Mining
rock
stars:
innovating
mining
Mining
rock
stars:
innovating
mining
Mining
rock
stars:
innovating
mining
wastewater
management
wastewater
wastewater management
management
Vedettes
de
l’exploitation
minière:
Vedettes
de
l’exploitation
minière:
Vedettesdans
de l’exploitation
minière:
innover
la
gestion
des
résidus
innover
dans
la
gestion
des
innover
dans laminières
gestion des résidus
résidus
des
opérations
des
opérations
minières
des opérations minières
MINING 101
MINING 101
Mines
are LARGE
MINING
101 SCALE waste & water
Mines are LARGE
SCALE waste & water
management
systems
Mines are LARGE
SCALE waste & water
management
systems
Ore: rock containing
management systems
Ore: rock containing
economically
extractable
Ore: rock
containing
economically
extractable
metal
concentration
(~1-5%)
economically
extractable
metal
concentration
(~1-5%)
metal
concentration
One gold ring requires(~1-5%)
One
gold
ring
requires
~ 3-4 tons ore, generates
gold
~One
3-4
tons
ore,
generates
20
tons
of ring
minerequires
waste
~ 3-4
tons
ore, generates
20
tons
of mine
waste
Mine waste/wastewater
pose
environmental
threats
20 tons
of mine
waste
Mine waste/wastewater pose environmental threats
Mine waste/wastewater pose environmental threats
CHALLENGE:
CHALLENGE:
Water
effluent from the Canadian mining sector can pose
CHALLENGE:
Water effluent from the Canadian mining sector can pose
significant
environmental
threats through
the release
of
Water effluent
from the Canadian
mining sector
can pose
significant
environmental
threats
through
the release
of
contaminants
such
as
thiosalts
(sulfur
compounds).
significant environmental
threats
through
the release of
contaminants
such as thiosalts
(sulfur
compounds).
contaminants
suchbacteria
as thiosalts
(sulfur compounds).
Poorly
understood
are important
players in the
Poorly
understood
bacteria
are
important
players
in the
generation
of
potential
impacts
in
these
mining
wastewaters,
Poorly understood
bacteria
are in
important
players
in the
generation
offor
potential
impacts
these mining
wastewaters,
creating
risk
the
industry
and
Canada’s
environment.
generation
impacts
these mining
wastewaters,
creating
riskof
forpotential
the industry
and in
Canada’s
environment.
creating risk for the industry and Canada’s environment.
GENOMICS SOLUTIONS:
GENOMICS
SOLUTIONS:
The
applicationSOLUTIONS:
of genomics will transform the mining sector’s
GENOMICS
The application of genomics will transform the mining sector’s
QUICK FACTS:
QUICK FACTS:
QUICK
FACTS:mining sector
• The Canadian
• The
Canadian
miningm3
sector
~ 1 billion
of
• withdraws
The Canadian
miningm3
sector
withdraws
~annually.
1 billion
of
freshwater
withdraws
~
1
billion
m3
of
freshwater annually.
freshwater
annually.
• Canadian mining sector
• Canadian
mining
sector to
$57 billion/yr
• contributes
Canadian mining
sector to
contributes
$57 billion/yr
the
economy.
contributes
the
economy.$57 billion/yr to
the economy.
• Mining generates ~ 2 million
• Mining
~ 2 million
of generates
waste
daily.
• tons
Mining
generates
tons
of waste
daily.~ 2 million
tons ofwaste
wasteliability
daily. is
• Mining
• Mining
waste
liability
is for
estimated
at
$2-5
billion
•estimated
Mining waste
liability
is for
at
$2-5
billion
Canada
alone,
estimated
at
$2-5
billion
for
Canada
alone,
and
> $100
billion globally.
Canada
alone,
and
> $100
billion globally.
and > $100 billion globally.
PROJECT TEAM LEADERS
PROJECT TEAM LEADERS
PROJECT TEAM LEADERS
Jillian Banfield
Lesley A. Warren
Lesley A. Warren
Lesley
A. Warren
University
Toronto
Lesley A. of
Warren
University
of
Toronto
University of Toronto
Jillian Banfield
Jillian
Banfield
University
of California, Berkeley
Jillian Banfield
University
of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
ability
to monitor,ofmanage
and
treat
their wastewaters,
The application
genomics
will
transform
the mining sector’s
ability
to monitor,
manage
and
treat
their
generating
innovative
new
biological
toolswastewaters,
that will lead to
ability
to
monitor,
manage
and
treat
their
wastewaters,
generating
innovative
newdecreased
biological risks
toolsof
that
will lead to
lower
management
costs,
environmental
generating
innovative
newdecreased
biologicalrisks
toolsofthat
will lead to
lower
management
costs,
environmental
impacts
and
reduced
liabilities
for
the
industry.
lower
management
costs,
decreased
risks
of
environmental
impacts and reduced liabilities for the industry.
impacts and reduced liabilities for the industry.
BENEFITS TO CANADA:
BENEFITS
TOproject
CANADA:
This
global first
will open new doors for improved
BENEFITS
TO CANADA:
This global first project will open new doors for improved
environmental
and new
sustainability
mining
This global firstmanagement
project will open
doors for of
improved
environmental
management
sustainability
of
mining
activities,
decreasing
the risksand
to Canada’s
freshwater
supplies.
environmental
management
and
sustainability
of
mining
activities, decreasing the risks to Canada’s freshwater
supplies.
activities, decreasing the risks to Canada’s freshwater supplies.