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Closure Planning (46)
Techniques for reconformation of mined areas – Paragominas Mining SA
Edil Pimentel, Edison Silva, Hozanan Felizardo, Leonardo Martins and Ronan Candido, Mineração Paragominas
S.A., Brazil
Economically viable procedure for mine waste water cleaning and purification by a DIX (dual ion exchange)
technology and application
Branko Tomašević, Branislav Gazibarić, Miloš Mitch Bulajić, Miloš Karović and Branko Kecman, Clarendon
Resources Ltd, Serbia
Planning for mine shutdown aimed at sustainable usage
Ricardo Manoel de Oliveira, Vale Fertilizantes, Brazil
Dewatering of industrial clay wastes, sludge, and other mine tailings using electrokinetic (EK) techniques
Victor M. Damasceno and James Wang, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., USA
Mine closure strategies to optimize capping of spoils stockpiles and tailing lagoons
Lucas de Melo and Ranjiv Gupta, Geosyntec Consultants, USA
Pilot-scale bioremediation of hexavalent chromium-contaminated water – comparative study of different
reactor designs
Mary DeFlaun, Geosyntec Consultants, USA; Jim Howell and Robert Borch, The Boho Group, LLC, USA; Maleke
Maleke, Vickey Diedericks, Errol Cason, Peter Williams, Wally van der Hoven and Esta van Heerden, University of
the Free State, South Africa
The mine closure in the region of Quadrilátero Ferrífero – Minas Gerais
Jardel Dias, National Department of Mineral Production, Brazil
Designing for closure and avoiding the bath tub effect
Peter Chapman, Golder Associates Pty Ltd, Brazil
Regional closure plans for iron ore mines: A new approach
Alessandro G. Resende, Simone Picarelli, Gersonito Vieira, Flavio Luiz and Bárbara Chiodeto, Vale S.A., Brazil
Mine waste covers: Design vs. performance – the devil is in the details
Maritz Rykaart and Iozsef Miskolczi, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., Canada
Methodology applied in the closing of Córrego Do Meio Iron Ore Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Gersonito Vieira, Alessandro Resende, Flávio Luiz and Simone Picarelli, Vale S.A., Brazil; Makoto Namba, Bureau
de Projetos, Brazil
Mine closure management in Vale
Richardson Faria, Vale S.A., Brazil
Integrated management experience of AngloGold Ashanti Brazil
Irany Braga, and Fadwa Andrade, AngloGold Ashanti, Brazil
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Engineering solutions applied for mine closure
Robson S.F. dos Santos, Fernando P.M. Saliba and Isabela N.A. Diniz, TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
The importance of a database for the closure mine plan
Isabela N.A. Diniz, Robson S.F. dos Santos, Fernando P.M. Saliba and Larissa S. Carvalho, TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
The opportunities and risks in the use of water in the post-closure of a mine
Robson S.F. dos Santos, Aloysio P.M. Saliba, Larissa S. Carvalho and Isabela N.A. Diniz, TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
Probabilistic assessment of open pit slope failures on the post-closure phase
Fernando P.M. Saliba, Aloysio P.M. Saliba, Jhoan S.P. Panitz, Rodrigo P. de Figueiredo and Fernanda B.S. Duarte,
TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
Probabilistic assessment of waste piles performances on the post-closure phase
Fernando P.M. Saliba, Aloysio P.M. Saliba, Jhoan S.P. Panitz and Aline C. Rodrigues, TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
Responsibility transfers of geotechnical structures within the company
Gersonito Vieira, Alessandro Resende, Flávio Luiz and Simone Picarelli, Vale S.A., Brazil; Makoto Namba, Bureau
de Projetos, Brazil
Methodological guide for risk evaluation for the closure of mining works in Chile
Luis A. Valenzuela, Alexandra M. Belaúnde and Rodrigo Cádiz, ARCADIS, Chile; Jorge Campos and Lilian
Valdevenito, Sernageomin, Chile
Closure planning for artisanal processing plants in Portovelo, Ecuador
Brandon Nichols, Dirk Van Zyl and Marcello Veiga, University of British Colombia, Canada
Re-establishment potential for native vegetation on open-pit mine landscapes in the Cerrado region of Brazil
Neeltje Slingerland, University of Alberta, Canada; Sean Kelly and Karen Landman, University of Guelph, Canada
Innovative approach for reclamation in Yukon, Canada
K. Glavas, M. Piorecky and N. Jacques, Summit Environmental, Canada; R. Korpela, Associated Engineering,
Canada
