Mining for Closure: Innovations for contaminated mine waters assessment, management and remediation. Workshop summary report

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1 Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative in South Eastern Europe (SEE): Improving regional cooperation for risk management from pollution hotspots as well as the transboundary management of shared natural resources Mining for Closure: Innovations for contaminated mine waters assessment, management and remediation workshop on innovative techniques and technologies for contaminated mine waters assessment, management and remediation March 26 29, 2007; Brestovacka Spa, Bor, Serbia Workshop summary report Background: The workshop was organized within the framework of the Environment & Security Initiative (EN- VSEC). ENVSEC is an initiative of five organizations UNEP, UNDP, OSCE, UNECE and the REC. NATO through its Science for Peace programme is also aligned with the ENVSEC Initiative as an associate member. Following the Declaration of the Ministerial-level meeting in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in May 2005, and within the ongoing ENVSEC work in SEE, the desk assessment of the region s mining hotspots was updated with additional local information obtained by Dr. Phillip Peck and Mr. Alexander Zinke during a series of field missions to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (including Kosovo) and FYR, from February to May Their mission so far has identified some fifteen or more sites that pose substantial transboundary risk to the environment, public health and safety, and to the regional socio-political stability in SEE.The next step has been to determine suitable measures needed to remediate and reduce the environmental risk at some selected pilot sites, chosen in a regional context, as well as to contribute to regional capacity building, to address problems of contaminated mine water at sites with respect to their assessment, management, and remediation. Summary of the workshop: The workshop was jointly sponsored by the Canadain International Development Agency (CIDA), and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). CIDA also provided technical support and assistance of two Canadian experts in mining environmental issues, and supported the ENVSEC mining programme for SEE, as well as field visits to some of the selected sites. Several world class authorities on acidic mine water treatment participated at the workshop: Mr. Gilles Tremblay and Dr. Nand Davé of the Natural Resources

2 Canada (NRCan), Dr. Gunther Pieplow of Wisutec, Germany, Mr. Chris McCormick and Dr. Adam Jarvis of the UK, and experts from the regions, Dr. Dejan Milenic (Serbia), Dr. Zvjezdan Karadzin (BiH) and Mr. Dejan Mirakovski (FYR ), among others. The NRCan experts also extended their Balkan visit to undertake field visits to some of the mining sites in Albania (Kukes, Kalimash, Fushe Arez, Repsi, Kurbenash, Rreshen and Rubic) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Srebrenica and Vares), which were identified in the ENVSEC programme as high priority sites in the 2006 mission of Dr. Peck and Mr. Zinke. The purpose of the mine site visits was to determine simple, affordable and technically suitable options of remediation at some of these sites. The main objectives of the workshop were: Identification of common regional problems and needs related to contaminated mine waters Building of initial capacities to address problems at regional and local levels for assessment, management and remediation of contaminated mine waters and impacted sites Provision of information on suitable technical options for the region, particularly focusing on innovative, local and cost effective measures for risk reduction and management of contaminated mine waters The immediate outcome of the workshop and site visit package was to provisionally identify and design a possible remediation solution for at least one site per country visited to enable well defined and more concrete follow up work at three to five mining sites in the Western Balkans countries. On the occasion of the ENVSEC workshop, the Ambassador of Canada, H. E. Robert McDougall, and Mr. David Foxall, Counsellor and CIDA representative,, hosted a reception and buffet dinner on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the Canadian Embassy Residence, U i ka 33, Dedinje, for the workshop participants. Also present at the reception-dinner were the representatives of the Science and Environment Protection of Serbia, Directorate for Environment protection (Director, Mr. Miroslav Nikcevic, Deputy Director, Mr. Miroslav Spasojevic, Assistant Director Mr. Jagos Raicevic, along the representatives of the Directorate who were attendees at the workshop), Ms. Ann Collins, from CIDA in Ottawa, Ms. Sandra Wibmer from ADA in Vienna, Mr. Dusan Vasiljevic of OSCE presence in Serbia, Mr. Simon Davies, of the European Agency for Reconstruction, as well as Ms. Andjelka Mihajlov of the Ambassadors. The workshop was organized by UNEP together with the Regional Center (REC) field office in Serbia, which facilitated and managed all local and workshop requirements. It was attended by 40 participants of the following South East European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, the FYR of, Romania and Serbia, including Kosovo-UNMIK. The workshop attendees were from

