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Organic Residuals for Mine Reclamation:
an Overview of Progress in Ontario
Bryan Tisch
Compost Council of Canada,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 24, 2014
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Outline
Overview of mining issues (Mining 101)
Successes with papermill biosolids
Green Mines Green Energy Initiative
Moving forward
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What are Tailings?
Material rejected from a mill
after most of the recoverable
valuable minerals have been
extracted.
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Sulphide Oxidation
Acid generating process:
2MS + 3O2 + 2H2O ↔ 2H2SO4 + 2M (aq)
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Offsite Effects - Dust and Drainage
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Growth Constraints in Mine
Waste Particle size and structure
Compaction
Lack of organic matter Lack of nutrients
Lack of soil microbes
pH
Metals
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Growth Constraints in Mine
Waste Particle size and structure
Compaction
Lack of organic matter Lack of nutrients
Lack of soil microbes
pH
Metals
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Pronto Mine – Elliot Lake
•First tailings reclamation in Ontario with papermill biosolids. •Excellent vegetation establishment. •Mining company estimated savings of $2 million •Paper company biosolids disposal cost halved.
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Vale – Copper Cliff
1999
2004
2008
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Vale – Copper Cliff 2004 Assessment
No negative effects from
biosolids cover after ~ 5 years.
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Goldcorp – Coniaurum Mine
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Round and Round!!
Toronto – no commitment until mines agree to take material
Mines - no commitment
until regulators willing to approve
Regulators – no approval until
impacts investigated
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Green Mines Green Energy (GMGE)
3-year field demonstration study led by NRCan
to examine technical feasibility of using residuals
Goal - To advance mine reclamation through the
beneficial use of organic residuals for the
sustainable establishment of bioenergy crops
Potential to contribute feedstock for a planned 20
million litre/year biodiesel plant in Sudbury
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Primary Participants
Mining: Glencore, Vale, Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Highland Valley Copper, Enterprise Cape Breton
Forestry: Domtar, St. Marys Paper, Abitibi
Consolidated Government: Natural Resources Canada,
Agriculture Canada, Ont. Ministry of Food & Rural Affairs, Ont. Ministry of Environment
Academia/Other: Laurentian University/MIRARCO,
GroBark, City of Greater Sudbury, Metro Vancouver, Green Municipal Fund, NSERC, ORF
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Potential Benefits of Residuals
Tailings dust suppression
Growth substrate
Decreased metal mobility
Reduced liability from mine waste
Progressive reclamation
One waste to reclaim another
Carbon credits
Biodiversity
Alternative land use (long term)
Diversion from landfill
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Vale Biosolids Delivery
(Winter 2008)
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Glencore (June 2009)
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Vale – St. Marys Tilling (May
2008)
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Vale - St. Marys (May 2008) ~3,500 m3 delivered and spread (0.5 ha)
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Vale
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Corn/Canola
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Cave-In-Rock
Sunburst
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Sunflower
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Willows
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Rough Economics/Energy
Based on GMGE field results….
Sale of biomass also feasible (consideration for companies not
interested in actually producing biofuel)
Potential profit of $905/ha/yr for canola at Vale. If applied to 60% of
their tailings (1,300 ha)…approx. $1.2 million/yr….just on sale of
feedstock. Could generate up to $4.7 million litres/yr of biodiesel. Site Crop Yield
(kg ha-1) Profit
($ ha-1)
Vale St. Marys Canola 3,273 (seed) 905
Corn 3,378 (seed) -350
Goldcorp Canola 2,748 (seed) 612
Glencore Canola 706 (seed) -363
Corn 2,469 (seed) -515
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Glencore - 2011
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Glencore - 2014
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Glencore – 2014…..
GroBark compost
N-Viro biosolids
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Other Examples
Glencore Kidd Creek (Timmins)
– black muck cover amended
with mun. biosolids (Toronto)
Kamkotia (Timmins) –
considering mun. biosolids
(Toronto) to help reclaim areas
where tailings removed
More to come…
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Considerations for Moving Forward
Odor control when applying
Collection/consolidation of organic residuals
Manufactured soils
Pharmaceuticals/organic chemicals in
residuals…perceived or real…still an issue
Interaction with tailings
Sound science and demonstrations
Work with regulators in these projects