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Water Management at Equity Silver Mines Ltd.
Predominantly all wastes, both tailing and blasted rock, contain pyrite and are classified acid generating. Acid generation occurs within waste rock fills around the property however not within tailing thus far due to sub- aqueous disposal of the product.... -
Upper Bulkley River Steelhead Population Monitoring
The upper Bulkley River system, near Houston, was first assessed by the Fish Habitat Improvement Section in 1981. The initial assessment identified probably areas of importance for steelhead recruitment and juvenile rearing. In 1982 an index sampling... -
Consequences of Unregulated Release of Raw Acid Mine Drainage into the Bulkle...
Approximately 800 000 m3 of acid mine drainage (AMD) is generated per year at the Equity Silver Mine southeast of Houston. This AMD would have devastating effects on the Bulkley River if it was allowed to flow untreated from the property for a prolonged... -
Environmental and Reclamation Measures Equity Silver Mines Ltd. - 1988
The purpose of this paper is to summarize rehabilitation measures, reclamation programmes, costs, equipment selection, and research carried out at Equity Silver Mines Limited. -
Environmental and Reclamation Measures Equity Silver Mines Ltd. - 1987
The purpose of this paper will be to offer a brief overview of these measures. Key topics for discussion will be: kinetics of Acid Mine Drainage, acid generating potential, water treatment and sludge handling, special wastes, waste dump construction, waste... -
Effects of Equity Silver Mine on Goosly Lake
A report on the effects of the seepage and spill contaminates from Equity Silver Mine, near Houston, on lake water quality and biota in Goosly Lake.