Seminar: preventing acid rock drainage
acid rock drainage Prevention
SRK Consulting have uploaded a seminar from their second Mining Seminar Series held in January 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Stephen Day (Principal Geochemist) presented a talk titled “Segregating waste rock to prevent acid rock drainage”. Acid rock drainage is a major problem principally linked to the oxidation of pyrite.
Talk abstract
… Read the rest“Mines have been proactively managing waste rock to address acid rock drainage (ARD) potential since the 1990s. The typical management approach leads to segregation of rock that has potential for ARD generation (PAG) from rock that is non-PAG.”
“The PAG rock is then disposed of appropriately to limit ARD (for example, underwater in an impoundment or completed pit), whereas non-PAG rock may be suitable for conventional disposal or use as construction fill, such as for a tailings dam.