Additional Resources
Global Acid Rock Drainage (GARD) Guide
www.gardguide.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
The development of the Global Acid Rock Drainage (GARD) Guide is sponsored
by International Network Acid Prevention (INAP) with the support of the
Global Alliance. The GARD Guide was created through the contributions
of many individuals and organizations. The GARD Guide deals with the
prediction, prevention and management of drainage produced from sulfide
mineral oxidation, often termed “acid rock drainage” (ARD). It also addresses
metal leaching caused by sulfide mineral oxidation. The Guide is intended
as a state-of-the-art summary of the best practices and technology to
assist mine operators and regulators to address issues related to sulfide
mineral oxidation.
Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Program
Natural Resources CanadaCanada
http://mend-nedem.org/default/?lang=en
“Through the Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Program, Canadian
mining companies and provincial/territorial and federal departments have
reduced the liability due to acidic drainage by at least $400 million.
This is an impressive return on an investment of $17.5 million over eight
years.
Acidic drainage is recognized as the largest environmental liability facing
the mining industry and, to a lesser extent, the public through abandoned
mines. MEND was implemented to develop and apply new technologies to prevent
and control acidic drainage. Tremendous progress has been made. The target
is for new mines to open without long-term concerns about acidic drainage
upon closure.”
Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites Handbook
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response, OSWER 9285.7-50, August 2003
https://www.epa.gov/superfund/lead/products/handbook.pdf
This Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites Handbook was developed
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote a nationally
consistent decision-making process for assessing and managing risks associated
with lead-contaminated residential sites across the country. The primary
audience for this risk management document is EPA Superfund project managers
working on the characterization and cleanup of lead-contaminated residential
sites; however, others may also find it useful. While this Handbook is
not intended to apply to lead-contaminated commercial or industrial properties,
other non-residential areas, or sites with ecological risks, some of the
concepts may be useful for such properties. Addressing lead-contaminated
properties at federal facilities requires a different approach, and this
Handbook provides a special section (Section 8) on addressing this universe
of sites.
Management Technologies for Metal Mining Influenced
Water—
Mitigation of Metal Mining Influenced Water (Volume 2)
Gusek, James J. and Figueroa, Linda A. 2009. Society for Mining, Metallurgy,
and Exploration, Inc.
www.smenet.org
“The Mitigation and Metal Mining Influenced Water is the “how to fix it”
volume in a series of six handbooks on technologies for management of metal
mine and metallurgical process influenced water. The other five handbooks
in the Management Technologies for Metal Mining Influenced Water series
are Basics of Metal Mining Influenced Water; Mine Pit Lakes: Characteristics,
Predictive Modeling, and Sustainability; Geochemical Modeling for Mine
Site Characterization and Remediation; Techniques for Predicting Metal
Mining Influenced Water: and Sampling and monitoring for the Mine Life
Cycle.
These handbooks describe the technical aspects of sampling, monitoring, mitigation, and prediction programs of the mine life cycle. The audience for these technical handbooks includes planners, regulators, consultants, land managers, researchers, students, stakeholders, and anyone with an interest in mining influenced water.”
