Copies of the following selected publications that MCM Team Members have contributed towards can be provided upon request.
Meiers G, McLachlan C, Burgess R, Navarro-Valdivia L, Hillman C, Mulliner T, and Weber P (2024).
Design of ELFs for high rainfall conditions to improve closure outcomes. International Conference on Acid rock Drainage, Halifax, Canada.
Meiers G, Esper J, Weber P. (2024).
WRSF Landform Design Considerations to Reduce the ML/ARD Risk of Facilities in the Andes Mountains. Planning for Closure 2024, Santiago, Chile.
Meiers G and Pernito M (2024).
Capturing the overburden storage area construction and post-construction period in assessing performance of alternate source control strategies. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mine Closure, Perth, Australia.
Meiers G., Kenyon Z, Butsavage P, and M. Pernito (2023).
The Ridgeway TMF cover system after 20 years of atmospheric forcing, what we knew then and now. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mine Closure, Nevada, USA.
Meiers G and Pernito M (2023).
In mine rock storage facility design, advective oxygen transport is king, but diffusion is queen. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mine Closure, Nevada, USA.
Meiers G, Weber P, and Pernito M (2023).
Source control to understand AMD risk reduction at closure. AusIMM, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Meiers G, and Sgaoula J. (2022).
Capillary Break Cover Systems: Challenges in Field to Lab and lab to Field Evaluation and Design. Presentation to be given at BC-MEND ML/ARD Workshop, Vancouver, BC, December.
Meiers G, Pernito M, and Bianchin M (2022).
An optimized approach to progressive reclamation that includes assessment of mine rock storage facility construction methods – Development of a simulation model. Paper submitted to Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, Denver, Colorado. November.
Meiers G. (2020).
A Case Study of the Influence of Shorter Tips in Mine Rock Storage on Internal Air Flow Capacity. Presentation BC-MEND ML/ARD Workshop, Vancouver, BC, December.
Meiers G and O’Kane M,. (2018).
Progressive Mine Reclamation is Considered Best Available Technology Across the Mining Industry… How can we enhance this practice to include Mine Rock Dump Design. 2nd International Conference on Planning for Closure, Santiago, Chile. November 7-9.
Esper J, Carreño A, Morales A L, Ildefonso F, and Meiers G. (2018).
Closure Plan Studies 2018, Sites Kinross Mining Chile. Panning for Closure, Santiago, Chile. November 7-9.
Meiers G, and O’Kane M. (2018).
Progressive Mine Reclamation – it means different things across our industry. How can we apply this concept to Mine Rock Storage Facility Design. BCTRCR, Williams Lake, BC, Canada. September 17-20
(Presented by Meiers, G.) Baisley A, Pearce S, and O’Kane M. (2017).
As Closure Approaches, Are you Preparing as Well as You think you are? Enviromine srmining, Santiago, Chile. November 8-10.
Meiers G, and Bradley C. (2017).
The Critical Role of Lateral Drainage Capacity in Limiting Leakage through a Low Permeability Geomembrane. Geotechnical Frontiers, Orlando, Florida March 12-15.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, Mayich D, Bradley C, and Shea J. (2016).
Use of analytical estimates and water balance components to estimate leakage rates through cover systems utilizing a geomembrane. Paper presented at the 3rd Pan-America Conference on Geosynthetics, Miami Beach, April 10-13.
Meiers G. (2015).
Field Performance Monitoring of Cover Systems with Geosynthetic Layers, Case Study – Reclaimed Lingan, Franklin, Scotchtown Summit, and Victoria Junction Waste Rock Piles, Sydney NS. Presentation at 22nd BC-MEND ML/ARD Workshop, Vancouver, BC, December.
Meiers G (2015).
Closure of Legacy a Waste Rock Pile…Transitioning to Passive Treatment to Manage Residual Seepage. Presentation at 22nd BC-MEND ML/ARD Workshop, Vancouver, BC, December.
Meiers G (2015).
Estimating net percolation for cover systems that include geosynthetic layers. Presentation at Canadian Land Reclamation Association, Fredericton, NB, October.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, Mayich D, Weber P, Bradley C, and Shea J. (2015).
Closure of legacy waste rock piles: can we achieve passive treatment to manage residual seepage in the short term? 10th International Conference on Mine Closure, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 1-3.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, Mayich D, and Barteaux M. (2014).
Evaluation of cover systems utilizing geosynthetic layers constructed in a seasonally humid location for the closure of coal waste rock piles. Paper presented at the 8th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, Adelaide, SA, Australia, April 29-May 2.
Meiers G. (2012).
Evaluation of cover systems that utilize geosythetics for closure of coal waste rock piles near Sydney, NS. Presentation at Canadian Land Reclamation Association, Sydney, NS, September.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, and Mayich D. (2012).
Field Performance Monitoring of a Cover System with Geosynthetic Layers, Case Study – Franklin Waste Rock Pile, Sydney NS. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 20-24.
Meiers G, Barbour L, Qualizza C, and Dobchuk B. (2011).
Evolution of hydraulic conductivity of reclamation covers over sodic/saline mine overburden. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 137(10), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000523 (9 pages).
Meiers G, O’Kane M, and Mayich D. (2011).
Evaluating the Performance of an HDPE Lined Cover System at the Reclaimed Franklin Mine near Sydney Nova Scotia. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Mine Closure, Lake Louise, AB, Canada, September 18-21.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, Christiansen D, Huys B, Heyes K, and Sommercille K, (2010).
Management of Overburden Storage Areas at the Mount Whaleback Mine – A Review of 12 Years of Cover System Performance Monitoring and Application to Closure. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Mine Closure, Viña del Mar, Chile, November 23-26.
Meiers G, O’Kane M, and Barbour S, (2009).
Measuring net percolation rates for waste storage facility cover systems. Paper presented at the 62nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference 7th, Halifax, NS, Canada, September 20-24.
Meiers G, Barbour SL, and Wilson, D. (2009).
The Influence of Soil Cover Heterogeneity on Water Movement within Water Balance Covers on Gold Mine Tailings. 8th ICARD, June 22, Skellefteå, Sweden.
Meiers PG, Barbour SL, and Qualizza C. (2006).
The Use of In Situ Measurements of Hydraulic Conductivity to provide an Understanding of Cover System Performance Over Time. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, St. Louis, MO, USA, March 26-29.
Meiers G, Shaw S, Overdevest N, and O’Kane M. (2005).
Linking Tailings Seepage Geochemistry to the Performance of Cover System Field Trials for a Tailings Storage Facility at Peak Gold Mine Operations. Paper presented at the 9th International Mine Water Association Congress, Oviedo, Spain. September 5-7, 2005.
