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Session Overview
Location: A2
Buildind 1 - CP1, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
Date: Monday, 07/July/2025
11:20am
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1:00pm
Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A2
 

Potential generation and consumption of carbon dioxide during treatment of mine drainages in South Korea

Duk-Min Kim1, Ki-Rim Lee1, Ju-In Ko2

1: Sangji University, Republic of Korea; 2: Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation, Republic of Korea



Environmental implications of the acid mine drainage in the Middle Urals, Russia

Liudmila S. Rybnikova, Petr A. Rybnikov, Vera Yu. Navolokina

The Institute of mining, Ural branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation



Factors controlling manganese(II) removal efficiency in a passive treatment bioreactor with Mn(II)-oxidizing microorganisms

Yuto Komura1, Taiki Katayama1, Tetsuo Yasutaka1, Sereyroith Tum1, Miho Watanabe2, Naoyuki Miyata2

1: Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 2: Department of Biological Environment, Akita Prefectural University



Geochemical Processes in Iron-Rich Mine Drainages: Enhancing Passive Treatment Systems through Colloid Stability and CO₂ Reduction

Frances Chikanda1,2, Hajime Iwaki1, Hkaung Htut San1, Ryosuke Kikuchi1, Yoko Ohtomo1, Tsubasa Otake1, Tsutomu Sato1

1: Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan; 2: Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University, Japan



Acid Mine Drainage-Background and Solutions-Global Edition

Stephen Lars Benyo

Flottweg, United States of America

2:20pm
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4:00pm
Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
 

Multisensor-based surface water quality monitoring: a case study for the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece

Veronika Kopačková-Strnadová1, Martin Kýhos1,2, Jan Jelének1, Giannis Zabokas3, Athina Agali3, Kostas Gounaris3

1: Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 131/3, Malá Strana, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic; 2: Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic; 3: Hellas Gold, Stratoni, Chalkidiki, 63074, Greece



Prediction and mapping of Pb content in overbank sediments affected by coal-mining using airborne hyperspectral imaging

Jamie-Leigh Robin Abrahams, Emmanuel John M. Carranza

University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa



Multitemporal Remote Sensing Assessment of Fluvial Dynamics and the Efects of alluvial mining in the Guaviare River Basin, Colombia

Gustavo Neira-Arenas, Sebastián Navarro-Martínez

National University of Colombia, Colombia



Modular Robotic Systems and Autonomous Platforms for Mine Water Monitoring

Mareike Schubert1, Angela Binder1, Yichen Jiang1, Oliver Langefeld1, Yu Lan1, Jens-Andé Paffenholz1, Sebastian Matz2

1: Clausthal University of Technology, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer IOSB-AST, Germany

4:40pm
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5:40pm
Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
 

Efficient Earth Observation System for Acid Mine Drainage Monitoring

Veronika Kopačková-Strnadová, Martin Kýhos, Jan Jelének

Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic



From novel laboratory methodologies to field implementation: assessing CO₂ and O₂ flux in Northern Europe mine waste

Logan Clancy1,2, Steven Pearce2, Daniel Schoen3, Ben Gersten3, Evangelos Mouchos2, Andrew Barnes3, Rosalia Shiimi2

1: Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 2: Mine Environment Management (MEM) Ltd, Denbigh, UK; 3: Geochemic Ltd, Pontypool, UK



A physics- and chemistry-informed neural network for simulating mine waste weathering: Application to pyrite oxidation modeling

Hanli Qiao1, Mohammad Jooshaki1, Massimo Rolle2, Timo Lähivaara3, Marko Vauhkonen3, Tommi Kauppila1, Muhammad Muniruzzaman4

1: Geological Survey of Finland, Finland; 2: Technical University of Darmstadt; 3: University of Eastern Finland; 4: University of Bonn

Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025
9:40am
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10:40am
Emerging Technologies – Sensors, UAV, Machine Learning and the like
Location: A2
 

Innovation in Characterization – Touro Copper Deposit – Galicia, Spain

Tom Meuzelaar1, Pablo Nunez Fernandez2

1: Life Cycle Geo, LLC., United States of America; 2: Atalaya Mining PLC



Application of Unsupervised Machine Learning Methods to Mine Water Quality Data

Tom Meuzelaar

Life Cycle Geo, LLC., United States of America



Pilot of improved soils as a cover alternative for mine closure of waste dumps, Peru

Alfredo Gallardo, David Arcos, Eduardo Ruiz

Amphos21 Consulting Peru SAC, Peru

11:20am
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1:00pm
Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A2
 

Passive treatment experiments including slag reactor and As adsorption reactor for mine drainages in Peru