Case study of mine closure of an underground coal mine from Brazil
Camila Lamonato Centeno and Hélder Abel Pasti, National Department of Mineral Production, Brazil
Integrated mine closure plan and the optimization arising from this approach
Mariana Mata-Machado and Rodrigo C. Barbosa, TEC3 Recursos Hídricos e Geotecnia, Brazil; Maria C. Schindler,
Independent Consultant, Brazil
Rehabilitation and closure plan for UTM-Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Antônio Freitas, Eduardo Chapadeiro, Roy Lopes and Celso O. Loureiro, Golder Associates, Brazil; Ron Barsi and
Ernest Becker, Golder Associates, Ltd., Canada; Rens Verburg and David Banton, Golder Associates, Inc., USA;
Heraldo Rangel Júnior, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil, Brazil
The value of the managerial flexibility temporary shutdown in mine management in times of risk and
uncertainty
Gabriel A. Costa Lim and Albert T. Magno, Aremas, Brazil
Water treatment technologies for rehabilitation purposes
Claudia Ortiz, Jaime Pizarro, Diego Veliz, Hector Rioseco, Ximena Castillo, Héctor Cid and Daniel Barros,
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
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Closure of tailings disposal system – Galego Dam
Wilson G. Lugão, Brasileu A. Pereira, Paulo R.B. Franca and José M.Q. Mafra, VOGBR, Brazil; Paulo A. Lemos,
Vale S.A., Brazil
The use of geotextiles for surface water drainage control – a solution used for proper closure of a waste rock
pile
Christ J.B. Paria and Hernani M. Lima, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
The evolution of filling in metal underground mines at Minas Gerais – Brazil
José M. da Silva and Amilton Filho, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
The landscape potentialities of the Apa Carste de Lagoa Santa
Fernanda Lima Bandeira de Mello, Brazil
Conceptual mine closure plan – "Solution applied to the Juruti Project"
Aline Lacerda, Caroline Zaparoli, Edson Santos, Henrique Santos, Hernani Lima, Luanna Di Guimarães, Volnei
Tenfen and Wesley Andrade, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
Evaluation of risks as a tool for decision making to approach the closure and post closure of mines
Luis A. Valenzuela, Alexandra M. Belaúnde, Anne M. Thatcher and Keith Smith, ARCADIS Chile, Chile
Case study: Updating mine closure normative documents at Vale
Nei Rivello and Daniel Ruas, Vale S.A., Brazil
Efficacy of cover systems in high elevation tropical Andes
Michael Milczarek, GeoSystems Analysis, Inc., USA; William Ludwick, Raul Orellana and Francisco Quevedo,
Minera Barrick Misquichilca S.A., Peru; Guosheng Zhan, Barrick Gold Corporation, USA; Tzung-mow Yao and
Jason Keller, GeoSystems Analysis, Inc., USA
Slope stability radar for managing rock fall risks in open cut mines
Antonio Carlos Rocha, GroundProbe, Brazil
Development of cover system and landform design objectives / criteria for the giant mine tailings remediation
project – application of the cover systems in cold regions guidance document
Mike Nahir, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada; Mike O’Kane, O’Kane Consultants
Inc., Canada; Jim Cassie, BGC Engineering Inc., Canada
Revegetation of mining sites in Argentinean arid regions
Mariano Cony and J. Páez, IADIZA-CONICET, Argentina; Cinzia Loi and Jose Ferretti, Ausenco Vector, Argentina
Instrumented field experiments of cover systems for tailings and waste rock piles of a gold mine
Gustavo Silva and Ney Amorim, Geoestavel, Brazil; Roberto Azevedo, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil;
Eurípedes Vargas; Leonardo Bissacot; Gil França, Geoestavel, Brazil
Importance of tailings properties for closure
Roger Knutsson, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; Annika Bjelkevik, Tailings Consultants Scandinavia,
Sweden; Sven Knutsson, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Anglo American holistic mine closure planning approach: Social, biophysical, physical and financial
Ricardo Camargo, Rogério Botha and Livia Mello, Anglo American Iron Ore, Brazil
A systematic approach to mine closure planning and design
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Ian P.G. Hutchison and Thomas L. Patterson, SLR International Corporation, USA; Gordon McPhail, SLR
Consulting, Australia
Advanced data processing of ground-based synthetic aperture radar for slope monitoring in open pit mines
