Session No. 17 Sunday, October 27, 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: A209
T19. Groundwater and Hardrock Mining
Carol Russell and John Moore, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
17-18:15 AM APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE ON GROUND-WATER SYSTEMS: PASCHKE, Suzanne S., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25045 MS 415, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, spaschke@usgs.gov.
17-28:35 AM HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE BOULDER RIVER WATERSHED STUDY AREA, MONTANA, AND EXAMINATION OF REGIONAL GROUND-WATER FLOW USING INTERPRETED FRACTURE MAPPING FROM REMOTE SENSING DATA: MCDOUGAL, Robert R.1, CANNON, Michael R.2, SMITH, Bruce D.1, and RUPPERT, David A.3, (1) U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS973, bldg. 20, Denver, CO 80225, rmcdouga@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geol Survey, Helena, MT, (3) U.S. Forest Service, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 1820 Meadowlark, Butte, MT 59701
17-38:50 AM SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY USED TO DOCUMENT PRE- AND POST-MINING CONDITIONS, ANIMAS RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO: BLAIR, Robert W. Jr1, YAGER, Douglas B.2, and CHURCH, Stanley E.2, (1) Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton, CO 81433, blair_r@fortlewis.edu, (2) U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, schurch@usgs.gov
17-49:05 AM FERRICRETE DEPOSITS-NATURAL ANALOGS OF ACID MINE-DRAINAGE PROCESSES, UPPER ANIMAS RIVER WATERSHED, COLO: WIRT, Laurie, CHURCH, Stanley E., YAGER, Douglas B., and BOVE, Dana J., U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, lwirt@usgs.gov
17-59:20 AM MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MINERALOGIC CONTROLS ON THE RELEASE OF TRACE ELEMENTS AND ACID; SOLID-PHASE ANALYSES OF MINE WASTES FROM HUMIDITY CELL TESTS: DIEHL, S.F.1, SMITH, K.S.1, DESBOROUGH, G.A.1, WHITE, W.W. III2, and LAPAKKO, K.A.3, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, diehl@usgs.gov, (2) Bureau of Land Mgnt, 2370 S. 2300 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, (3) Minnesota Department of Nat Rscs, 1525 3rd Ave E, Hibbing, MN 55746
 9:35 AM Break
17-69:50 AM THE DUBLIN PORT TUNNEL - WATER IN THE HOLE ?: ROONEY, Tyrone O., Geoscience, Penn State, 439 Deke Building, Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, trooney@geosc.psu.edu and PARIZEK, Richard R., Geoscience, Penn State, 303 Deike Building, Dept. Of Geosciences, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802
17-710:05 AM THE QUESTA BASELINE AND PRE-MINING GROUND-WATER QUALITY INVESTIGATION: PRELIMINARY DATA: NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine St., Suite E127, Boulder, CO 80303, dkn@usgs.gov, VERPLANCK, Philip L., U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, NAUS, Cheryl A., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 5338 Montgomery Blvd, NE, Suite 400/300, Albuquerque, NM 87109, and MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine, U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St., Suite E 127, Boulder, CO 80303
17-810:20 AM IDENTIFICATION OF DEWATERING TARGETS FOR GRASBERG PIT USING HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINT APPROACH: RUSDINAR, Yuni1, PRASETYO, Guritno1, LIU, Houmao2, and UGORETS, Vladimir2, (1) Central Engineering, Freeport Indonesia, Tembagapura, Papua, 99930, Indonesia, Yuni_Rusdinar@fmi.com, (2) Hydrologic Consultants, Inc. of Colorado Lakewood, CO, 143 Union Blvd., Suite 525, Lakewood, CO 80228
17-910:35 AM IMPACT OF MINE DRAINAGE ON A LAKE FROM AN ABANDONED TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT: MONCUR, Michael C.1, PTACEK, Carol J.2, BLOWES, David W.1, JAMBOR, John L.3, and HAYASHI, Masaki4, (1) Earth Sciences, Univ of Waterloo, 200 Universty Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, mmoncur@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca, (2) National Water Research Institute, Environ Canada, 876 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6, Canada, (3) Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (4) Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
17-1010:50 AM HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON ARSENIC DISCHARGE TO A HEADWATER STREAM NEAR AN ABANDONED ARSENOPYRITE MINE: SCHREIBER, Madeline1, VALETT, H. Maurice2, and CHAFFIN, Jake2, (1) Dept of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, mschreib@vt.edu, (2) Dept. of Biology, Virginia Tech, 1002 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
17-1111:05 AM INVERSE GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF PIT LAKE EVOLUTION IN A HIGH-ARSENIC, ALKALINE PIT LAKE: SAVAGE, Kaye S., Geology Department, Vanderbilt Univ, Box 35-1705, Station B, Nashville, TN 37235, k.savage@vanderbilt.edu and BIRD, Dennis K., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115
17-1211:20 AM WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING TO MINE POOL WATER AT LEADVILLE?: HOLMES, Michael, U.S.EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202, holmes.michael@epa.gov, DAVIES, Gareth J., Cambrian Ground Water Co, 109 Dixie Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, gdavies@directvinternet.com, WIREMAN, Michael, U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202, KING, Karmen, Nat Rscs Mgnt Institute, 901 South Hwy 24, Leadville, CO 80461, GERTSON, Jord N., Nat Resource Mgnt Institute, 901 South Hwy 24, Leadville, CO 80461, and STEFANIC, Jenelle M., Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 749 N. Hwy 91, Leadville, CO 80461

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