Duk-Min Kim1, Carmen Rodriguez-Vasquez2, Joyce Carol Bottger-Gamarra2, Jong-Wook Jeon3, Eun-A Choi3, Yeon-Jun Im3, Seyoung Kang4

1: Sangji University, Republic of Korea; 2: Ministerio de Energía y Minas, Peru; 3: Byucksan Engineering, Republic of Korea; 4: Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation, Republic of Korea



Performance of pilot-scale passive treatment tests of a contact oxidation method utilizing manganese-oxidizing bacteria for manganese-containing mine water

Yuki Semoto1, Takaya Hamai1, Yusei Masaki1, Manami Ikeda1, Masao Okumura1, Naoyuki Miyata2, Tetsuo Yasutaka3, Taiki Katayama3

1: Metals Environment Management Department,Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC),Toranomon Twin Building 2-10-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, JAPAN; 2: Department of Biological Environment, Akita Prefectural University, 241- 438, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, 010-0195, Akita, Japan; 3: Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 305-8567, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan



Mine water injection and storage in Ordos basin, China

Chen Ge1, Sun Yajun1, Sui Wanghua1, Xu Zhimin1, Gao Liang2

1: China University of Mining and Technology, People’s Republic of China; 2: State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City and Department of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Macau; Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China



Annual treatment performances of sulfate-reducing process under ethanol addition conditions with rice bran for zinc containing AMD in Japan

Masataka Kondo, Yusei Masaki, Kana Hagihara, Koki Iguchi, Takaya Hamai, Yuki Semoto, Taro Kamiya, Nobuaki Ishikawa, Masao Okumura, Naoki Sato

Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, Japan



Application of X-ray-tomography and Geochemical Modeling to Optimize AMD Treatment Design Using DAS at a former Tin Mine Site in France

Kevins Rhino, Jerome Jacob, Arnault Lassin, Frederic Dure, Jeremy Engevin, Justine Huron, Valerie Guerin

BRGM, France

2:20pm
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4:00pm
Mine Water and Climate Dynamics
Location: A2
 

Evaluating Climate Change Effects on Water Availability for a Proposed Mine in Eastern Canada

Okan Aygün, Scott Jackson, Colin Fraser, Justin Stockwell

Lorax Environmental Services Ltd, Canada



Autonomous Robotic Exploration in Flooded Mines

Richard Zoltan Papp, Mate Koba

UNEXMIN Georobotics Ltd., Hungary



Carbonate Reactions that Dictate Drainage Chemistry and Carbonate Consumption Under Variable System Conditions

Cheryl Suzanne Ross1, Jennifer Thompson2, Ryan Jakubowski3

1: WSP USA Inc., Redmond, WA, USA; 2: WSP USA Inc., Denver, CO, USA; 3: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA



Twenty-five years of evolution of integrated water management and integrated water balance modelling at mine sites

Lloyd Richard Townley1,2

1: GW-SW Pty Ltd, Australia; 2: Nanjing Tech University, China

4:40pm
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5:40pm
Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A2
 

Characterization of Old Tailings Materials for Li-Sn Extraction and Sustainable Environmental Management: A Case Study of the Bielatal Tailings Dam, Altenberg, Eastern Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

Kofi Moro, Nils Hoth, Marco Roscher, Carsten Drebenstedt

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, Institute of Mining and Special Civil Engineering



Remining for renewable energy metals

Ann Maest

Buka Environmental, United States of America



Towards Sustainable Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acidic Mine Waters: A Circular Treatment Approach Integrating Selective Precipitation and Ion Exchange

Alexandra Roa, Julio López, José Luis Cortina

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Date: Thursday, 10/July/2025
9:40am
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10:40am
Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A2
 

The application of quantitative risk assessment to assessing the impact of tailings management facilities on groundwater resources

Gareth Digges La Touche, Sofia Nazaruk, Thomas Booth, Thomas Demmer, Alireza Nickman, Jessica Cammack

WSP, United Kingdom



Mine Water in the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

Kevin Leahy, Thomas Collin, Sia Tanhai, Simon Gibbons

ERM, United Kingdom



As, Sb and sulphate immobilization from flotation tailings of an intrusion-related gold mineralization

Rodrigo Alvarez1, José Manuel Domínguez2, Almudena Ordóñez1, Loredo Jorge1, Diego Isidro1

1: University of Oviedo, Spain; 2: Exploraciones Mineras del Cantábrico

11:20am
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1:00pm
Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A2
 

Using Geophysics Methods to Analyze Evolution of Infiltration from a Tailing Storage Facility

Manuel Gutierrez, Laura Tapias

Itasca, Chile



Integrated Hydrogeological Fieldwork Campaign Design to Identify Infiltrations from Tailings