A. Michelini, N. Coli, F. Coppi, P. Farina and L. Leoni, IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi Spa, Italy; G. Sá and T. Costa,
Vale S.A., Brazil
Integrated surface/subsurface models in support of mine closure planning
R. McLaren, J. Randall, B. Reiha and Y-J. Park, Golder Associates, Canada; S. Berg, Aquanty, Canada
Study of storage-release soil cover efficiency under different hydrological conditions using an unsaturated
flow – climate coupled model in SvFlux
C. Milad, J. Gonzalez and B. Weeks, Golder Associates, Chile
Environmental/Geochemical (6)
Studies and measures of control to reduce the potential of formation of acid drainage and subsidize plans
closing of mine
Flávia C. Murta, Italo M. Alves and Alexandre A.S. Matos, Kinross Brasil Mineração S.A., Brazil
Demonstrating environmental amelioration and economic value by extracting ore from waste rock dumps
Andrew Csinger, Andrew Bamber and Ganesh Ramanathan, MineSense™ Technologies Ltd., Canada
Barrel testing – acid drainage potential in covers design
Felipe Vásquez and Andrés López, Golder Associates S.A., Chile; Julius Benavides, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde
S.A.A., Peru
Ard-generating waste piles closure: Guidelines for construction of test cells for evaluation of soil cover
alternatives
Fernando Junqueira, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada; Eduardo Chapadeiro, Fernando Pantuzzo, Thiago
T. Moreira and Ricardo F. Almeida, Golder Associates, Brazil
Environmental liabilities: The case of the bowl of mining waste of lead in semi-arid Baiano
José Angelo Anjos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil; Fernanda Cunha; Eduardo Pligio; Cassio Cunha
Metal leaching and waste mine environmental impact assessment
Flavio de M. Vasconcelos, Amplo Engenharia Ltda, Brazil; Thomas Wildeman, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Financial Assurance and Closure Costs (7)
Financial assurance for mine closure in Chile
Alfonso Olivari, Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Chile
Costs of recovering of a conceptual plan for deactivation of a gold mine in the state of Bahia
José Baptista de Oliveira Júnior and O.P. Furquim, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Closure tailings dams vs. environmental liabilities: A comparative analysis of the costs aspects
Débora do Vale Schaper, Giani Aragão and Joaquim Pimenta de Ávila, Pimenta de Ávila Consultoria Ltda, Brazil
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Multi-criteria decision-making to support future land use selection in mine closure plans
Antônio Freitas, Eduardo Chapadeiro, Maria L. Aguiar, Luan Cervantes and Ricardo F. Almeida, Golder
Associates, Brazil
A national guide for the estimation of closure costs: The Chilean experience
Andrés López and Björn Weeks, Golder Associates S.A., Chile; Jorge Campos and Ricardo López, Sernageomin,
Chile
A judicial and risk analysis of the financial assurance instrument in order to comply with legal mine closure
requirements according to the new Brazilian mining regulatory framework
Ana Cândida P.R.A. Campos, Hermman Advogados Associados, Brazil; Gabriel A. Costa Lima, Aremas, Brazil
Closure cost estimating – an engineered approach
Scott Stebbins, Aventurine Engineering, Inc., USA
Legislation and Regulation (9)
Legal and environmental aspects on the decommissioning of dams used on mineral activity in the state of
Minas Gerais
Rodrigo Tonidandel, Total Meio Ambiente Ltda, Brazil; Maria G. Parizzi, UFMG, Brazil; Hernani M. de Lima, UFOP
Ambiente Ltda, Brazil
Developing mine closure guidance in Brazil
Luis E. Sánchez, Ana C. Neri and Solange Silva-Sánchez, University of São Paulo, Brazil
The legal and financial structure of closure plans: Difficulties, experiments and challenges
Leonardo A. Gandara, Samarco Mineração S.A., Brazil
The closure plan and its permeability with the principles of environmental Law
Leonardo A. Gandara, Samarco Mineração S.A., Brazil
Legal and environmental aspects of mine closure in the state of Minas Gerais
Patrícia Fernandes, Sabrina Accioly and Sueli Ferreira, Fundação Estadual do Meio Ambiente, Brazil
The relevance of Brazilian legal regulations on mine closure
Mariana Mata-Machado, TEC3 Recursos Hídricos e Geotecnia, Brazil; Maria C. Schindler, Independent
Consultant, Brazil; Rodrigo C. Barbosa, TEC3 Recursos Hídricos e Geotecnia, Brazil
Mine closure in Brazil – have the international guidelines of mine closure been internalized by the Brazilian
legal framework?
