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Prediction and Monitoring Technologies

After reclamation efforts have been successfully completed, it is always important to keep track of the success of a project in eliminating acid formation and restoration of the land to mimic pre-mining conditions to post-mining conditions. Monitoring helps to identify where acid mine drainage is formed and also helps in identifying the onset of acid mine drainage formation.

The various technologies that can be applied to prediction and monitoring are

Hydrologic

• Groundwater
• Surface water
• Designed repository performance HELP
• Cover and liner performance

Geochemical

• Metal speciation
        MINTEQA2
        PHREEQC
• Geochemical Evolution
        EQ3/6
• Soil/Matrix/Sediment
        Acid Generation Rates

Vegetative Establishment

• Vegetative Survey
       Plant Species and Density

Water Quality

• Water Sampling (refer to water characterization)

Soil Health

• Soil Sampling (refer to soil characterization)

Air Quality

• Air Sampling
  

Acid Drainage       Water Source Control And Treatment        Waste Source Control and Treatment        Cyanide Treatment       Waste Disposal        Physical Stability        Topographic Reconstruction        Revegetation        Air       Prediction and Monitoring

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