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Session No. 210
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 601 (Colorado Convention Center)

T51. Neutral Mine Drainage: Release, Transport, and Attenuation of Metals and Trace Elements in Circumneutral Mining Environments

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC); Geochemical Society

 

Matthew B.J. Lindsay, David W. Blowes and D. Kirk Nordstrom, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
VARIOUS ORIGINS OF CIRCUMNEUTRAL MINE DRAINAGE AND PROBLEMS WITH CLASSIFICATION
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder labs, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, dkn@usgs.gov, dkn@usgs.gov
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1:55 PM
NEUTRAL TO ALKALINE MINE DRAINAGE, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND ARSENIC RELEASE AT THE ABANDONED VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP MINE, BELVIDERE MOUNTAIN, VERMONT
SEAL II, Robert R.1, PIATAK, Nadine M.1, LEVITAN, Denise M.2 and HAMMARSTROM, Jane M.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, rseal@usgs.gov, rseal@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC IN CIRCUMNEUTRAL GROUNDWATER, ESTER DOME, FAIRBANKS MINING DISTRICT, ALASKA
VERPLANCK, Philip L., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, GOLDFARB, Richard J., United States Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, MUELLER, Seth H., Schlumberger Water Services, Avda. Pdte Kennedy 5757, Piso 9, Santiago, Chile, NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303 and YOUCHA, Emily K., Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755960, Fairbanks, AK 99775, plv@usgs.gov, plv@usgs.gov
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2:35 PM
NEUTRAL PORE WATERS AND ARSENIC-RICH HARDPAN STABILITY IN GOLD MINE TAILINGS
DESISTO, Stephanie L.1, JAMIESON, Heather E.1 and PARSONS, Michael B.2, (1)Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, desisto@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca, desisto@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca
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2:50 PM
MICROBIALLY-MEDIATED ARSENIC CYCLING AT THE LAVA CAP MINE SUPERFUND SITE, NEVADA COUNTY, CA
FOSTER, Andrea L., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 901, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ASHLEY, Roger P., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ONA-NGUEMA, Georges, Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des milieux condensés, University of Paris, Case 115, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France, RYTUBA, James J., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS901, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and BROWN Jr, Gordon E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, afoster@usgs.gov, afoster@usgs.gov
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3:05 PM
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF ARSENIC MOBILITY FROM GOLD MINE TAILINGS
KAVALENCH, Jennifer and JAMIESON, Heather E., Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, kavalench@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca, kavalench@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
ARSENIC AND ANTIMONY IN MILDLY ALKALINE DRAINAGE FROM A LOW-SULPHIDE GOLD-QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT, BRALORNE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
DESBARATS, Alexander J.1, PARSONS, Michael B.2, PERCIVAL, Jeanne B.1, BEAUCHEMIN, Suzanne3 and KWONG, Y.T. John3, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y4A2, Canada, (3)CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratory, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0G1, Canada, Alexandre.Desbarats@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca, Alexandre.Desbarats@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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3:50 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY OF ANTIMONY: A FIELD STUDY AT BRALORNE GOLD MINE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
BEAUCHEMIN, Suzanne1, KWONG, Y.T. John1, DESBARATS, Alexander J.2, PARSONS, Michael B.3 and PERCIVAL, Jeanne B.2, (1)CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratory, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0G1, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, (3)Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y4A2, Canada, John.Kwong@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca, John.Kwong@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
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4:05 PM
METAL BACKGROUND AND MOBILITY IN THE KENO HILL MINING DISTRICT, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
KWONG, Y.T. John1, ROACH, Patrick2, ARRELL, Steve3, GUILBEAULT, Martin3, MILLER, John3 and SOPROVICH, Eric3, (1)CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratory, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0G1, Canada, (2)Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 300 Main Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B5, Canada, (3)Environment Canada, 91782 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5B7, Canada, John.Kwong@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca, John.Kwong@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
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4:20 PM
NEUTRAL DRAINAGE AND AVAILABLE ACID-NEUTRALIZATION CAPACITY FROM SILICATES IN A MAGMATIC SULFIDE DEPOSIT
LOGSDON, Mark J. and LOGSDON, Lucy P., Geochimica, Inc, 9045 Soquel Drive Ste 2, Aptos, CA 95003, mark.logsdon@sbcglobal.net, mark.logsdon@sbcglobal.net
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4:35 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF SULFIDE-RICH TAILINGS CHARACTERIZED BY CIRCUMNEUTRAL PORE WATER AND DRAINAGE
CONDON, Peter D.1, LINDSAY, Matthew B.J.1, BLOWES, David W.2 and PTACEK, Carol J.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, condonpete@gmail.com, condonpete@gmail.com
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4:50 PM
THE ANTAMINA WASTE ROCK PROJECT: A MULTI-SCALE STUDY OF MINERAL RELEASE, TRANSPORT, AND ATTENUATION IN WASTE ROCK UNDER NEUTRAL DRAINAGE CONDITIONS
PETERSON, Holly E.1, BECKIE, Roger D.2, BLACKMORE, Sharon R.1, HIRSCHE, D. Trevor1, KLEIN, Bernhard3, MAYER, K. Ulrich4, SINGURINDY, Olga1 and SMITH, Leslie1, (1)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (3)Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (4)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, hpeterso@eos.ubc.ca, hpeterso@eos.ubc.ca
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5:05 PM
METHODOLOGY FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF MARBLE AND HORNFELS WASTE AT THE ANTAMINA MINE
HAUPT, Charlene D., Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, 517 - 6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and KLEIN, Bernhard, Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, cdhaupt@hotmail.com, cdhaupt@hotmail.com
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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