🎓 Treatment of Leachate with Pipe Freeze Crystallization

Mlungisi Mahlangu, Jahannes Philippus Maree, Kagiso Samuel More

Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Science Campus, Florida, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa

Improving Early Mine Design using Reference Class Forecasting of Mine Water Quality

Scott Gischia, Tamara Diedrich, Xiang Li

MineraLogic LLC, United States of America

🎓 Solar evaporation of brine

Mokgadi Gladness Rapeta, Johannes Philippus Maree, Titus Msagati, Thabo Nkambule

University of South Africa, South Africa

Mining: The value of creating a lasting legacy of water resources within unsurmountable challenges

Frederik Stefanus Botha

Water Hunters, South Africa

Unlocking the Geothermal Potential of Abandoned Mines: A Path to Renewable Energy and Regional Revitalization in Wallonia – Methodology and Modeling approaches

Virginie Harcouët-Menou¹, Nicolas Dupont², Olivier Kaufmann², Edgar Hernandez¹, Caroline De Paoli³, Philippe Orban³, Yanick N'Depo², Thierry Martin², Gert Moermans¹, Thomas Neven¹, Clémentine Schelings⁴, Jacques Teller⁴, Alain Dassargues³, Thomas Waroux⁵

1: VITO, Boeretang 200 2400 Mol, Belgium; 2: Geology & Applied Geology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons, Rue de Houdain, 9, 7000 Mons, Belgium; 3: Hydrogeology & Environmental Geology, Urban & Environmental Engineering Unit, University of Liège, Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte, 9, Bât. B52 - Sart Tilman 4000 Liège, Belgium; 4: LEMA, Urban & Environmental Engineering Unit, University of Liège, Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte, 9, Bât. B52 - Sart Tilman 4000 Liège, Belgium; 5: Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Mons, Rue d'Havré,88 7000 Mons, Belgium

Exploring Geothermal Applications in Flooded Underground Mines with an Analogue Model Mine

Elke Mugova¹, Christian Wolkersdorfer², Florian Hahn³

1: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany; 2: Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa; 3: Fraunhofer IEG, Germany

Comparison of Optimised Models for the Investigation of Heating Potentials in Abandoned Mines Using Mine Water

Tom Ebel, Willi Krause, Aline Jünger, Lukas Oppelt, Timm Wunderlich, Fritz Raithel, Thomas Grab, Tobias Fieback

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Influence of Mine Geometry and Working Type on Groundwater Flow and Heat Transport for Geothermal Exploitation

Andres Gonzalez Quiros¹, Mylene Receveur¹, Alison Monaghan¹, Vanessa Starcher¹, Kyle Walker-Verkuil¹, Jeroen van Hunen²

1: British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; 2: Durham University, Durham, England, UK

Occurring challenges in the development process of geothermal mine water projects and possible solutions

Kevin Mannke, Florian Hahn, René Verhoeven, Stefan Klein, Jonas Enno Lehmann

Fraunhofer IEG, Germany

Feasibility study: Geothermal local heating with mine water for the foreseen development area Richtericher-Dell in Aachen, Germany

Florian Hahn¹, Stefan Klein¹, René Verhoeven¹, Kevin Mannke¹, Marco Braun²

1: Fraunhofer IEG; 2: STAWAG

Challenges and Opportunities for High-Temperature Mine Thermal Energy Storage with Focus on Regulatory Barriers for Implementation

Andres Gonzalez Quiros¹, Margaret Stewart¹, Thomas Olver², Stefan Klein³, Elke Mugova³, Corinna Abesser⁴

1: British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 2: Geothermal Engineering Ltd., Cornwall, United Kingdom; 3: Fraunhoffer IEG, Bochum, Germany; 4: British Geological Survey, Keyworth, United Kingdom

Electrochemical Treatment for Cyanide and Heavy Metal Removal from Gold Processing Wastewater

Linda Figueroa

Colorado School of Mines, United States of America

Biologic treatment of acid mine drainage: A perspective of two decades of research, challenges and opportunities