Isidora Arriagada, José Luis Delgado

ITASCA, Chile



Environmental geochemical impact of tailings spills in natural streams in Chile (Mapocho river case)

Álvaro Antonio Navarrete-Calvo1, Camilo Emmanuel Sánchez-Yáñez1, Natalia Bustamante-Penagos2, Ringo Maturana1, Max Hidalgo1, Santiago Montserrat3

1: Universidad Mayor, Chile; 2: Universidad de la Frontera, Chile; 3: Advanced Mining Technology Center, University of Chile



Recovery of sands from gold mining tailings for clinker manufacture

Natalia Jaramillo2, Oscar Jaime Restrepo2, Antonio Luis Marqués1, Begoña Fernandez1, Julia Ayala1

1: Universidad de Oviedo, Spain; 2: Universidad Nacional de Colombia



Co-disposal of mine waste streams for improved water recovery and environmental performance

Roneel Narayan, Christian Antonio, Marcin Ziemski, Alexander Scheuermann, Mansour Edraki

The University of Queensland, Australia

2:20pm
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4:00pm
Case Studies
Location: A2
 

Everyone goes home?

Gareth Digges La Touche

WSP, United Kingdom



Utilizing pore pressure simulations with an unstructured mesh for closure design optimization of the Wanagon Stockpile at the Grasberg Mine

Mark J. Thomasson1, Made Mahayasa2, Larry Standridge1, Drew Enns1, Brad Ruddy1, Steven C. Schmelter1

1: Call & Nicholas, Inc., United States of America; 2: Freeport McMoRan



Surface Disposal of High-Sulfide Paste Tailings at the Neves Corvo Mine, Portugal

Rens Verburg1, Mafalda Oliveira2

1: WSP USA; 2: Somincor



Evaluating the Sustainability of Passive Treatment for Acid Mine Drainage of a Legacy Mine via Life Cycle Assessment

Sereyroith Tum1, Taiki Katayama1, Naoyuki Miyata2, Takaya Hamai3, Yuki Semoto3, Tetsuo Yasutaka1

1: 1Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan; 2: Department of Biological Environment, Akita Prefectural University, Japan; 3: Metals Environment Management Department, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Japan



Evapotranspiration Cover Design Optimization: A Case Study

Yuliya Subotskaya, Larry Breckenridge

Global Resource Engineering, United States of America

4:40pm
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5:40pm
Case Studies
Location: A2
 

If we had had a consistent system for using pyrite in coal mining in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, what would the scenario be?

Jéssica Weiler1,2, Ivo André Homrich Schneider1

1: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 2: Universidade Federal do Pampa, Brazil



Health Risk Assessment of Norms and Potentially Toxic Metals in Mine Waters from Artisanal Mining Sites Within the Ife-Ilesha Schist Belt: a Monte Carlo Simulation Approach

Matthew Omoniyi Isinkaye, Paulinah Oyidamola Fasanmi

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Nigeria



Flow Failure of TSF Brunita in 1972, NE Spain

Joanna Butlanska, Aldo Onel Oliva González, Jose Antonio Fernandez-Merodo, Roberto Rodriguez-Pacheco

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro Nacional Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

Date: Friday, 11/July/2025
9:40am
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10:40am
Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A2
 

Acid Mine Drainage Remediation with Waste Products: Laboratory Findings and Field Model Applications

Joana F. Araújo1,2,3, Charles A. Cravotta III4, Rita Fonseca1,2,3, Roberto P. da Silva1,2,3, Sergio Prats A.5,6, Teresa Valente3,7

1: AmbiTerra Laboratory, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; 2: School of Sciences and Technology University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; 3: Institute of Earth Science, Portugal; 4: Cravotta Geochemical Consulting, Bethel, PA, USA; 5: MED&CHANGE | MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; 6: Biological Mission of Galicia – Spanish National Research Council (MBG-CSIC), Salcedo, Pontevedra, Spain; 7: Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal



Recovery of poly-cationic metal sulphate from acid mine drainage and its beneficiation as a coagulant for drinking water treatment

Mamile Belina Mahlohla1,2, Vhahangwele Masindi1,2, Memory Tekere1, Spyros Foteinis3

1: Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), P. O. Box 392, Florida, 1710, South Africa; 2: Magalies Water, Scientific Services, Research & Development Division, Erf 3475, Stoffberg street, Brits, 0250,; 3: Research Centre for Carbon Solutions, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.



Critical Raw Materials Recovery from Acid Mine Drainage

Tamlyn Sasha Naidu1,2, Craig Sheridan2, Ed Hardwick3, Peter E. Holm1

1: University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 2: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; 3: Cwenga Technologies, South Africa


 
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