Preparing a high elevation tailings impoundment for final closure

Highland Valley Copper (HVC), located in south-central British Columbia, 75 kilometres southwest of Kamloops, operates one of the world’s largest copper and molybdenum mines. This paper discusses the Highmont Tailings impoundment concerning its various steps toward final closure. After Highmont M...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Witt, Peter, Hamaguchi, Bob A.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8462