3 the Ministries of the Environment, Universities, Mining Industry (Tuzla, Bor, Majdanpek, Sasa, Buchim mines) and NGOs, as well as from various international organisations (Austrian Development Agency, REC Serbia, OSCE Presence in Serbia, UNEP, UNDP Kosovo) and international consultants from the above countries. Their contact details are given in the List of Participants. Regional experts made presentations and provided examples on general mining and environmental related challenges of their regions. Balkans specific problems, relevant to the workshop, were presented and illustrated, thereby facilitating the understanding of the regional components of the issues. All attendees also visited two local mining sites where serious environmental pollution was occurring Bor and Majdanpek. Apart from further visualising the extent of the issue, it also allowed the participants and decision makers to experience firsthand the problems addressed by the workshop. Participation of several internationally recognised experts on mining policy, mine pollution management and mine site remediation created a synergetic environment in which relevant topics were presented and discussed. Two case studies were considered in breakout sessions. Each was led by an international expert, where participants were actively involved in the creative process of identification, designing and development of a suitable treatment scheme for managing each of the contaminated mine site. The aim of the case studies was to allow participants to have close examination of the process and options given during the development of a remediation plan, and in the eventual implementation of a treatment scheme. Decision-makers and other stakeholders increased their capacity to identify and deal with regional issues on contaminated mine waters. Attendees, mining decision-makers and practitioners from the Western Balkan countries, were introduced to best practices on innovative techniques and technologies for contaminated mine water assessment, management and remediation. Further dissemination of the contents considered in the case studies would be provided, which would be useful in selection and application of the best treatment scheme for

4 managing contaminated mine waters in the Balkan region. Through the forum provided by this project, close interaction between attendees and speakers was facilitated and networking was promoted. The outcome of the site visits would further facilitate the prioritisation of hotspots requiring follow up measures for immediate and long-term risk management, as well as during impending emergency. Experts and participants learn from site visits and from the information exchange during the workshop interactions, so more coherent answers on local concerns could be considered and delivered. Assessment of sites visited by international experts would be of substantial value for the ongoing mining project seeking to assess and prioritise sites of concern, and in the selection of project demonstration sites in the Western Balkans. A full technical report of the workshop is being prepared and it will be available for downloading from the ENVSEC internet site at

5 Mining for Closure: Innovations for contaminated mine waters assessment, management and remediation workshop on innovative techniques and technologies for contaminated mine waters assessment, management and remediation March 26 29, 2007 Brestovacka Spa, Bor, Serbia Draft Agenda DAY 0, Sunday, March 25 12:00 17:00 Arrival to s Hotel Metropol 17:30 Organised departure to the residence of the Canadian Ambassador (by bus, in front of the hotel Metropol ) 18:00 20:00 Buffet dinner hosted by H.E. Robert McDougall, the Canadian Ambassador to Serbia (Residence of the Canadian Ambassador, Uzicka 33, ) DAY 1, Monday, March 26 08:00 12:00 Travel from to Bor - Brestovacka Spa 12:30 13:30 Welcome Buffet Lunch and registration for the workshop 14:00 14:15 Welcome and opening Mr Micun Stanic, Advisor, Directorate for Protection, Science and Environment protection of the Republic of Serbia Ms. Sandra Wibmer Advisor, Environment and Natural Resources, Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Vienna, Austria 14:15 16:00 Introduction to Contaminated Mine Water and Treatment in SEE Context setting: Mining and Environment Issues in SEE Dr. Philip Peck - Extractive Industries Specialist, UNEP GRID Arendal. Prevention and treatment of mine water pollution an introductory overview Dr Nand Dave - Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada 1

