should indicate contamination. Notably, the plan required a change to the Hazardous Waste Regulation to allow for the construction of an management facility, and in 2012 an in situ approval was issued by the Ministry of Environment, the first of its kind in BC. Upon receipt of approvals, hazardous wastes from the buildings, including fuel, chemicals and asbestos building materials, was removed to an off-site disposal facility. The mill building and equipment were then demolished, compacted and capped within the original footprint and adit water was diverted around the landfill area. The cap also covered the tailings pond, sedimentation pond and high-risk contaminated areas on the mill pads. Local borrow sources were used for capping materials and the area was reclaimed, incorporating the natural topography of the site. Revegetation plans are now currently under development and monitoring of cover performance and water quality will continue to be requirements for the site. Work at the Atlin Ruffner site resolved contaminated site issues using cost-effective, remediation techniques. All parties involved are commended for their excellent work in addressing historic contamination issues and reducing the associated risk to public health and safety. Ryan Mills, AECOM Canada came forward to accept the award for outstanding Metal Mine Reclamation of the Atlin Ruffner Mill and Tailings, on behalf of the BC Crown Contaminated Sites Program of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and AECOM Canada Ltd. L-R Dave Nikolejsin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Ryan Mills, AECOM and Jaimie Dickson, 2013 Chair of TRCR ANNUAL BRITISH COLUMBIA JAKE MCDONALD MINE RECLAMATION AWARD The recipient of the 2012 British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award was Teck Metals Ltd. for outstanding reclamation achievements at the Pinchi Mine.
should indicate contamination. Notably, the plan required a change to the Hazardous Waste Regulation to allow for the construction of an in situ management facility, and in 2012 an approval was issued by the Ministry of Environment, the first of its kind in BC. Upon receipt of approvals, hazardous wastes from the buildings, including fuel, chemicals and asbestos building materials, was removed to an off-site disposal facility. The mill building and equipment were then demolished, compacted and capped within the original footprint and adit water was diverted around the landfill area. The cap also covered the tailings pond, sedimentation pond and high-risk contaminated areas on the mill pads. Local borrow sources were used for capping materials and the area was reclaimed, incorporating the natural topography of the site. Revegetation plans are now currently under development and monitoring of cover performance and water quality will continue to be requirements for the site. Work at the Atlin Ruffner site resolved contaminated site issues using cost-effective, remediation techniques. All parties involved are commended for their excellent work in addressing historic contamination issues and reducing the associated risk to public health and safety. Ryan Mills, AECOM Canada came forward to accept the award for outstanding Metal Mine Reclamation of the Atlin Ruffner Mill and Tailings, on behalf of the BC Crown Contaminated Sites Program of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and AECOM Canada Ltd. L-R Dave Nikolejsin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Ryan Mills, AECOM and Jaimie Dickson, 2013 Chair of TRCR ANNUAL BRITISH COLUMBIA JAKE MCDONALD MINE RECLAMATION AWARD The recipient of the 2012 British Columbia Jake McDonald Mine Reclamation Award was Teck Metals Ltd. for outstanding reclamation achievements at the Pinchi Mine.
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