Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
202220212020201920182017 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5447.
The objectives of this project are to: 1) determine the magnitude and rate of release of arsenic and other toxic elements from the Giant Mine tailings to groundwater; 2) evaluate remediation alternatives for tailings management, including the effects of proposed engineered covers; and, 3) apply novel characterization ...
Principal Investigator:Bailey, Alexandra Licensed Year(s):
2016
Summary:
The primary objective of this research is to analyze near-surface tailings from the tailings ponds and shoreline at Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and to distinguish the arsenic-hosting phases in both the bulk tailings and the fine fraction of the tailings from the site.
The research team will initially take near-surface samples of tailings - from which windblown dust may be ...