Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this Congress. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for a detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available). The programme is preliminary and subject to change!

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Session Overview
Date: Friday, 04/July/2025
8:00am
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6:00pm
Pre-Conference Field Trip Day 1
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
Date: Saturday, 05/July/2025
8:00am
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6:00pm
Pre-Conference Field Trip Day 2
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
Date: Sunday, 06/July/2025
8:00am
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3:00pm
Pre-Conference Field Trip Day 3
Location: Pre-Conference Field Trip
9:00am
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1:00pm
Short Course 1
Location: DCT S1
Short Course 2
Location: DCT S2
Short Course 3
Location: DCT S3
Short Course 4
Location: DCT S4
1:00pm
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2:00pm
LUNCH
Location: Restaurant Braga
2:00pm
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5:30pm
Short Course 1
Location: DCT S1
Short Course 2
Location: DCT S2
Short Course 3
Location: DCT S3
Short Course 4
Location: DCT S4
6:00pm
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7:30pm
Ice Breaker Party
Location: Restaurant Braga
Date: Monday, 07/July/2025
8:30am
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9:00am
Registration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am
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10:00am
OPENING CEREMONY
Location: A1
10:00am
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10:40am
KeyNote 1
Location: A1
10:40am
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11:20am
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am
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1:00pm
Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
 

Geochemical characterization of tailing, pit lake sediment and waters using PHREEQC in Nador abandoned mine (Morocco)

Fatima zohra El houfy, Abdelilah Dekayir, Mohamed Rouai, Abdelmouiz Ech-charef

Geo-explorations & Geotechnics Lab, Morocco



Investigating Inhibitors to Prevent Calcium Sulfate Precipitation in Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Processes

Tumelo Monty Mogashane1, Johannes Philippus Maree2, Lebohang Mokoena1

1: Mintek, Analytical Chemistry Division, South Africa; 2: Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, University of South Africa, South Africa



Integrated 3D Laser Scanning Implementation for Monitoring Tailings Dams

Patricio Ignacio Monreal, Maria José Cabrera, Rainier Ramirez

Maptek Computación Chile Ltda., Chile



Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Integrated with Carbon Dioxide Removal by Enhanced Rock Weathering in Acid Mine Drainage

Fugo Nakamura1, Hkaung Htut San1, Hajime Iwaki1, Monthicha Rawangphai1, Naomi Kitagawa2, Shinichiro Morimoto2, Takao Nakagaki3, Tsutomu Sato1

1: Laboratory of Eco-Materials and Resources, Course of Sustainable Resources Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University; 2: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Team, Global Zero Emission Research Center, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Department of Energy and Environment; 3: Nakagaki Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

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

Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water
Location: A3
 

Bioremediation of uranium-contaminated water: magnetic bacteria as potential supporters

Evelyn Krawczyk-Bärsch, Björn Drobot, Johannes Raff

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany



Phytoremediation Potential of Aquatic Plants in a Tropical River Basin: Metals Bioaccumulation and Translocation from Mine Water

Ibtisani Farahnaz, Muhammad Sonny Abfertiawan, Mindriany Syafila, Marisa Handajani

Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia



Effective Uranium(VI) Reduction in Mine Water: Uncovering U(IV) and U(V) Formation and Stabilization through Glycerol-Based Biostimulation

Antonio M. Newman Portela1, Kristina Kvashnina1,2, Elena Bazarkina1,2, André Roßberg1,2, Frank Bok1, Andrea Kassahun3, Johannes Raff1, Mohamed L. Merroun4, Evelyn Krawczyk-Bärsch1

1: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany; 2: Rossendorf Beamline (BM20-ROBL), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France; 3: WISMUT GmbH, Germany; 4: University of Granada, Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Spain



Operation of a continuous sulfidogenic system for treating mine water with a high concentration of chloride

Marjory Lopez, Ivan Nancucheo

Universidad San Sebastián, Chile



Floating islands as a tool to promote aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in pit lakes

Rachele Bernasconi, Mark Lund, Melanie Blanchette

Mine Water and Environment Research Centre (MiWER), School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia

 
1:00pm
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2:20pm
LUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm
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4:00pm
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

Water Disaster Control with Grouting in Bed Separation due to Deep Mining

Wanghua Sui1, Yonghui Wu2

1: China University of Mining and Technology, China, People's Republic of; 2: Menkeqing Coal Mine, China Coal Company, China, People's Republic of



Opportunities to improve groundwater models for mining assessments in South Australia: learnings from common shortcomings

Gabor Bekesi1, Juliette Woods2, Michael Teubner2, Mark Keppel2, Kent Inverarity2, Paul Thompson1

1: Department for Energy and Mining (SA), Australia; 2: Department for Environment and Water (SA), Australia



Mine Water and Rock Engineering – A Winning Partnership in Cave Mining

Grace Yungwirth1, Sofia Nazaruk1, Hannah Redfern1, Thomas Booth1, Jessica Cammack1, Givarn Singh1, Martha Buckwalter-Davis1, Gareth Digges La Touche1, Ryan Sweetman1, James Smith2, Robert Bewick2

1: WSP UK Ltd., United Kingdom; 2: WSP Canada Inc., Canada



Advances in mine dewatering design and monitoring at Tharisa chrome mine Rustenburg South Africa

Mark Roebert1, Nathi Mntungwa1, Moses Msitsini2, Kym Lesley Morton2

1: Tharisa Minerals, South Africa; 2: KLM Consulting Services, South Africa



Optimization of Prediction-Driven Monitoring Programs

Rui Hugman, Cecile Coulon, Johanna Zwinger, Eduardo de Sousa

INTERA, Portugal

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

Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A3
 

Radiological assessment of copper mining wastes from the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Juan Antonio Ramírez Pérez1, Juan Pedro Bolívar Raya1, Alejandro Barba Lobo1, Manuel Jesús Gázquez González2

1: Universidad de Huelva, Spain; 2: Universidad de Cádiz, Spain



Рost-closure water management of Chelyabinsk Coal Basin (Russia)

Liudmila S. Rybnikova, Petr A. Rybnikov, Alexander Yu. Smirnov

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



Monitoring of Water Quality in Post-Mining Pit Lakes – Why, How and How Long?

Anne Weber1, Katja Kunze2, Susann Wilhelm2, Felix Bilek3, Elke Kreische-König1

1: Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (LMBV), Leipzig, Germany; 2: Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Senftenberg, Germany; 3: GFI Grundwasser-Consulting-Institut GmbH Dresden, Germany



Surface Runoff Observations at Rock Covered Overburden Stockpiles and Implications to Hydrologic Modeling

Jared Erickson1, Made Mahayasa2, Nathan Haws3

1: Stantec; 2: Freeport McMoRan; 3: GeoSystems Analysis



Brine migration from deep flooded abandoned salt mines and its influence on surface stability

Kieran Parker, Rebecca Ní Chonchubhair, Alessandro Novellino

British Geological Survey, United Kingdom

Mine water and water resources management
Location: A4
 

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



Turning a liability into an opportunity: water beneficiation in gold mining

Alex Hesketh, Grahame Thompson

Talbot, South Africa

4:00pm
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4:40pm
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm
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5:40pm
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

The legacy of hard coal mining revealed by isotopic fingerprinting of mine waters, Ruhr Area, Germany

Barbara M.A. Teichert1, Henning Jasnowski-Peters1, Simon E. Nikutta1, Harald Strauss2, Stefan Schlömer3, Sebastian Westermann1

1: Research Center of Post-Mining, Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola University, Herner Str. 45, Bochum, Germany; 2: University Münster, Institute for Geology and Paleontology, Corrensstr. 24, Münster, Germany; 3: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, Hanover, Germany



Geochemical modelling of sulfur cycling processes during mine water rebound in former hard coal mines of the Ruhr and Saar region, Germany

Simon E. Nikutta1, Barbara M. A. Teichert1, Henning Jasnowski-Peters1, Harald Strauss2, Sebastian Westermann1

1: Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN), Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), 44787 Bochum, Germany; 2: Institute for Geology and Paleontology, University Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany



Preliminary analysis of stable water isotope patterns in the Lusatian lignite mining district (Germany)

Anne Gädeke, Maike Gröschke, Paul Koeniger

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany

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

Ecology and Microbiology of Mining-influenced Water
Location: A3
 

The Smolnik Mining Site in Slovakia: its Potential Use for the Production of Mineral Pigments

Zuzana Bártová

Institute of geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic



Can Ecological Engineering Redefine Wetland Recovery in Mining?

Yolandi Schoeman1,2,3, Paul Johan Oberholster1,3

1: University of the Free State, South Africa; 2: Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry; 3: Ecological Engineering Institute of Africa



Benthic Diatoms as Indicators of Groundwater-Surface Water Connectivity in Coal Mining Wetlands: Case of depression wetlands in Belfast, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Tebogo Eugene Madlala1,2, Thokozani Kanyerere2, Paul Oberholster3, Harrison Pienaar1,3

1: CSIR, Water Center, Smart Water Use research group, 11 Jan Cilliers Rd, Stellenbosch, 7599, Western Cape Province, South Africa.; 2: Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.; 3: Centre for Environmental Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa

 
5:40pm
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6:00pm
EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
6:00pm
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8:00pm
Journal and Society Committee Meetings
Location: A1
Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025
8:30am
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9:00am
Registration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am
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9:40am
KeyNote 2
Location: A1
9:40am
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10:40am
Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
 

Heterogeneous Oxidation and Hydrogeochemical Numerical Simulation in a Uranium Waste Rock Pile

Carolina Bittencourt de Abreu, Mariana Werle, Karen Ninanya, Rafael Albuquerque

Water Services & Technologies, Brazil



Reactive Barriers for Mine Waters Treatment: an Approach using Alternative and Nature-Based Materials

Roberto Pereira da Silva1,2, Rita Maria Ferreira Fonseca1,2,3, Joana Fonseca Araújo1,2, Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan4

1: AmbiTerra Laboratory, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.; 2: Institute of Earth Sciences, Évora Pole, Évora, Portugal.; 3: Dep. Geosciences, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.; 4: Institute of Soil Science, Environmental Engineering and Management, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland



Preliminary Leaching Performance of Slag-Blended Cement for the Stabilization of Pyrite-Bearing Waste Rock

Norberto Jr Aquino, Dantie Butar Butar, Kyriaki Papadopoulou, Andrzej Cwirzen, Lena Alakangas

Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden

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

Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A3
 

Coal Acid Mine Drainage – Passive Treatment Lime Compost Drains – Three abandoned coal mined sites in Southern Illinois

Olga Moya Aranzubia

Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources - Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Division



Geo-Environmental Characterization of Coal Mine Waste Rock: Assessing its Potential to Generate Acid Mine Drainage

Ayoub El Aallaoui1, Mustapha El Ghorfi1,2, Abellatif El Ghali2, Yassine Taha2, Mostafa Benzaazoua2, Rachid Hakkou1,2

1: Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco; 2: Mohammed VI Polyetechnic University, Geology sustainable mining laboratory institute (GSMI), Morocco



Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) as an aid to risk assessment in watercourses affected by mine drainage

Miguel Izquierdo-Díaz1, Almudena Ordóñez2, Humberto Serrano-García1, Rodrigo Álvarez2, Carmen Covadonga García-Fernández2, Efrén García-Ordiales2, Eduardo De Miguel1, Fernando Barrio-Parra1

1: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETS de Ingenieros de Minas y Energía, 28003 Madrid, Spain; 2: University of Oviedo, Escuela Politécnica de Mieres, 33600 Mieres, Asturias, Spain

Geothermal Energy and Mine Water
Location: A4
 

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



Feasibility of Thermal Mine Water Use at the UNESCO World Heritage Site and Former Coal Mine Zollverein in Essen, Germany

Jonas Enno Lehmann1, Rene Verhoeven1, Florian Hahn1, Stefan Klein1, Kevin Mannke1, Torsten Seidel2, Tobias Rolf1

1: Fraunhofer IEG, Germany; 2: Delta H, Germany



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

10:40am
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11:20am
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am
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1:00pm
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

Groundwater and surface water quality around an existing mine: From current conditions to mine closure

Rodrigo Jr Embile1, Ingar Walder2

1: DHI Sweden - Mining Group; 2: Kjeoy Research and Education Center



Water Geochemistry in the Former Hg-Mining Area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Central Italy): a Review

Orlando Vaselli1,2, Federica Meloni1,2, Barbara Nisi2, Jacopo Cabassi2, Francesco Bianchi3, Giordano Montegrossi2, Daniele Rappuoli4,5

1: Department of Earth Sciences - University of Florence, Italy; 2: CNR-Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources - Florence, Italy; 3: S.B.C. Geologi Associati - Florence, Italy; 4: Unione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia, Piancastagnaio, Siena, Italy; 5: Parco Museo Minerario di Abbadia San Salvatore, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena, Italy



Is the water balance for your waste rock pile reliable? A framework for improving assessment of water inputs and outputs for a typical storage facility

Craig Thompson, Randi Thompson, Willy Zawadzki

BGC Engineering Inc, Canada



Post-mining water-soil interaction in Au-mine area: Piedmont region (NW Italy) case studies

Linda Zaniboni1, Giovanna Antonella Dino1, Manuela Lasagna1, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro Antunes2, Domenico Antonio De Luca1

1: University of Turin, Italy; 2: ICT | University of Minho, Portugal



Forty years of evolution of groundwater flow and solute transport modelling at and near mine sites

Lloyd Richard Townley1,2

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

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

Mine Drainage of Abandoned Mines
Location: A3
 

Setting locally relevant Water Quality Objectives for the Rum Jungle Legacy Site, Northern Territory (NT) Australia, and designing rehabilitation strategies to meet them

Ross Edward William Smith1, Paul Ferguson2, Jackie Hartnett3, Anna Wilkins3, David Jones4

1: Hydrobiology, Australia; 2: Robertson Geoconsultants, Canada; 3: Northern Territory Dept Business and Industry; 4: DR Jones Environmental Excellence



The importance of the Inorganic Carbon analysis in Active Mine Water Treatment

Richard Morgan, Richard Coulton

Sand Separation Systems, United Kingdom



Novel Developments in High-Shear Degassing Using Carbon Dioxide-Depleted Air to Precipitate Metal Contaminants: Sustainable Active Treatment Strategies for Circum-neutral Mine Water

Victoria Smyth1, Max Gerke1, Ryan Schultz1, Julia Dent1, Steve Pearce1, Ben Gersten2, Tom Williams3, Andrew Barnes2

1: Cambrian Environmental Technologies, UK; 2: Geochemic Ltd., UK; 3: Natural Resources Wales, UK



Environmental Challenges And Remediation Operations at The Former Sb-mine of Le Cetine (Tuscany, Italy): Monitoring And Innovative Water Treatment Solutions

Federica Meloni1,2, Giordano Montegrossi2, Barbara Nisi2, Jacopo Cabassi2, Francesco Bianchi3, Stefano Mirri4, Andrea Profeti5, Orlando Vaselli1,2

1: University of Florence, via La Pira 4, Florence , Italy; 2: CNR-IGG Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Via G. La Pira, 4, Florence, Italy; 3: S.B.C., Geologi Associati, Via XX Settembre n. 78, Florence , Italy; 4: Regione Toscana - Via di Novoli, 26, Florence, Italy; 5: INGEGNO P & C s.r.l. Projecting and Consulting, Ponte a Egola (PI), Italy



Release of uranium from a former iron mine, 30 years after flooding.

Viktor Sjöberg1,2, Bert Allard1,2

1: Örebro University, Sweden; 2: Remedy by Sweden AB

Geothermal Energy and Mine Water
Location: A4
 

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

1:00pm
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2:20pm
LUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm
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4:00pm
Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A1
 

A Hydrogeochemist’s Mindful Toolkit: Conceptualization, Characterization, and Modeling of Mine Sites Producing Acid Mine Drainage

Darrell Kirk Nordstrom

National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States of America



Settling Characteristics and Physic-Geochemical Stability of Fly Ash for Acid Mine Drainage Neutralization in Pit Lakes: A Laboratory-Scale Study

Ginting Jalu Kusuma, Dian Febriana, Sendy Dwiki, Abie Badhurahman, Salmawati Salmawati, IK Dwika Paramananda, Rudy Sayoga Gautama

Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia



Flow and water quality observations from three mine rock lysimeters constructed at a coal mine in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada

Colin Fraser, Justin Stockwell

Lorax Environmental Services Limited, Canada



Proposing a design and planning method for mine and tunnel drainages

Juan Pablo Hurtado-Cruz

Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile



Interaction between bacteria and minerals in post-mining heaps in view of metal(loid) release

Agnieszka Pawlowska

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

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

Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A3
 

Constructed wetlands for treatment of alkaline bauxite residue leachate: ten years of monitoring a single cell system and optimising designs for a multi-cell approach.

Ashlene Hudson, John Murnane, Ronan Courtney

University of Limerick, Ireland



Deep physico-chemical profiling in a flooded mine shaft: Understanding water dynamics in Gardanne lignite mine (France)

Bastien Morin1,2, Laurent Vaute1, Pauline Collon2

1: BRGM, French Geological Survey, 1 rue Jean Zay, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; 2: RING, GeoRessources, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, ENSG, rue du doyen Marcel Roubault, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France



System and process understanding of mine gas release of closed hard coal mines in the context of EU methane regulation

Sebastian Westermann, Barbara M.A. Teichert, Stefan Möllerherm

Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola - University Bochum, Germany



Flooding of an underground mine during closure – Analytical vs numerical model estimations

Thomas Booth, Jessica Cammack

WSP UK, United Kingdom



Mine Closure Strategy for Pit Lakes Formation in Indonesia: Initial Framework for Open Pit Coal Mine

IK Dwika Paramananda, Sarah Hasanah, Lerian Nisa, Ginting Jalu Kusuma, Rudy Sayoga Gautama, Abie Badhurahman, Salmawati Salmawati, Sendy Dwiki, Intan Nurul Rizki

Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Active Mine Water Treatment
Location: A4
 

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 Costa1,2, 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



Determination of Groundwater Salinity Origin in Pit2 of Golgohar Mine, Iran Using Self-Organizing Map and Cluster Analysis

Hamid reza Nassery, Farnoosh Jafari, Farshad Alijani

Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

4:00pm
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4:40pm
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm
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5:40pm
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

Hydrogeological investigation and mine design to prevent the mining impact of the future exploitation of Lithium “Valdeflorez Project” to El Calerizo aquifer (Cáceres, Spain)

Carlos del Olmo2, Jesus Montero1, David Valls3

1: Mining Sense Global, S.L., Spain; 2: Investigaciones Geológicas y Mineras, S.A.; 3: Castilla Mining, S.L.