6 The generation of acidic and/or metalliferous mine waters and their effects Dr. Adam Jarvis - Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach (HERO), Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 16:00 16:30 Break and Refreshments 16:30 18:00 Regional examples of mining and environmental Challenges 19:00 Dinner Serbia, Bor - Dr Dejan Milenic (, Faculty for Mining and Dept. of Hydrology and Geology), Bucim Mr Dejan Mirakovski (Faculty of Mining and Geology, University St Cyril and Methodius, ) Montenegro, Mojkovac Mr Goran Sekulic ( Environment and Physical Planning of Montenegro) (to be confirmed) Kosovo - UNMIK, Trepca Ms Denika Blacklock (UNDP Kosovo - ) Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Zvjezdan Karadzin (Mining Institute Tuzla) Albania Speaker from National Agency of Natural Resources (to be confirmed) DAY 2, Tuesday, March 27 08:30 10:00 Issues surrounding the management of mining sites Considerations for Risk Assessment and Investigation of Contaminated Land Mr Chris McCormick (Consultant Geochemist) Governance principles for Foreign Direct Investments in Hazardous Activities; Prevention of transboundary environmental conflicts: the case of Timok river Ms. Ana Popovic, The Regional Center for CEE, Country Office Serbia Involvement of Local Communities in Mine Water Pollution Control Young Researchers Bor. 10:00 10:30 Break and Refreshments 10:30 12:00 Policy and legal frameworks influencing mine site remediation and pollution prevention Policy developments and partnerships in Canada/North America Mr Gilles Tremblay (NRCan) Policy/Legislation developments and partnerships in Europe Dr. Adam Jarvis (HERO) Mine water management cases from North America Dr. Nand Dave (NRCan) 2

7 12:00-13:15 Lunch 13:30-18:00 Site visits to Bor: BUS LEAVES AT 13:30 SHARP! 19:00 Dinner in restaurant Brest in Bor DAY 3, Wednesday, March 28 08:30 10:00 Innovative Mine Water management and Remediation Mine water management cases from the United Kingdom Dr Adam Jarvis (HERO) Experiences from application of Passive Mine Water Treatment Systems in Western Europe Dr Gunther Pieplow (WISUTEC Technologies, Germany) Introduction of Breakout workshop exercise The creation of (passive) remediation systems for acidic and/or metalliferous mine waters Philip Peck (UNEP GRIDA) 10:00 10:30 Break and Refreshments 10:30 11:15 Introduction of example sites for design exercise Breakout Sessions Site parameters for Bucim Dejan Mirakovski (University St Cyril and Methodius, ) Parameters for Site X at Bor Dr. Dejan Milenic (, Serbia) 11:15 12:00 Group formation, breakout and coordination (with work group leaders) Participants will be divided into two breakout sessions; each will be lead by an international expert. 12:00 13:30 Lunch 13:30 15:30 Breakout Sessions: The creation of (passive) remediation solutions for acidic and/or metalliferous mine waters Group B: Design considerations for mine water remediation solutions at the Bucim site. Group X: Design considerations for mine water remediation solutions at Site X at Bor 3

8 15:30 16:00 Break and refreshments 16:00 17:00 Presentation and Discussion of the Sketch Solutions Rapporteurs from the groups will present summaries of the group outputs for discussion and review within the plenary 17:30 18:15 Summary of the workshop, conclusions and discussions of follow up actions 19:00 Dinner DAY 4, Thursday, March 29 09:00 12:30 Site Visits to Majdanpek 14:00 Lunch in Restaurant Lepenac, Donji Milanovac and return to 4

9 Name Surname Country Organization Position Address Phone Fax Mobile Alexander Zinke Austria Zinke Environment Consulting for CEE Head Kalksburger Str. 6/4, A Vienna Zinke.enviro@vienna.at Jelena Beronja Austria United Nations Environment Programme - Vienna UNEP Project Manager for SEE, ENVSEC Regional Desk Officer Vienna Room D0424 Vienna International Centre PO Box 500 A 1400 Vienna Austria (+ 43-1) (+ 43-1) jelena.beronja@unvienna.org Zvjezdan Karadzin BiH Tuzla Mining Institute Senior researcher Rudarska 72, Tuzla, BiH karadzin@inet.ba Edin Delic BiH Tuzla Ass. Professor Univerzitetska Tuzla edin.delic@untz.ba Nand Dave Canada Natural Resources Canada Senior Environme ntal Research Scientist Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontarion Canada K1A 0G ndave@nrcan.gc.ca Gilles Tremblay Canada Natural Resources Canada Program Manager - Special Projects Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontarion Canada K1A 0G gtrembla@nrcan.gc.ca 1

