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OKC Publications

General Methodoloy and Monitoring:

Phillip, M.A. and O’Kane, M.A., 2009. Lysimeter field performance: Design and installation factors for representative cover systems evaluations. Proceedings of SWANA’s WASTECON 2009 Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 22-24, 2009.

Priyashantha, S., Ayres, B., O’Kane, M., and Fawcett, M., 2009. Assessment of concave and linear hillslopes for post-mining landscapes. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Tallon, L., O’Kane, M., Christensen, D., and Shurniak, R., 2009. From desktop to landscape: Experiences in scaling micro-scale numerical modelling predictions to landscape-scale performance. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Bonstrom, K.L., Chapman, D., Swain, D., and O’Kane, M., 2009. Staged approach to closure of a tailings storage facility in the Kimberly, Western Australia. Proceedings of Mine Closure 2009 Conference, Perth, Australia, September 9-11, 2009.

Strunk, R.L., Dobchuk, B.S., Nieminen, G., Barbour, S.L., and O’Kane, M.A., 2009. Performance monitoring of soil cover field trials at the Regina municipal landfill. Proceedings of SWANA’s WASTECON 2009 Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 22-24, 2009.

Ayres, B., Dobchuk, B., Christensen, D., O'Kane, M. and Fawcett, M., 2006. Incorporation of natural slope features into the design of final landforms for waste rock stockpiles. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.
Dobchuk, B., Barbour, S.L., Dobchuk, J. and O'Kane, M., 2006. Measurement of moisture conditions for mine waste storage facilities using the Deep Diviner moisture probe. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.
O'Kane, M. and Barbour, S.L., 2006. Choosing representative climate years for predicting long-term performance of mine waste cover systems. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.
Christensen, D. and O’Kane, M., 2005. The use of “enhanced” moisture store and release cover system over reactive mine waste in arid and semi-arid climates. Proceedings of the 2005 National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Breckenridge CO, June 19-23, 2005.
Ayres, B.K., O’Kane M., and Barbour, S.L., 2004. Issues for consideration when designing a growth medium layer for a reactive mine waste cover system. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste, Vail, Colorado, October 10-13.
O'Kane, M. and Wels, C., 2003. Mine Waste Cover System Design – Linking Predicted Performance to Groundwater and Surface Water Impacts. Proceedings of 6 th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
O'Kane, M. and Barbour, S.L., 2003. Field Performance of Lysimeters used to Evaluate Cover Systems for Mine Waste. Proceedings of 6 th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
Williams, B., Neivandt, R., O'Kane, M., Browne, D., and White, C., 2003. Demonstration of the Application of a Soil Moisture Monitoring System at the Mt. Leyshon Tailings Dam and Waste Rock Cover System. Proceedings of 6th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
O’Kane, M., Barbour, S.L., and Haug, M.D., 1999. A framework for improving the ability to understand and predict the performance of heap leach piles. Paper presented at the 1999 Copper Conference.

Sullivan Mine Fatalities Incident Investigation (Canada):

Phillip, M., Hockley, D., Dawson, B., Kuit, W., and O’Kane, M., 2009. Sullivan Mine fatalities incident: Technical investigations and findings. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Hockley, D., Kuit, W., and Phillip, M., 2009. Sullivan Mine fatalities incident: Key conclusions and implications for other sites. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Dawson, B., Phillip, M., and O’Kane, M., 2009. Sullivan Mine fatalities incident: Site setting, acid rock drainage management, land reclamation and investigation into the fatalities. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Lahmira, B., Lefebvre, R., Hockley, D., and Phillip, M., 2009. Sullivan Mine fatalities incident: Numerical modeling of gas transport and reversal in gas flow directions. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Mt. Whaleback (Australia):

Waters, P. and O'Kane, M., 2003. Mining and Storage of Reactive Shale at BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback Mine. Proceedings of 6th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
O'Kane, M. and Waters, P., 2003. Dry Cover Trials at Mt Whaleback – A Summary of Overburden Storage Area Cover System Performance. Proceedings of 6th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
O'Kane, M., Porterfield, D.P., Weir, A., and Watkins, A.L., 2000. Cover System Performance in a semi-arid climate on horizontal and sloped waste rock surfaces. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, May 21-24, 2000, Denver, Colorado.
O'Kane, M., Porterfield, D., and Weir, A., 1999. Pyritic Shale Integration into Waste Rock Management, Mt. Whaleback. 16th Annual National Conference, American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, August, 13-19, 1999, Scottsdale, Arizona.
O'Kane, M., Porterfield, D., Haug, M.D., Endersby, M., 1998. The Design and Implementation of the Field Test Plots at BHP Iron Ore, Mt. Whaleback - A Soil Cover System for an Arid Climate. 1998 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit - March 9-11, Orlando, Florida.