Methodology for Estimating Hydrogeological Risk for Open Pits

Jose Luis Villa1, Fernanda Andrade1, Ignacio Álvarez1, Martin Brown2, Cati Sesmero3

1: Itasca Chile, Chile; 2: Itasca Australia, Australia; 3: Minera Escondida Limitada, Chile

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

Mine water and water resources management
Location: A3
 

Tailings Management in Iron Ore Mining: A Comprehensive Hydrogeochemical Modeling Protocol for Dry Stacking

Carolina Bittencourt de Abreu1, Mariana Werle1, Bruno Mortatti1, Thais de Paula Marteleto1, Rafael Albuquerque1, Pablo Vinicius Silva Santos2, Daniela Alcantara Machado2, Eduardo Costa1, Lara Lange1

1: Water Services and Technologies, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 2: Samarco Mineração, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil



Hydrodynamic modelling of rising lower Triassic sandstone groundwater in the Lorraine coal basin (France)

Pauline Galas1, Bastien Morin2, Laurent Vaute2, Olivier Lefebvre1, Marsia Joder3, Maxime Hirsch4

1: GEODERIS, France; 2: BRGM, France; 3: BRGM/DPSM, France; 4: DREAL Grand-Est, France



ESG and Mine Water Stewardship – A benchmarking approach to targeted investment and project decision making

Grace Yungwirth1, Bailey Simone2, Sean Capstick2, Mattia Lanzani1, Givarn Singh1, Alex Russell1, Pamela Phanouvong1, Linda Mazzoni2, Erin Jerome2, Madeleine MacIsaac-Sun2, Emily Cline2

1: WSP UK Ltd, Chancery Lane, NG12 5BL, UK; 2: WSP Canada Ltd. 6925 Century Avenue Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 7K2 Canada

 
5:40pm
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6:20pm
POSTER SESSION
Location: Main Hall
 

Study of the flooding of coal mines in Asturias. Possibilities for the use of mining reservoirs

Almudena Ordóñez, Rodrigo Álvarez, Carmen García, Silverio García

University of Oviedo, Spain



Ion exchange to recover Rare Earth Elements from acid mine drainage

Elaine Felipe1, Luciano Bernado José2, Clauson Souza1, João Gabriel Niquini Cordeiro1, Ana Claudia Ladeira1

1: Centro de Desenvolvimento Da Tecnologia Nuclear; 2: Universidade Pungue



Experimental Study on the Damage Mechanism of Coal Pillars in Abandoned Mines under Immersion Conditions

Zhimin Xu1, Huiqing Yuan1, Weining Lu2, Yuhang Han1, Shijie Xiong1

1: China University of Mining and Technology, China; 2: China Railway No.6 Engineering Group Co., Ltd., China



A Novel approach to hydrogeochemical risk assessment based on short-term tests

Francisco Ruiz

Consultoria Geologica, SL (CONGEO), Spain



Probabilistic analysis of human health risks linked to Procambarus Clarkii consumption in Almadén Hg Mining District

Judith L. Jaeger-Collantes1, José I. Barquero-Peralbo1, Samantha T. Jiménez-Oyola2, Feliciano M. Bacale-Mbengono1, Efrén García-Ordiales3, Pablo L. Higueras1

1: Instituto de Geología Aplicada, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Pl. Manuel Meca, 1. 13400 Almadén (Ciudad Real), Spain; 2: Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de La Tierra, Campus Gustavo Galindo km 30.5 vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09‑01‑5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador; 3: Centro Universitario de Investigación del agua (CUIDA), Escuela Politécnica de Mieres. C/ Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quiros s/n. 33600 Mieres



Key drivers of metal removal in constructed wetlands treating acid mine drainage revealed by machine learning

Jingkang Zhang, Xingjie Wang, Liyuan Ma, Jianwei Zhou

China University of Geosciences



From deep mineral exploration to mine closure: Why groundwater matters

Magdalena Worsa-Kozak

Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland



An approach to green corrosion inhibitors in acid mine drainage (AMD)

Iván Jares Salguero2, Efrén García Ordiales1, Luis González Genicio2, Guillermo Laine Cuervo1, Juan José del Campo2

1: Universidad Oviedo, Spain; 2: Instituto STEM Minestech, Spain



Experimental approach to designing a flushing system for SAPS pond

Dong-Kil Lee, Youngwook Cheong, Sangwoo Ji, Giljae Yim, Yong-chan Cho

KIGAM, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



MCA – Water Quality Risk Assessment Tool

Paul Joël Havemann Lourens, Petrus Daniel Vermeulen

Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa



Physico-chemical characterisation of pit lakes using Google Earth Engine: Chilean case study.

Damián Aníbal Cruz Barrientos1, Oscar Matías Benavente Zolezzi2, Álvaro Antonio Navarrete-Calvo1, Camilo Emmanuel Sánchez-Yáñez1

1: Universidad Mayor, Chile; 2: SRK Consulting, Denver, Colorado, USA



Tracing current pollutants discharged into the environment from mining sources and the determination of interactions between surface and/or groundwater with pollutants. A case of Iron Duke Mine and surrounding active mines.

