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Upcoming Event  

Current Practice in Acid Rock Drainage Prediction

Date:

Friday, September 19, 2008

Time:

**Please note that the times have changed**
Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:00 am - 7:30 am
Seminar 7:30 am – 3:00 pm (Lunch provided)

Location: Prestige Mountain Resort & Conference Centre
1919 Columbia Avenue
Rossland, BC

This seminar will also be offered in Prince George.
Instructor: Stephen Day, P.Geo. - SRK Consulting
Credit: 7 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
Fee:

APEGBC Members (after September 5th): $309.00 + GST = $324.45

Non-Members: $309.00 + GST = $324.45

MAPS (Member Advantage Program for Students) Member pricing available. For more information, please contact Andrea Hodgins at ahodgins@apeg.bc.ca.

  • Advanced registration is now closed and a limited number of registrants will be accepted at the door.

Seminar

Acid rock drainage (ARD) and the associated process of metal leaching (ML) can be important issues at any construction project where rock is exposed to flowing water. This seminar will provide an introduction to the methods available to predict the reactivity of rock and the chemistry of drainage in contact with rock, and the use of the results to identify technologies to address ML/ARD. The seminar will appeal primarily to engineers and geoscientists working in the mining, transportation and utility industries. The following topics will also be covered:

  • Why is this topic important?
  • Overview of regulatory setting in British Columbia
  • Brief chemistry background (pH, acidity, metals and other potential contaminants)
  • Relevant geological and mineralogical background
  • Description and origin of metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD)
  • Concepts for mitigation of ML/ARD
  • Overall approach to prediction of ML/ARD
  • Designing a prediction program
  • Prediction tools
  • Interpreting prediction data
  • Hands-on opportunities to examine rock and mineral samples

Instructor

Stephen Day, P.Geo. - Principal Geochemist - SRK Consulting Ltd.

Stephen Day has a B.Sc. in Geology and a M.Sc. in Geochemistry from the University of British Columbia. Beginning in 1987, he worked as a geochemist for the B.C. Geological Survey. Since 1989, Stephen has worked on metal leaching, acid rock drainage prediction and mitigation, primarily for mining companies, but also for land developers, utilities and government transportation departments. He is currently the Principal Geochemist at SRK Consulting (Vancouver Office) and his projects are mainly in North and South America.

 

What Previous Participants have said about this Seminar:

  • " Well-presented , informative, practical ."
  • " Very knowledgeable and well-spoken ."
  • " Excellent. Engaging ."

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 6.5 Core Learning Units.

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