Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical Modeling of a Covered Waste Rock Pile in a Permafrost Region

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Xueying Yi, Danyang Su, Bruno Bussière, K. Mayer
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: reactive transport modeling; mine waste rock; thermal cover; freeze-thaw cycles; permafrost; contaminated drainage; Canada; Rock Pile
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min11060565

In order to reduce contaminant mass loadings, thermal cover systems may be incorporated in the design of waste rock piles located in regions of continuous permafrost. In this study, reactive transport modeling was used to improve the understanding of coupled thermo-hydrological and chemical processe...