Vale Inco Ltd., Whistle Mine (Canada):

Ayres, B.K., Lanteigne, L., Smith, Q., and O’Kane, M., 2007. Closure planning and implementation at CVRD Inco’s Whistle Mine, Ontario, Canada. Draft paper accepted for presentation at Mine Closure 2007, Santiago, Chile, October 16-19, 2007.
Ayres, B., Lanteigne, L., and O'Kane, M., 2005. Design and construction of the backfilled pit cover system at Whistle Mine, Canada: a case study. Securing the Future 2005, International Conference on Mining and the Environment, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 27-July 1, 2005.
Ayres, B.K., O'Kane, M., Lanteigne, L., and Christensen, D., 2002. Construction and Field Performance Monitoring of Three Experimental Dry Cover Systems for Acid-Generating Waste Rock at Whistle Mine, Ontario, Canada. Presented at the 2002 Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, January 2002.

Breakwater Resources, Myra Falls Operation (Canada):

Ayres, B., Dirom, G., Christensen, D., Januszewski, S., and O'Kane, M., 2003. Performance of Cover System Field Trials for Waste Rock at Myra Falls Operations. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.
O'Kane M., Januszewski, S., and Dirom, G., 2001. Waste Rock Cover System Field Trials at the Myra Falls Operations - A Summary of Three Years of Performance Monitoring. 25th Annual B.C. Mine Reclamation Symposium, September 2001.
O'Kane, M. Stoicescu, J., Januszewski, S., Mchaina, D.M., and Haug, M.D., 1998. Design of Field Test Plots for a Sloped Waste Rock Surface at Westmin Resources Ltd., Myra Falls Operations. 15th National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, May 16-21, 1998, St. Louis, MO.
O'Kane, M., Mchaina, D.M., Stoicescu, J., Januszewski, S., Haug, M.D., and Bews, B.E., 1997. Managing for Closure at the Myra Falls Operation – The Design of a Soil Cover System for Long Term Ecological and Physical Stability. 21st Annual B.C. Mine Reclamation Symposium, Cranbrook, B.C., September 22-25, 1997, pp. 98-107.

Robertson GeoConsultants Inc.:

Wels, C., O'Kane, M., and Fortin, S., 2001. Storage Cover Test Plot Study for Questa Tailings Facility, New Mexico. Paper accepted to the 18th Annual National Meeting, American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, June 3-7, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wels, C., O'Kane, M., Fortin, S., and Christensen, D., 2001. Infiltration Test Plot Study for Waste Rock at Questa Mine, New Mexico. Paper accepted to the 18th Annual National Meeting, American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, June 3-7, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Canada):

Meiers, G.P., Barbour, S.L. and Qualizza, C.V., 2006. The use of in situ measurement of hydraulic conductivity to provide an understanding of cover system performance over time. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.
Chapman, D., Barbour, S.L. and O'Kane, M., 2006. Hydrogeology of South Bison Hill. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.

Rio Tinto, Kennecott Ridgeway Mining Company (USA):

Duckett, R. and O'Kane, M., 2006. Hydraulic placement of a dry cover system - Design and performance monitoring of the Kennecott Ridgeway Mine tailings dam cover system. 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006.

Cameco Corporation, Rabbit Lake Operation (Canada):

Ayres, B., Landine, P., Adrian, L., Christensen, D., and O'Kane, M., 2005. Cover and final landform design for the B-zone waste rock pile at Rabbit Lake Mine. Fourth International Conference on Uranium Mining & Hydrogeology, Freiberg, Germany, September 11-16, 2005.

Wheaton Minerals, Peak Gold Mine (Australia):

Meiers, P.G., Barbour, S.L., and Wilson, D., 2009. The influence of soil cover heterogeneity on water movement within water balance covers on gold mine tailings. Proceedings of Securing the Future and 8th ICARD, Skelleftea, Sweden, June 22-26, 2009.

Ayres, B., Silveira, C., Ellice, C., Christensen, D., and O'Kane, M., 2003. Development of a Cover System Design for Potentially Acid-Forming Tailings at Peak Gold Mines, NSW, Australia. Poster paper presented at 6th International Conference for Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Qld., Australia, July 2003.

Kakadu National Park, South Alligator Valley Remediation Project: