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Mine Water Management

Our Perspective
Richard Connelly, Brian Middleton

Mining personnel have a different interpretation of the term “mine water management”.

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Drainage Measures For Ensuring The Stability Of The Proposed Cutback At Ok Tedi Mine
Ian de Bruyn

The Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in Papua, New Guinea is situated within a seismically active, mountainous region of extremely high rainfall.

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Designing Field Programs To Maximise The Capture Of Groundwater Data
Goktug Evin

A good understanding of mine water management issues related to underground and open pit mines depends on collecting a comprehensive hydrogeological data set.

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Changing Climate Affects Mine Planning In South Africa
Peter Shepherd

Research done in South Africa shows that change in the global climate is affecting the way local mines need to plan and build their infrastructure, particularly when it comes to water management.

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Managing Salt Levels In Mine Water
Peter Shepherd, Luke Esprey

A water balance model is commonly used in the mining industry to monitor and manage the distribution of water within a mine; however, it is also vital to keep an eye on levels of salt in on-site water, especially as mine water is increasingly re-circulated in the interests of conservation.

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Water Control Evaluation For An Iron Ore Project In Australia
Sylvie Ogier-Halim

The design of a mine water control system depends on many factors including:

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Collecting 3D Data For Dewatering Of An Underground Uranium Mine In Canada
Roger Howell

Predicting the volume and quality of groundwater inflows to a mine requires 3D characterisation of the hydrogeology in and around the mine site.

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Hydrogeologic Challenges For Data Collection In The Field
Matt Hartmann

Mineral resources are often associated with complex geologic regimes that present challenges for conceptual thought, investigatory methods, data analysis, and numerical modelling.

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Impact Of Quarry Deepening On Local Groundwater Users
Peter Rosewarne

A rise in demand for cement in South Africa led Pretoria Portland Cement to commission an ElA in 2007 to investigate the impacts of expanding one of its main limestone quarries.

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Applying Numerical Groundwater Modelling For Mine Dewatering Projects Around The World
Vladimir Ugorets

Groundwater flow in the vicinity of open pits and underground mines varies 3-dimensionally and with time.

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Early Stage Hydrogeological Assessments In Central And West Africa
Tony Rex

The requirement to conduct a mine water assessment in the exploration to early feasibility stage usually has a dual purpose: focusing on initial engineering assessments (dewatering, mine stability, water supply, overall water balance) and on environmental and social aspects, typically in the form of an ESIA baseline study.

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Inflow Water Quality - Hope Bay, Nunavut
Dan Mackie

Mine water management in the Canadian Arctic involves a unique combination of technical challenges as a function of the geographical and geologic setting.

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Surface Water Management In The Jungle Of Brazil
Juanita Martín

Beadell Resources Limited appointed SRK to prepare a feasibility study of the Tucano project located in the north of Brazil, in Amapá State, where the mean annual precipitation is approximately 2.4 metres.

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Mine Water Supply In The Middle East
Richard Connelly, William Harding

SRK has had extensive experience working on mine water supply projects in Middle Eastern countries, particularly in Saudi Arabia.

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Water And Chemical Load Balance For An Underground Mine In New Mexico
Larry Cope

Developing a water balance for an underground mining operation can require a variety of measurement techniques to deal with the following challenges:

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Water Management For Closure, Nevada
Dave Bentel, Breese Burnley

This article describes 1) methods of locating abandoned boreholes within a side hill pit, and 2) the design and operation of in-line pH adjustment facilities for low-pH pit water.

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Source Water Protection Planning
Andrew Wood

A FIFA requirement for South Africa to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup was that host cities assure adequate and safe water supply for the event and visitors.

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Integrated Geotechnical-Hydrogeological Field Investigations In Sweden
Tony Rex, Sarah Lyle

In hard rock mining environments, groundwater flow along fractures dominates.

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In-Pit Mine Water Control At The Grib Mine In Russia
Houcyne El Idrysy, William Harding

SRK works with clients to develop effective strategies for managing surface and groundwater in open pit mines.

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Acid And Metalliferous Drainage
Andrew Garvie

Sulfide bearing rocks in waste dumps, spent copper heap leach piles, ore stock piles, pit walls, coal spoil and dewatered tailings storage facilities can be long-term sources of water contamination.

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Water-Related Environmental Studies For A Coal Mine Project In Chilean Patagonia
Beatriz Labarca

SRK Chile has recently participated in defining the water base line required by the EIA to obtain an environmental permit for the Riesco Island coal project, and in other water-related works.

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Water Supply: An Increasing Challenge In Chilean Mining
Osamu Suzuki

Large mining projects, currently being developed in Chile’s northern region, are generally located in the Andes Mountains at altitudes of 3000+ meters above sea level.

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Mine Water Management With GoldSim In Indonesia
Ewan Wilson, James Blyth

SRK is carrying out a major water management study for a confidential client that is currently developing several coal contracts extending 150 km in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Stormwater Control On Mines
Peter Shepherd

South Africa’s National Water Act of 1998 has highlighted the need to conserve its valuable resource in this water-scarce country.

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Managing Sulfate Impacts On Water Quality
Tom Sharp

Sulfate is becoming more of a water quality problem for mining companies.

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Integrated Mine Water Management
Michael Royle

The success or failure of a mining project is often linked to site water management, or the lack of it.

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