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2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 175
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T42. Mine Rock Piles and Pyritically Altered Areas: Their Slope Stability and Effect on Water Quality

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Geochemical Society

 

Patrick Walsh, Kathleen S. Smith and Virginia T. McLemore, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
WHY DO WE NEED TO CHARACTERIZE MINE WASTE-ROCK PILES, TAILINGS DAMS, AND NATURALLY EXPOSED ALTERATION AREAS?
MCLEMORE, Virginia T., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, ginger@gis.nmt.edu, ginger@gis.nmt.edu
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1:50 PM
THE EFFECTS OF ALTERATION AND WEATHERING ON MINE SLOPES AND WASTE ROCK PILES: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT
ROBERTSON, Andy, Robertson GeoConsultants Inc, Suite 640, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B6, Canada and SHAW, Shannon, Mehling Environmental Management Inc, Suite 500, 1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada, arobertson@infomine.com, arobertson@infomine.com
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2:10 PM
IN-SITU ACID WEATHERING REACTIONS IN AREAS AFFECTED BY LARGE-SCALE AND PERVASIVE HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS: IMPLICATIONS REGARDING ACID-PRODUCING MINE DUMP STABILITY
BOVE, Dana J.1, LOWERS, Heather A., BLUM, Alex E.1 and PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., (1)U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 964 Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, dbove@usgs.gov, dbove@usgs.gov
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2:25 PM
CLAY MINERALOGY OF THE GOATHILL NORTH MINE ROCK PILE AND THE GOATHILL AND STRAIGHT CREEK HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION SCARS, QUESTA AREA, NEW MEXICO
DONAHUE, Kelly M.1, DUNBAR, Nelia D.1, MCLEMORE, Virginia T.2, LUETH, Virgil W.1, HAUFF, Phoebe L.3 and HEIZLER, Lynn1, (1)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)Spectral International, Inc, P.O. Box 1027, Arvada, CO 80001, kdonahue@gis.nmt.edu, kdonahue@gis.nmt.edu
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2:40 PM
STABLE ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION OF HYPOGENE AND SUPERGENE SULFATE MINERALS IN ROCK PILES AT THE QUESTA MOLYBDENUM MINE, NEW MEXICO
CAMPBELL, Andrew R.1, LUETH, Virgil W.2 and PANDEY, Shubha1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, campbell@nmt.edu, campbell@nmt.edu
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2:55 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF SHEAR STRENGTH PROPERTIES ON THE STABILITY OF ROCK PILES
WILSON, G. Ward1, FREDLUND, Murray D.2 and FREDLUND, Del2, (1)Department of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)SoilVision, 2109 McKinnon Avenue S, Saskatoon, SK S7J 1N3, Canada, gww@mining.ubc.ca, gww@mining.ubc.ca
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3:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL WATER AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES ON MINE DUMP STABILITY
WATTERS, Robert J., Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0138, watters@mines.unr.edu, watters@mines.unr.edu
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3:30 PM
ADVANCES IN SIMPLE METHODS OF ASSESSING THE TOXICITY OF MINE WASTES
WILDEMAN, Thomas R.1, RANVILLE, Jim2, BLUMENSTEIN, Eric1, SMITH, Kathleen S.3 and CHOATE, LaDonna M.4, (1)Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, M.S. 964, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046, twildema@mines.edu, twildema@mines.edu
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3:50 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF ACID DRAINAGE POTENTIAL FROM THE GOATHILL NORTH ROCK PILE OF THE QUESTA MOLYBDENUM MINE, QUESTA, NEW MEXCIO – INITIAL RESULTS
TACHIE-MENSON, Samuel, Mining Engineering Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and MCLEMORE, Virginia T., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, stmenson@nmt.edu, stmenson@nmt.edu
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4:05 PM
LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITED MATERIALS FROM MINE WASTE-ROCK PILES AND NATURALLY ALTERED AREAS NEAR QUESTA, NEW MEXICO
SMITH, Kathleen S.1, HAGEMAN, Philip L.2 and BRIGGS, Paul H.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, M.S. 964, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)Crustal Imaging and Characterization, USGS, Denver Federal Center, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, ksmith@usgs.gov, ksmith@usgs.gov
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4:20 PM
PRE-MINING GROUND-WATER QUALITY IN DEBRIS FANS DEVELOPED FROM PYRITE-MINERALIZED EROSIONAL "SCARS" IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY, NEW MEXICO: COMPARISON BETWEEN MINED AND UNMINED AREAS
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, dkn@usgs.gov, dkn@usgs.gov
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4:40 PM
TALE OF TWO FLOWPATHS THROUGH A MINE-WASTE DUMP—CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO
WIRT, Laurie1, MCDOUGAL, Robert1 and FEY, David2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, lwirt@usgs.gov, lwirt@usgs.gov
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4:55 PM
CONTROLS OF SURFACE AND GROUND-WATER CHEMISTRY IN MINERALIZED BUT UNMINED AREAS, SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
VERPLANCK, Philip L., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, BOVE, D.J., U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 964 Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, PLUMLEE, G.S., United States Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303 and WANTY, Richard B., U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Mailstop 973, Denver, CO 80225, plv@usgs.gov, plv@usgs.gov
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5:10 PM
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HYDRAULIC ASSESSMENT OF HAZARD POSED TO MOAB URANIUM MILL TAILINGS BY FLOODING IN THE COLORADO RIVER, MOAB VALLEY, UTAH
KENNEY, Terry A., U.S. Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, West Valley City, UT 84119, tkenney@usgs.gov, tkenney@usgs.gov
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