Patricia Sekina Chagonda1, Moses Souta2, Alexander Mhizha2, Shepherd N Misi2

1: University of Zimbabwe, Environmental Management Agency, Zimbabwe; 2: University of Zimbabwe



Use of industrial by-products to prevent/reduce water contamination with As and Hg

Rafael Rodríguez, Efrén García, Begoña Fernández, Julia Ayala

University of Oviedo, Spain



H₂-based membrane biofilm reactors for sulfate removal from mining process water

Jose Ignacio Suarez, Alex Schwarz

Universidad de Concepcion, Chile



Manganese(II) removal bioreactor system of mine drainage is dominated by chemolithotrophic manganese oxidizing microorganisms

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

1: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan; 2: Akita Prefectural University, Japan



Advanced Monitoring of Abandoned Mining Sites with High-Resolution UAV Technology

Ana Raquel Barroso1, Renato Henriques1, Ângela Cerqueira1, Patrícia Gomes1, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro1, Amélia Paula Marinho Reis1,2, Teresa Maria Valente1

1: ICT – Institute of Earth Sciences, pole of University of Minho, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal,; 2: GEOBIOTEC, Geosciences department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal



Investigating the Effects of Storm Events on the Temporal Dynamics of Acid Mine Drainage Loads in Receiving Streams of the Lusatian Lignite Mining District (Germany)

Erik Nixdorf1,2, Maik Böhmeke1, Marcus Fahle1

1: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Cottbus, Germany; 2: Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Germany



Depression and Dewatering Characteristics of Kaolinite in View of the Reprocessing of Ultrafine Colliery Waste

Malibongwe Manono

Centre for Minerals Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X03, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa



Improved Acidity Estimation by Integrating Comprehensive Dissolved Metal(oid)s Data: A Geochemical Modeling Case Study of Highly Mineralized Mine Waters

Ana Raquel Barroso1, Charles A. Cravotta III2, Patrícia Gomes1, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro1, Amélia Paula Marinho Reis1,3, Teresa Maria Valente1

1: ICT – Institute of Earth Sciences, pole of University of Minho, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; 2: Cravotta Geochemical Consulting LLC, Bethel, USA, cravottageochemical@gmail.com, ORCID 0000-0003-3116-4684; 3: GEOBIOTEC, Geosciences Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal



Sensible communication strategy in mine water related licensing processes

Thomas Manuel Walter

Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima, Mobilität, Agrar und Verbraucherschutz, Germany



Study of An Integrated Management Scheme for Acid Mine Drainage Generating Mine Tailings

Mariam El Adnani, Hassan Dahmouni

Resources Valorization, Environment and Sustainable Development Research Team (RVESD), Department of Mines, Mines School of Rabat, Ave Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui, BP 753, Agdal, Rabat 10090, Morocco



Zinc Recovery from Abandoned Mine Drainage: Insights from the Freiberg Mining Region, Germany

Janith Tharanga Abeywickrama, Nils Hoth

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany



Arsenate and chromate attenuation in acid mine drainage systems

Juan Antelo1, Sarah Fiol1, Ivan Carabante2, Isabela Filardi3, Ana Barroso4, Teresa Valente4

1: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 2: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; 3: Federal University of Viçosa, Brasil; 4: University of Minho, Portugal



Acidic Affected by Acid Mine Drainage – A Case of Extreme Contamination

Patrícia Gomes, Teresa Valente

ICT, Institute of Earth Sciences, Pole of the University of Minho, Earth Sciences Department, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 Braga, Portugal



Influence of reactive media on microbial sulfate reduction at two distinct temperatures

Laura Nina Bettoni, Roger Herbert

Uppsala University, Sweden



Democratizing mine-water operations and modelling

Alexia Carpentier, Robin Dufour

DHI



Iber as a flood nowcasting and forecasting software suite for mine managers

Marcos Sanz-Ramos, Ernest Bladé

Flumen Research Institute, Spain



Metal(loid)s in sediments and assessment of environmental contamination in the Rumblar reservoir (La Carolina mining district, Spain)

Katheryn López-Lasserra1, M. Carmen Hidalgo1, Javier Rey1, M. José de la Torre1, M. José Campos1, José Benavente2, Mariam El Adnani3

1: Department of Geology and CEACTEMA, University of Jaen, Spain; 2: Water Research Institute, University of Granada, Spain; 3: Département Mines & Minéralurgie, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat, Morocco



Exploring the Potential of Hydrochar for the Removal of Toxic Metals from Mining-Influenced Waters: A Case Study on Arsenic

Álvaro Amado2, Antonio Luis Marqués1, Begoña Fernandez1, Julia Ayala1, Teresa A. Centeno2

1: Universidad de Oviedo, Spain; 2: INCAR-CSIC



Hydrogeological and hydrological modelling of the impact of water resources on mineral resource production

Mariam Taki, Nicolas Flipo, Damien Goetz

Centre Géosciences, MINES PARIS - PSL, France



Multi-variable Analysis for Fault Identification and Hydraulic Characterization

Manuel Gutierrez, Laura Tapias

Itasca, Chile



Characterization of core samples and mechanisms of zinc leaching in a waste rock dump of abandoned mines

Miu Nishikata1, Yohey Hashimoto2, Tomoko Oguri1, Tetsuo Yasutaka1

1: Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Japan; 2: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan



Secondary Minerals from Evolved Mine Waters: A Detailed Survey in Almadén Historic Mercury Mine Gallery

Ana Raquel Barroso1, José Ignacio Barquero2,3, Efrén García‑Ordiales4, Judith L. Jaeger2,3, Pablo Higueras2,3, Teresa Maria Valente1

1: ICT – Institute of Earth Sciences, Pole of University of Minho, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; 2: Instituto de Geología Aplicada, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Pl. Manuel Meca 1, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; 3: Escuela de Ingeniería Minera E Industrial de Almadén, 13400 Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain; 4: ISYMAResearch Group, Mining, Energy and Materials Engineering School, University of Oviedo, C/ Independencia 13, 33011 Oviedo, Spain



Electrochemical and biobased solutions in mine waste to facilitate the net zero-carbon transition

Denys Villa Gomez, Mansour Edraki, Yun Liu, Rosie Gillane, Luke Webster, Fernanda Soto

University of Queensland, Australia



Possible value recovery from abundant gold mine dumps and waterbodies in Krugersdorp, South Africa

Alseno Kagiso Mosai, Mildred Phasha

University of Pretoria, South Africa



Water Management in Iron Ore Mining: Regression Models for Optimizing Water Use in Mining Complexes

Renata Gaudereto Andries1, Renato Silva Júnior2, Guilherme Alves de Melo1

1: Vale, Brazil; 2: Vale Technological Institute (ITV), Brazil



An improved Acid Mine Drainage treatment aimed at decreasing lime cost

Xiaoyun Yi, Feng Jiang, Lijuan Zhang, Zhi Dang

South China University of Technology, China, People's Republic of



Competitive Adsorption of Toxic Metals Using Activated Carbon Derived from Sargassum for Polymetallic Acid Mine Drainage Treatment

Patricia I. Melendez-Torres1, Máximo E. Reynoso-Ortega1, Pamela R. Tejada-Tejada1, Teresa Maria Valente2, Ulises J. Jauregui-Haza1

1: Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic; 2: ICT, Institute of Earth Sciences, Pole of the University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 Braga, Portugal



Groundwater Monitoring Technology in an Open-pit Coal Mine:Case Study from Eastern Inner Mongolia,China

Wenfeng Du, Suping Peng, Yinli Bi, Xiaoqin Cui

China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing



Phytoremediation of Mine Waters: comparing the efficiency of Alyssum, Pensylvania Mallow amd Giant Miscantus in removing heavy metals.