Marina Gutierrez Brandão Scalon, Brazil
An assessment of the mine closure regulations in Brazil
Hernani M. Lima, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil; C. Dias Jardel, National Department of Mineral
Production, Brazil; José Cruz C. Flores, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
Mine closure in the prosecutor’s view
Marta Sawaya, Analyst Prosecutors of Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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Long-Term Performance (6)
Management criteria and tools for paralyzed iron mines Vale/Brazil
Simone Picarelli, Filipe Silveira, Jeanne Castro, Germano Araújo, Gersonito Vieira, Ana Carla Cota, Alessandro
Resende and Elder Antônio Beirigo, Vale S.A., Brazil
Evaluating performance of land rehabilitation towards meeting post-closure goals
Ana C. Neri and Luis E. Sánchez, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Valuation of post closure costs and liabilities under a performance-based model
David Espinoza and Jeremy W.F. Morris, Geosyntec Consultants, USA
On the assessment of climate change effects on the post-closure phase of tailings dams
Aloysio P.M. Saliba, Robson S.F. dos Santos, Larissa S. Carvalho and Isabela N.A. Diniz, TEC3 Engenharia, Brazil
Guidelines for future use of mined areas
Barbara Chiodeto, Bureau de Projetos e Consultoria Ltda, Brazil
The evaluation on water yield from a newly established forest developed by PT Newmont Minahasa Raya
Berty O.A. Sompie, Sam Ratulangi University, Indonesia; David Sompie, PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, Indonesia
Sustainable Development and Socio-Economics (11)
Incorporating public health and epidemiological interventions that promote social license and financial
backing into mine closures and reclamation projects in South America
Michael T. Jewell, Jackson Kelly PLLC, USA
Public governance, corporate social responsibility and institutional building in remediation practices for lead
contaminated areas
Francisco Fernandes, Centro de Tecnologia Mineral, Brazil
Local entrepreneurial development as a tool to support community development and minimize the socioeconomic consequences of mine closure
Suzette McFaul and Andre Xavier, University of British Columbia, Canada
Opportunities for future use in mine closure
Simone Picarelli, Alessandro G. Resende, Gersonito Vieira, Flavio Luiz and José Antonio Gonçalves, Vale S.A.,
Brazil
Capturing local citizen’s perceptions of mine closure in Mongolia and assessing the socio-economic mine
closure (SEMC) framework
André Xavier, Dirk van Zyl and Marcello Veiga, University of British Columbia, Canada
The relevant socio-environmental question of abandoned areas of small miners and garimpo areas
Luciana G. Tibiriçá, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil
Political risk and cultural corporate management or lack of thereof in mine closure: The case of Cerro
Chorcha, Panama City, Panama
Hernán Ruiz and Veiga Marcello, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Social aspects to be considered in mine closure plans: A social, environmental and economical alternative
Eliane S.F. Almeida, Universidade FUMEC, Brazil; Daniela A. Menezes, AECOM, Brazil; Fabrício C.A. Penido, ICF
International, Brazil
Mapping and assessment of ancient mines of Ouro Preto – social and environmental solutions
Hernani M. Lima, Frederico G. Sobreira, Luiz Antônio F. Salles and Pedro C.P. Gonçalves, Universidade Federal de
Ouro Preto, Brazil
Monitoring criteria for mining assets in the post-closure
Makoto Namba, Bureau de Projetos e Consultoria Ltda, Brazil
Partnerships, early planning with good science, the key to long term ecological and socio-economic success
R. Camargo and L. Mello, Anglo American, Brazil
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