Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5492.
The objective of this project is to characterize the geochemical evolution of the waste-rock contained in Pigeon waste-rock storage area to refine management solutions for this waste stream.
The proposed research activities will involve field collection of Pigeon waste-rock samples and installation of monitoring eq...
Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):
2020
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4769.
The objectives of this project are to provide critical insights into the potential long-term water quality impacts that may arise from waste-rock weathering; to develop scaling relationships to predict contaminant release, transport, and attenuation in the field; and to inform closure-cover design to mitigate the gene...
Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):20242023202220212020
2019
20182017 Summary:
The goals of this research are:
1) to determine the magnitude and rate of release of arsenic and other toxic elements from the Giant Mine tailings to groundwater;
2 to evaluate remediation alternatives for tailings management, including the effects of proposed engineered covers; and,
3) to apply novel characterization techniques to understand the mechanisms controlling arsenic release.
The r...
Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):
2014
2013201220112010200920082005 Summary:
This research study is designed to investigate the processes related to water quality and quantity (collected at different scales) draining from country rock stockpiles that are located in areas of continuous permafrost. The quality of water draining from a country rock stockpile is determined by the combined effects of oxygen transport in the air phase, biogeochemical processes that control miner...