Martyna Marta Lalik

University of Silesia, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Będzińska 60 Sosnowiec, Poland



Removing toxic metals from acid mine drainage by in situ ε-MnO2 forming

Xiaoyun Yi, Yaozhong Wang, Lijuan Zhang, Zhi Dang

South China University of Technology, China, People's Republic of



Adapting Indigenous methods of water purification to restore access to clean drinking water in mining communities in Ghana

Godfred Williams-Nanyaa

Adom Mining Group, Ghana



Characterization of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) as a bioindicator of mercury and metals pollution

José Ignacio Barquero Peralbo1, Pablo Higueras Higueras1, José María Esbrí2, Feliciano Mbomio1, Efrén García-Ordiales3

1: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Instituto de Geología Aplicada, Spain; 2: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain; 3: Centro Universitario para la Investigación y el Desarrollo del Agua (CUIDA); Edificio de Investigación del Campus de Mieres; University of Oviedo; C/Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós, s/n, 33600 Mieres, Spain.



Electricity Generation from Low-Enthalpy Mine Water Using Enhanced Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Systems

Antonio Luis Marqués Sierra

Instituto Universitario de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (ICTEA). Universidad de Oviedo, Spain



Geochemistry of rare earth elements (REE) in acid mine drainage from the former Canal Caveira mine (southwest Portugal)

Nuno Durães, Carla Patinha, Luís Portela, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva

GEOBIOTEC - Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, Portugal



Groundwater Contamination associated to Phosphate Mines: Challenges and Sustainable Remediation Strategies

BIlel Abdelkrim1,2,3, Yahya Moumni4, Mohamed Haythem Msaddek5, Nabil Abaab2, Belgacem Agoubi2,3, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro Antunes1

1: minho university, Portugal; 2: Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Techniques des Eaux de Gabès, Université de Gabès, Tunisia; 3: LR: Applied Hydro-Sciences Laboratory Research Campus Universitaire, 6072 Zrig, Gabes, Tunisia.; 4: Department of earth sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7120 Bizerte, Tunisia,; 5: Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2092, Tunisia



Innovative UAV-Based Multispectral Mapping of Contaminant Spread from Mine Tailings Spill

Ringo Maturana1, Alvaro Antonio Navarrete-Calvo1, Joaquín Quinteros2, Sofía Fernández1, Camilo Sánchez-Yáñez1

1: Universidad Mayor, Chile; 2: Geospectrom, Chile



Integrating remote sensing and analytical hierarchy process for soil erosion analysis in arid regions: Gabès, Southern Tunisia

Wassim Chwikhi1, Mounir Atoui2, Bilel Abdelkarim2, Abdelhakim Bouajila1, Salah Mahmoudi1

1: Laboratory of Geosystems, Georesources and Geo-environments, Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, University of Gabès, Tunisia; 2: University of Gabes, Tunisia Higher Institute of Water Sciences and Techniques, Laboratory of Applied Hydrosciences, LR23ES09, Campus Universitaire, 6072, Zrig, Gabes, Tunisia



Kinetic Column Evaluation of Potential Construction Options During Coal Mine Pit Restoration to Lessen Contaminant Mobility in Backfill Aquifers

Jeff Langman, Julianna Martin

University of Idaho, United States of America



Mine-stream sediments spatial distribution and mobility processes on U-Th enriched areas

Margarida Antunes1, Paula Carvalho2, Teresa Albuquerque3, Bilel Abdelkarim1, António Santos4

1: ICT | University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710 - 057 Braga, Portugal; 2: GeoBioTec-GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering Research Centre, Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; 3: CERNAS/Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Av. Pedro ÁlvaresCabral, n° 12, 6000‑084 Castelo Branco, Portugal; ICT| Universidade de Évora, Portugal; 4: University of Coimbra, Portugal



Utilizing Iron from AMD for Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment and Nutrient Recovery

Katelyn Renee Pepe, Lian-Shin Lin

West Virginia University, United States of America



The mechanism of hydrochemical-microbial interaction in the formation and evolution of coal mine water quality

Li Zhang1, Zhimin Xu1, Yajun Sun1, Yating Gao1, Ge Chen1, Lulu Zhu2

1: School of Resources and geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; 2: China Coal Aerial Survey and Remote Sensing Group Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710199, China



The “three-stages” and “three-zones” models of coal mine water quality formation and evolution

Yajun Sun1, Zhimin Xu1, Li Zhang1, Ge Chen1, Xianming Zhao2

1: China University of Mining and Technology, China; 2: Nanjing Center, China Geological Survey, China



Sustainable Immobilization of As and Se using Magnesium Precipitate derived from Seawater Electro-Chlorination Facility

Han Gyeol Jeon, Davy Thoeun, Kyoung-Woong Kim

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



Study on the influence mechanism of the “upper three zones” of coal seam roof on the overlying aquifer in the northwest coal mining area of China

Chao Xu1, Tao Wu2, Pingping Gong3

1: China University of Mining and Technology, Underground Space Technology Development Co., Ltd. of CNACG, China; 2: Hydrogeological Engineering Geological Environmental Geological Exploration Institute of CNACG, China; 3: Hydrogeological Bureau of CNACG, China



Spatio-temporal variations in hydrochemistry and water quality in old tungsten mining areas, central Portugal

Paula C.S. Carvalho1, Maria Manuela V. G. Silva2, Isabel Margarida H. R. Antunes3, António Santos4, Fernando T. Rocha5, Eduardo A. Ferreira da Silva6

