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High Elevation and Latitude Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil at a Remote Mine Site Gladu, Jeremiah; Hollenberg, Ray; Miller, Elizabeth F.; Hidber, Kevin; Bianchin, Mario

Abstract

The Johnny Mountain Mine (JMM) was an underground mine that produced gold, silver, and copper concentrate. Located north of the 56th parallel at an elevation of approximately 1,100 m above mean sea level (amsl), mining operations occurred from November 1988 to August 1990 and from September to November 1993. The Johnny Mountain Mine was owned by SnipGold Corporation (SnipGold). SnipGold was subsequently acquired by Seabridge Gold in 2016 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Seabridge Gold. Upon the acquisition of SnipGold in 2016, Seabridge Gold committed to closing JMM in accordance with the existing approved reclamation plan. During the construction and operation of the mine historical spills of fuels occurred causing petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) impacts to soil and groundwater. As part of the on-going reclamation activities at JMM, SnipGold is conducting in-situ bioremediation of PHC contaminated soil caused by historical fuel storage and equipment fueling activities. The intent of this paper is to discuss the analysis of the bioremediation feasibility completed for the JMM site and explore the site-specific remedial methodology employed to augment the rate of bioremediation at this remote northern site. The intent of this paper is to discuss the analysis of the bioremediation feasibility completed for the JMM site and explore the site-specific remedial methodology employed to augment the natural ability of HUB and thereby, the rate of bioremediation at this remote northern site.

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Title
High Elevation and Latitude Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil at a Remote Mine Site
Creator
Gladu, Jeremiah; Hollenberg, Ray; Miller, Elizabeth F.; Hidber, Kevin; Bianchin, Mario
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2020
Description
The Johnny Mountain Mine (JMM) was an underground mine that produced gold, silver, and copper concentrate. Located north of the 56th parallel at an elevation of approximately 1,100 m above mean sea level (amsl), mining operations occurred from November 1988 to August 1990 and from September to November 1993. The Johnny Mountain Mine was owned by SnipGold Corporation (SnipGold). SnipGold was subsequently acquired by Seabridge Gold in 2016 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Seabridge Gold. Upon the acquisition of SnipGold in 2016, Seabridge Gold committed to closing JMM in accordance with the existing approved reclamation plan. During the construction and operation of the mine historical spills of fuels occurred causing petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) impacts to soil and groundwater. As part of the on-going reclamation activities at JMM, SnipGold is conducting in-situ bioremediation of PHC contaminated soil caused by historical fuel storage and equipment fueling activities. The intent of this paper is to discuss the analysis of the bioremediation feasibility completed for the JMM site and explore the site-specific remedial methodology employed to augment the rate of bioremediation at this remote northern site. The intent of this paper is to discuss the analysis of the bioremediation feasibility completed for the JMM site and explore the site-specific remedial methodology employed to augment the natural ability of HUB and thereby, the rate of bioremediation at this remote northern site.
Subject
Remediation; Bioremediation; Petroleum hydrocarbons; In-situ treatment; Johnny Mountain Mine
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-10-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0402426
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79871
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
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