Sylke Hilberg¹

1: University of Salzburg, Department of Geography and Geology, Hellbrunner Str. 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; 2: University of Greifswald, Institute for Geography and Geology, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Str. 17a, 17487 Greifswald, Germany

The Importance of Adequate Waste Rock Characterization: A Case Study of Unsuccessful Drainage Quality Prediction

Teemu Eemeli Karlsson^1,2, Muhammad Muniruzzaman^3,4, Päivi M. Kauppila¹, Lena Alakangas², Marja Lehtonen⁵

1: Circular Economy Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland, Neulaniementie 5, 70211 Kuopio, Finland; 2: Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Division of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden; 3: Water Management Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland, Vuorimiehentie 5, 02151 Espoo, Finland; 4: Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Miljøvej, Building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; 5: Circular Economy Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland, 02151 Espoo, Finland

Using Coal Combustion Residues for Abandoned Coal Mine Reclamation

Chin-Min Cheng¹, Tarunjit Butalia¹, Robert Baker¹, Justin Jent², William Wolfe¹

1: The Ohio State University, United States of America; 2: American Electric Power

Forecasting Evolution of Sulfide Mineral Oxidation Rates Over Decadal Time Scales

John Bradley Swenson^1,2, Tamara Diedrich¹

1: MineraLogic LLC, United States of America; 2: Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences, Univ. Minnesota Duluth, USA

Planning And Implementation Of Environment-friendly Phasing Out Of German Hard Coal Mining Under Consideration Of Water-hazardous Organic Substances

Christoph Alexander Schabronath¹, Christoph Klinger², Joachim Loechte¹

1: RAG, Germany; 2: DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

The Influence Of Mine Water Rebound On Methane Degassing In Abandoned Coal Mines

Stefan Moellerherm, Christian Melchers

Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola, Germany

🎓 Carbonation Of Magnesium Silicate Minerals In Mine Waste: Practical Laboratory Testing Methods To Assess The Dual Opportunity For Carbon Capture And AMD Mitigation

Rhys John Savage^1,2, Malvina Chmielarski^1,2, Andrew Barnes¹, Steven Pearce³, Mark Roberts¹, Phil Renforth⁴, Seth Mueller⁵, Devin Sapsford²

1: Geochemic Ltd, United Kingdom; 2: Cardiff University, United kingdom; 3: Mine Environmental Management Ltd, United Kingdom; 4: Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom; 5: Boliden AB, Sweden

Beneficiation of Salts Crystallized from Lake Katwe Brine

Joseph Ddumba Lwanyaga^1,2, Hillary Kasedde², John Baptist Kirabira², Alan Shemi³, Sehliselo Ndlovu³

1: Busitema University, Uganda; 2: Makerere University, Uganda; 3: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Potash Dump Leachates – Challenges from Environmental Regulatory Requirements and Climate Change

Anne Weber¹, Antje Ulbricht², Alexander Müller³, Astrid Gessert³, Felix Bilek², Thomas Sommer¹

1: Dresden Groundwater Research Centre e.V; 2: GFI Groundwater Consulting Institute GmbH Dresden; 3: Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Division Pottash-Spar-Ore

Recovery Of Cobalt And Copper From Tailings Through Enhanced Oxidation And Selective Precipitation

Mark Roberts, Nina Swain, Andrew Barnes

Geochemic Ltd, United Kingdom