1: Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center (GeoBioTec), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal, paulacscarvalho@ua.pt; 2: CITEUC, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; 3: ICT | University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; 4: Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center (GeoBioTec), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; 5: Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center (GeoBioTec), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; 6: Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering Research Center (GeoBioTec), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal



Responsible Mine Planning: Current utilization and challenges of mine water reuse

Mareike Schubert, Oliver Langefeld

Clausthal University of Technology, Germany



Feasibility of a new sulfur-disproportionating bacterium for acid mine drainage treatment

Feng Jiang

Sun Yat-Sen University, China

6:20pm
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8:00pm
IMWA EC Meeting
Location: A1
6:20pm
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9:00pm
Early Career Evening
Location: Restaurant Braga
Date: Wednesday, 09/July/2025
8:00am
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1:00pm
Mid-Conference Field Trips
Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips
1:00pm
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6:00pm
Mid-Conference Field Trips - Cultural visits
Location: Mid-Conference Field Trips
Date: Thursday, 10/July/2025
8:30am
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9:00am
Registration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am
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9:40am
KeyNote 3
Location: A1
9:40am
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10:40am
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

Pit Lake Prediction Case Study: Managing Insecurity in the Dataset using Bracketed Inputs

Larry Breckenridge1, Mehgan Blair2, Yuliya Subotskaya1

1: Global Resource Engineering, United States of America; 2: Barr Engineering, United States of America



Water Driven Failure of Large Mine Slopes

Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown Consultants, Inc., United States of America



Estimation of Drainage Composition Sourced from Lime-Iron Ore Tailings Mixture in Dry Stack Deposit: Laboratory Testing and Numerical Modeling

Mariana Werle1, Eduardo Costa1, Thais Marteleto1, Carolina Bittencourt de Abreu1, Rafael Albuquerque1, Lara Lange1, Maria Luiza Silva Ramos2, Ana Caroline Cambraia Trindade2, Maria Isabel Pereira Teodoro2, Lorena Guimarães3, Ruberlan Silva3, Rogerio Kwitko3

1: Water Services & Technologies, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; 2: Vale S/A, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; 3: Vale S/A (CDM), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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

Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A3
 

Monitoring, Control, and Prevention of Excess Hg in Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in an Abandoned Metal Sulfides Mine (SW Portugal), using Nature-Based Solutions

Rita Maria Ferreira Fonseca1,2,3, Joana Fonseca Araújo1,2, Roberto da Silva1,2

1: AmbiTerra Laboratory, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; 2: Institute of Earth Science, Évora Pole, Évora, Portugal.; 3: Dep. Geosciences, School of Sciences and Technology University of Évora, Évora, Portugal



The treatment strategies of acid mine drainage based on resource utilization

Mengfang Chen, Hongping Chen, Yulu Ai, Yudong Feng, Jing Li

Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, People's Republic of



The evaluation of a pilot pervious concrete treatment system for acid mine drainage treatment

Ayanda Nomaswazi Shabalala, Monica Pinky Ngomane, Nokuthula Khanyile

University of Mpumalanga, South Africa

Mine Closure and Associated Legacy Issues
Location: A4
 

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

10:40am
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11:20am
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am
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1:00pm
Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A1
 

Management of total system uncertainty in mine water

Kalman Benedek

Itasca Australia Pty Ltd, Australia



Comprehensive Study on the Electrical Characteristics and Full-Spectrum Tracing of Water Sources in Water-Rich Coal Mines

Donglin Dong1,2, Qiang Wu1,2

1: China University of Mining and Technology, China, People's Republic of; 2: Inner Mongolia Research Institute, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Ordos 017004, China



New insights at the molecular level: the impact of DOM on antimony migration and enrichment in water environments of antimony mining areas

Wanyu Li, Jianwei Zhou, Xingjie Wang, Chenxin Feng, Haibo Feng, Weiqing Zhou

China University of Geosciences, China, People's Republic of China



Response mechanism of antimony to sulfate in soil-water system of Xikuangshan mining area in Hunan Province

Chenxin Feng1, Jianwei Zhou1, Xingjie Wang2, Peng Liu1, Wanyu Li1, Xueyan Pang1

1: China University of Geosciences, China, People's Republic of; 2: The Institute of Geological Survey of China University of Geosciences , China, People's Republic of



The use of geomorphology as the basis of mining closure: a case study of Waste Rock Facility rehabilitation at the Santa Bárbara mine (Perú)

Alfredo Gallardo1, Juan Del Río1, John Melgarejo2

1: Amphos21 Consulting Peru SAC; 2: Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SAA

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

Passive Mine Water Treatment – Nature based solutions
Location: A3
 

An Overview of Active and Passive Mine Water Treatment at Urgeiriça Uranium Legacy Mine (Portugal)

Catarina Diamantino, Carlos Martins, Edgar Carvalho

EDM - Empresa de Desenvolvimento Mineiro S.A., Portugal



Batch leaching to enhance dissolution of siliceous secondary materials for controlling AMD formation

Dantie Claudia Butar Butar1, Hanna Kaasalainen1,2, Lena Alakangas1, Erik Ronne3

1: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden; 2: Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland; 3: Boliden AB, Stockholm, Sweden



Evaluating the Effectiveness of Various Aggregate Cleaning Methods

Neil Allan Wolfe, Robert S. Hedin, Benjamin C. Hedin, Olivia J. Weaver

Hedin Environmental, United States of America



Treatment of copper-containing acid mine drainage by combined use of multiple technologies

Xingjie Wang, Ling Liu, Liyuan Ma, Rui Deng, Yuxuan Yang, Jianwei Zhou

China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

Mine water and water resources management
Location: A4
 

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

1:00pm
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2:20pm
LUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:20pm
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4:00pm
Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A1
 

The role of colloidal and particulate fractions in REEs enrichments in coal-based acid mine drainage systems

Liliana Lefticariu1, Rayn L. Bowman1, Madeline Lewinski1, Jerome Specht1, Paul T. Behum2

1: School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 62901 USA; 2: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Alton, Alton, IL 62002 USA



Innovative Circular Economy Approach for Recovering Valuable Metals from Acid Mine Drainage and Sulphuric Acid from Mining Waste

