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Identification and mitigation of high zinc discharges to the environment from the water diversion system at the Kemess South Mine Bent, Harold; Frostad, Scott; Davidson, Scott Charles

Abstract

The Water Diversion System at Kemess Mine in north-central British Columbia was found to be releasing total zinc concentrations that exceeded the site water quality objective of 0.03 mg/L. The source of the zinc was determined to be sections of the buried diversion system constructed of galvanized steel. To mitigate this problem, the mine examined several options before deciding on the insertion of a smaller diameter Polyethylene pipe within the original conduit. The insertion of the Polyethylene pipe was completed in November 2000. Monitoring of water quality since the insertion has shown that the zinc water quality objective has been consistently met but for a few exceptions.

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Identification and mitigation of high zinc discharges to the environment from the water diversion system at the Kemess South Mine
Creator
Bent, Harold; Frostad, Scott; Davidson, Scott Charles
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2001
Description
The Water Diversion System at Kemess Mine in north-central British Columbia was found to be releasing total zinc concentrations that exceeded the site water quality objective of 0.03 mg/L. The source of the zinc was determined to be sections of the buried diversion system constructed of galvanized steel. To mitigate this problem, the mine examined several options before deciding on the insertion of a smaller diameter Polyethylene pipe within the original conduit. The insertion of the Polyethylene pipe was completed in November 2000. Monitoring of water quality since the insertion has shown that the zinc water quality objective has been consistently met but for a few exceptions.
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Conference Paper
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Text
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-06-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042389
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8917
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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