Performance evaluation of a tailings pond seepage collection system

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1305-1315

  Yasuda, Naoki ^a,b   Thomson, Neil R ^a   Barker, Jim F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Kokusai Kogyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Isotopes; Oil sands; Process affected water; Tailing ponds

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TRACERS; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELLING; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC HEADS; HYDRAULIC MEASUREMENTS; OIL SANDS MINING; OIL SANDS TAILINGS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROCESS-AFFECTED WATER; SAND DEPOSITS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; STUDY AREAS; TAILING PONDS; TAILINGS POND; WATER SAMPLING;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; OIL SANDS; SAND; SEEPAGE; TAILINGS;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

DIKE; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD; OIL SAND; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIEZOMETER; SEEPAGE; TAILINGS; VOLUME;

EID: 78650472191     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T10-029     Document Type: Article

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