1st Edition

Tailings and Mine Waste 2002 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado,

Edited By Symposium Editors Copyright 2002

    The proceedings in this work present 60 papers on mine and mill tailings and mine waste, as well as current and future issues facing the mining and environmental communities. This includes matters dealing with technical capabilities and developments, regulations, and environmental concerns.

    Preface -- Organizing Committee -- Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center -- Remediation of mine waste sites through the Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center (RMRHSRC) /C.D.Shackelford, S.L. Woods & D.L. Macalady -- Mining and the environment: The issues that steer the Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center /T.R. Wildeman & C.D. Shackelford -- Redox transformations, complexation and soil /sediment interactions of inorganic forms of As and Se in aquatic environments: Effects of natural organic matter /D.L.Macalady, D. Ahmann, J. Westall, J. Garbarino & J. Meyer -- Fate and transport of metals and sediment in surface waters /P.Y. Julien, B.P. Bledsoe & C.H. Watson -- Metal removal capabilities of passive bioreactor systems: Effects of organic matter and microbial population dynamics /L. Figueroa, D. Ahmann, D. Blowes, K. Carlson, C. Shackelford, S. Woods, N. DuTeau, K. Reardon & T. Wildeman -- Evaluating recovery of stream ecosystems from mining pollution: Integrating biochemical, population, community and ecosystem indicators /W.H. Clements & J. Ranville -- Site characterization -- Abandoned quarries surveying /G. Bonifazi, L. Cutaia, P. Massacci & I. Roselli -- The effectiveness of single and multiple open standpipe piezometers in monitoring of the pore pressure regime in tailings dams /G.J.R. le Roux -- Monitoring of soil, air, water, and noise at the Lega Dembi Gold Mine /Y. Binega -- Variations in composition on SA gold tailings dams /N.J. Vermeulen, E. Rust & C.R.I. Clayton -- Preliminary ecological risk assessment for the Elizabeth Mine site, South Strafford, Vermont /I. Linkov, S. Foster, E. Hathaway & R. Sugatt -- Impact of acid rock drainage in a discrete catchment area of the former uranium mining site of Ronneburg (Germany) /J. W. Geletneky, G. Buchel & M. Paul -- Hydrochemical investigation at the uranium tailings “Schneckenstein” (Germany) /T. Naamoun -- Design, operation, and disposal -- Tailings beach s

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