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2001 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Mine Water and the Environment Proceedings

 

1999 Sevilla, Spain

Tailings Dams, Mine Water, and Mine Closure Proceedings

 

1998 Johannesburg, South Africa

Mine Water and Environmental Impacts Proceedings

 

1996 Portorož (Portorose), Slovenia

Engineering in Karst Proceedings

 

1995 Denver, USA

Water Resources at Risk Proceedings

 

1993 Chililabombwe, Zambia

1st African Mine Water Symposium Proceedings

 

1990 Lisbon, Portugal

Acid Mine Water in Pyritic Environment Proceedings

 

1987 Katowice, Poland

Hydrogeology of Coal Basins Proceedings

 

1986 Nottingham, United Kingdom

Some Current Ground Water Problems in Miningpdfics

 

1979 Denver/CO, USA

Mine Drainage (1st International Mine Drainage Symposium) Proceedings

 


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Mine Water is the water that collects in both surface and underground mines. It comes from the inflow of rain or surface water and from groundwater seepage. During the active life of the mine, water is pumped out to keep the mine dry and to allow access to the ore body. Pumped water may be used in the extraction process, pumped to tailings impoundments, used for activities like dust control, or discharged as a waste. The water can be of the same quality as drinking water, or it can be very acidic and laden with high concentrations of potentially toxic elements.

(from UNEP/GRID-Arenda web site)