Maria Clara Costa^1,2, Tânia Palma¹, Jorge Daniel Carlier¹

1: Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR/CIMAR LA), University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, building 7, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; 2: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, building 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal

Modelling of mine water discharges with integrated pump management

Christoph Klinger¹, Nele Pollmann¹, Julia Nicolina Sunten¹, Christine von Kleinsorgen²

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

Settling Characteristics and Treatment Strategies for Open-Cast Coal Mine Water in South Sumatra, Indonesia

Muhammad Sonny Abfertiawan¹, Faiz Hasan¹, Raihannisa Rizqi Meutia², Rizky Al Fadhli³

1: Water and Wastewater Research Group, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology; 2: Environmental Engineering Master Program, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology; 3: Environmental & Forestry Planning Department, PT Bukit Asam Tbk

The Enviromental and Financial Aspects for the Use of Pitlakes for Sustainable Mine Closure

Andrew Clifford Johnstone

GCS (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Geochemical modelling applied to the study of arsenic mobilization in abandoned mines.

Antonio Luis Marqués, Begoña Fernandez, Angeles Fernández, Julia Ayala

Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

Analysis of mine closure practices and the regulatory mining framework in the Córdoba province – Colombia

Gustavo Neira-Arenas, Sebastián Navarro-Martínez

National University of Colombia, Colombia

🎓 Guidelines for mine water irrigation of rehabilitated opencast mine land

John George Annandale, Panayotis Patoussias, Phillip Dale Tanner

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Integrated Water Balance, Streamflow and Quality Model for Holistic Determination of Security of Water Supply and Ecological Flow Requirements at a West African Mineral Sands Mine

Michael William Palmer, Caroline Bladen

Jones & Wagener (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

🎓 Integrating Hydrogeological and Geophysical Modeling for Sustainable Water Management in Phosphate Mining: A Case Study of the Beni Amir Deposit, Morocco

Ouissal Heddoun, Majid El Baroudi, Anasse Ait Lemkademe, Mostafa Benzaazoua

University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Five Years of Hydrogeological Consulting for a Mining Company: Lessons Learned for Successful Work

Manuel Gutierrez, Laura Tapias, Jose Luis Delgado

Itasca, Chile

🎓 Irrigation with Witwatersrand Goldmine Waters

Lesego Elizabeth Madiseng, John George Annandale, Philip Dale Tanner, Corleen van Aswegen, Sakhiwo Sukati

University of Pretoria, South Africa

🎓 A Comprehensive Approach to Fluoride Treatment in Mine Drainage: Chemical Precipitation and Adsorption

Ki-Rim Lee¹, Duk-Min Kim¹, Hye-Lim Kwon¹, Nam-Kyu Kim¹, Young-Min Kim¹, Dae-Gyu Im², Shin-Dong Kim³, Seul-Ki Koo⁴, Ju-In Ko⁴, Jin-Ho Mok⁵

1: Sangji University, Republic of Korea; 2: Korea University, Republic of Korea; 3: Environment Energy & Chemical Solution, Republic of Korea; 4: Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation, Republic of Korea; 5: Geukdong Engineering, Republic of Korea

Partners in Sustainability: The Benefits of a Collaborative Relationship Between a Mine, Consultant, and Supplier in Water Management

Magnus Nilsson¹, Myriam De Ladurantaye-Noel²

1: Envidan, Sweden; 2: Veolia Water Technologies Canada, Canada

Active treatment experiments including coprecipitation-adsorption of arsenic for mine drainages in Peru

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

1: Sangji University, Korea, Republic of (South 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

Water-Quality Modeling Tools to Evaluate Attenuation of Dissolved Constituents by Precipitation and Adsorption Reactions During Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

Charles A Cravotta III

Cravotta Geochemical Consulting, LLC

Breaking the Toxicity Barrier: A Gold Mine's Journey to Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

Myriam De Ladurantaye-Noël, Marc Laliberté, Alain Gadbois, David Scott Oliphant

Veolia Water Technologies Canada, Canada