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MINE WASTE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM:HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
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JOYCE, H., D. R. BLESS, AND G. ASHBY. MINE WASTE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM:HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. In Proceedings, 2005 National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Lexington, KY, May 19 - 23, 2005. American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Lexington, KY, 1, (2005).
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For the past 13 years, the Mine Waste Technology Program has been technically driven by the National Risk Management Research Lab. A portion of the MWTP funding has been used to perform field demonstrations of innovative technologies with the potential to address mine waste issues. This paper hightlights current and past MWTP successes and discusses important lessons learned. Over 70 distinct projects have been completed or are currently being performed by MSE and Montana Tech of the University of Montana. Some issues addressed by these projects include sustainability, acid drainage/water treatment, trace/heavy metal removal, remote locations, source control, pit lakes, and heap detoxification/closure. Other projects focus on prediction, characterization, and modeling.