Bárbara Ahumada-Vargas1, Lidia Fernandez-Rojo1, Ana Guedes1, Eric Vilanova1, Carlos Echevarría1, Tamara Martínez-Santos2, Manuel Sevilla2

1: Cetaqua, Centro Tecnológico del Agua, Spain; 2: Tharsis Mining, Tharsis, Spain



Multi-Scale Characterization of Mine Waste in a Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

Hernan Flores1,2, Tobias Rudolph1, Jörg Benndorf2

1: Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN), Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Herner Straße 45, 44787 Bochum, Germany; 2: Department of Mine Surveying and Geodesy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Fucksmühleweg 9B, 09599 Freiberg, Germany



Enhancing Ammonia Nitrogen Removal from Saline Mining Effluents: A Hybrid Approach with Ozone Microbubbles and Precipitation

Maher Mzoughi1, Mehrez Hermassi1, Étienne Bélanger1, Thomas Genty1, Catherine N. Mulligan2, Carmen M. Neculita1

1: Research Institute on Mines and Environment (RIME), University of Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Canada; 2: Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada



Treatment of AMD liming sludge for metals recovery and mining site rehabilitation

Jerome Jacob, Douglas Pino Herrera, Emmanuelle Plat

BRGM, France

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

Mine Water and Climate Dynamics
Location: A3
 

Carbon Footprinting of Mine Water Treatment for Future CO₂ Emission Reduction

Oliver Totsche1, Katja Kunze1, Felix Bilek2

1: LMBV, Germany; 2: GFI Groundwater Consutling Institute, Germany



Physicochemical Characterization of Nickel Mine Wastewater in South Sulawesi, Indonesia: Seasonal Variations and Treatment Potential

Muhammad Sonny Abfertiawan, Wahyu Sasangka Jati, Mindriany Syafila, Marisa Handajani

Water and Wastewater Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology



Investigation of a Heap Leach Facility leak using Finite Element Seepage Analysis

Jacob Paul Erickson, J Larry Breckenridge

Global Resource Engineering, United States of America



Practical Guidance for Adjusting Rainfall Annual Exceedance Probability Estimates for Climate Change

Scott Jackson, Colin Fraser, Okan Aygün

Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., Canada

Active Mine Water Treatment
Location: A4
 

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

4:00pm
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4:40pm
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
4:40pm
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5:40pm
Circular Economy and Resilience in Mining-influenced Water
Location: A1
 

Screening-level economic evaluation of Critical and Strategic Raw Materials stored in Iberian Pyrite Belt pit lakes, Spain

Devin Castendyk1, Skyler Sorsby1, Javier Sanchez Espana2

1: WSP USA, United States of America; 2: Center for AstroBiology (CSIC-INTA), Spain



Re-Mining of mine water sludges in Germany. An opportunity?

Bastian Reker, Sebastian Westermann

Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola, Germany

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

Acid Mine Drainage – Prevention, Monitoring and Control
Location: A3
 

Assessment of Superabsorbent Polymers Capability in the Treatment of Metal Mining Effluent

Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Nor El hoda Addi, Tikou Belem, Mamert Mbonimpa

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada



Improved mine water quality predictions using available international hydrochemical datasets

Chazanne Long, Phil Burris

Wardell Armstrong a part of SLR



Geochemical evaluation of mine water quality in the adjacent basin of a polymetallic open pit mine – South America

Edward Gonzales

Coeur, United States of America

 
8:00pm
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10:00pm
CONFERENCE DINNER
Location: Restaurant Braga
Date: Friday, 11/July/2025
8:30am
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9:00am
Registration
Location: Main Hall
9:00am
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9:40am
KeyNote 4
Location: A1
9:40am
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10:40am
Tailings and Tailings Ponds
Location: A1
 

Geochemical controls of potentially toxic element (PTE) release from the Gold One Tailings Dam Complex into the Randfontein area, Witwatersrand, South Africa

Jamie-Leigh Robin Abrahams1, Charles D. Okujeni2, Oluseyi Ayokunle Abegunde3, Changhong Wu4, Adrian Sherman Williams5

1: Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; 2: Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; 3: Department of Civil and Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; 4: Confucius Institute, International Relations Office, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; 5: Council for Geoscience, Minerals and Energy Unit, Cape Town, South Africa



Advances in integrated performance monitoring of Tailings Storage Facilities

Kym Lesley Morton1, Alastair Bovim2

1: KLM Consulting Services, South Africa; 2: Insight Terra, South Africa



Catoca Diamond Mine – implementation of an advanced monitoring network for a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF)

Marçal Manuel Vicario1, Manuel Fidel Sonhi Manassa1, Enoque Makango Paiva1, Lukombo Eduardo Luzaiadio Carlos1, Kym Lesley Morton2

1: Catoca Mining Society, Luanda, Angola; 2: KLM Consulting Services, South Africa

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

Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Mine Geochemistry
Location: A3
 

Hydrodynamic Investigation of a density-stratified Underground Mine – Tracer Test Challenges and Results in the Georgi-Unterbau Mine, Tyrol, Austria

Christian Wolkersdorfer

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa



Geochemical monitoring to use waste rock in mine component construction

David Arcos1,2, Pablo Quesada2, Alonso Huamán2, Emilie Coene1, Ersan Demirer1

1: Amphos 21 Consulting S.L.; 2: Amphos 21 Consulting Perú S.A.C.



Coupled groundwater-surface water modelling workflow to support risk assessment of an abandoned underground coal mine due to natural mine water rebound

Nachayada Phonseela, Thomas Booth

WSP, United Kingdom

10:40am
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11:20am
COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS & EXHIBITION
Location: Main Hall
11:20am
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12:00pm
KeyNote 5
Location: A1
12:00pm
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12:40pm
CLOSE CEREMONY
Location: A1
12:40pm
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2:00pm
LUNCH
Location: Main Hall
2:00pm
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8:00pm
Post-Conference Field Trip Day 1
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Saturday, 12/July/2025
8:00am
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7:00pm
Post-Conference Field Trip Day 2
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Sunday, 13/July/2025
8:00am
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7:00pm
Post-Conference Field Trip Day 3
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip
Date: Monday, 14/July/2025
8:00am
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5:00pm
Post-Conference Field Trip Day 4
Location: Post-Conference Field Trip

 
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