Building and characterizing low sulfide instrumented waste rock piles: Pile design and construction, particle size and sulfur characterization, and initial geochemical response

• Main Author: Smith, Lianna
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: geochemistry; Acid mine drainage; waste rock; Earth Sciences; Canada; Diavik Diamond Mine; Northwest Territories; Rock Pile
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4659

A rigorous laboratory and field study to measure and compare low sulfide waste rock and drainage characteristics at various scales has been designed and implemented. The field study was constructed at the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Three well-instrumented, 15 m high te...