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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 36
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T7. The Environmental Geology and Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits: Best Practices for Effective Prediction, Mitigation, Closure, and Remediation II

Society of Economic Geologists

 

Geoffrey S. Plumlee, William X. Chávez Jr and Mark Logsdon, Advocates
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1:30 PM
PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PIT LAKE WATER QUALITY: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ADTI-MMS PIT LAKE WORKBOOK
CASTENDYK, Devin N., Earth Sciences Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820 and EARY, L.E., MWH Americas, Inc, 1825 Sharp Point Drive, Suite 118, Fort Collins, CO 80525, castendn@oneonta.edu, castendn@oneonta.edu
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1:45 PM
PREDICTIVE MODELING OF WATER QUALITY ISSUES OF TWO PIT LAKES AT THE FORMER STEEP ROCK IRON MINE, NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
GODWIN, Amy L.1, CONLY, Andrew G.2 and LEE, Peter F.1, (1)Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada, (2)Geology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada, agodwin@lakeheadu.ca, agodwin@lakeheadu.ca
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2:00 PM
BACKFILLING OF METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC OPEN-PIT MINES IN CALIFORNIA
TESTA, Stephen M., California State Mining and Geology Board, 801 K Street, Suite 2015, Sacramento, CA 95814 and POMPY, James S., California Department of Conservation, Office of Mine Reclamation, 801 K Street, Suite 900, Sacramento, CA 95814, stephen.testa@conservation.ca.gov, stephen.testa@conservation.ca.gov
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2:15 PM
TRENDS IN METAL SPECIATION AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN MINE WASTES AS A FUNCTION OF PARTICLE SIZE
KIM, Christopher S., Department of Chemistry, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, WILSON, Kimberly M., Program in Environmental Sciences, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 and RYTUBA, James J., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cskim@chapman.edu, cskim@chapman.edu
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2:30 PM
THE EFFECT OF AS, CO, AND NI IMPURITIES ON PYRITE OXIDATION KINETICS:BATCH AND FLOW-THROUGH REACTOR EXPERIMENTS WITH SYNTHETIC PYRITE
LEHNER, Stephen, Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, 5717 Stevenson Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37235 and SAVAGE, Kaye, Environmental Studies, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303, stephen.w.lehner@vanderbilt.edu, stephen.w.lehner@vanderbilt.edu
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2:45 PM
ANTICIPATING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS METALS IN MINERALIZED AREAS USING THE BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL
SMITH, Kathleen S., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, M.S. 964D, Denver, CO 80225-0046, RANVILLE, James F., Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, SANTORE, Robert C., HydroQual, Inc, 6700 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057 and ADAMS, Marti K., Colorado School of Mines, 2230 Gun Club Rd, Albuquerque, NM 87105, ksmith@usgs.gov, ksmith@usgs.gov
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND REMEDIATION OF ABANDONED, MERCURY-CONTAMINATED, PLACER GOLD MINES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
ALPERS, Charles, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, cnalpers@usgs.gov, cnalpers@usgs.gov
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3:35 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING INDUSTRY
DAVID, C.P., National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines, cpdavid_94305@yahoo.com, cpdavid_94305@yahoo.com
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3:55 PM
IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVED GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY TO IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS
MAEST, A.S., Stratus Consulting, 1881 9th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 and KUIPERS, J.R., Kuipers & Associates, PO Box 641, Butte, MT 59703, amaest@stratusconsulting.com, amaest@stratusconsulting.com
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4:15 PM
WHAT DOES GEOLOGY HAVE TO DO WITH IT? - INFORMED DECISION MAKING REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING
RUSSELL, Carol Cox, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, CO 80202, russell.carol@epa.gov, russell.carol@epa.gov
 
4:35 PM
Concluding Remarks
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