10 Christina Stuhlberger Garmany UNEP Intern Chemin des Anėmones, 1219 Châtelaine- Geneva, Switzerland Gunther Pieplow Germany WISUTEC Wismut Umwelttechnik GmbH Manager water treatment/ mining related services/o re beneficiati on Jagdschänken straße 33, D Chemnitz, Germany Denika Blacklock Kosovo- UNMIK UNDP Programm e Analyst Payton Place 14, Pristina, Kosovo- UNMIK x denika.blacklock@undp.org Svetomir Hadzi Jordanov EAR Project on Remediation of industrial hotspots, implemented by Sida Deputy Team Leader III Makedonska brigada 10a, 1000 Skopje sjordanov@eptisainternacional.es Kosta Trajkovski Republic of Environment and Physical Planning Head of Project Preparatio n Division and focal point of EnvSec Init. Drezdenska 52, 1000 Skopje, Republic of ext K.Trajkovski@moepp.gov.mk 2

11 Dejan Karanfilov Republic of Bucim Coper Mine, Radovis Plant Engineer BUCIM, Marsal Tito bb, 2420 Radovis, Republic of Pance Arsov Republic of Sasa Mines - Zletovo External Consultant 5 Partiska Konferencija 9/11, 2000 Stip, Republic of pance22@mt.net.mk, pance22@yahoo.com Dejan Mirakovski Republic of Faculty of Mining and Geology in Stip R & T Assistant Goce Delcev 89, 2000 Stip, Republic of dmirak@rgf.ukim.edu.mk Ioan Bica Romania University ov Civil Engineering Professor Civil Engineering Bd. Lcul Tei, no 124 Bucuarest 2, Romania bica@utcb.ro Chris McCormick Scotland Freelance Geochemist Environme ntal Site Manager Former Lambton Cokeworks, Chester Road, Bournmoor, Sunderland chrismccormick_@hotmail.co m 3

12 Micun Stanic Serbia Science and Protection, Directorate for Protection Advisor Omladinskih brigada 1, yu Zoran Veljkovic Serbia Science and Protection, Directorate for Protection Advisor Omladinskih brigada 1, v.yu Snezana Kuzmanovi c Serbia Science and Protection, Directorate for Protection Head of geology section Dr. Ivana Ribara 91, New snezana.kuzmanovic@ekoser b.sr.gov.yu Dejan Milenic Serbia, Faculty of Mining / Geology, Department of Hydrogeology Assistant professor Djusina 7, dmilenic@yahoo.ie 4

13 Nina Nikolic Serbia Zoran Stevanovic Serbia Center for Multidisciplinar y Studies of the University, Department for Natural Resources and Sciences Cooper Institute Bor Research fellow Mineral Processin g Departme nt Manager Kneza Viseslava 1a, Zeleni Bulevar 35, Bor nina@cms.bg.ac.yu zorans@ibb-bor.co.yu Aleksandra Mladenovic Serbia Regional environmental Center, Country office Serbia Project officer Primorska 31, amladenovic@recyu.org Ana Popovic Serbia Regional environmental Center, Country office Serbia Project manager Primorska 31, apopovic@recyu.org Dragan Randjelovic Serbia Association of Young Researchers Bor President Djordja Vajferta 11, Bor, Serbia mibor@sezampro.yu; mibor@ptt.yu Toplica Marjanovic Serbia Association of Young Researchers Bor President of ECO Club Djordja Vajferta 11, Bor, Serbia mibor@sezampro.yu; mibor@ptt.yu Ivona Pacic Serbia Association of Young Researchers Bor Expert associate Djordja Vajferta 11, Bor, Serbia ivona28@ptt.yu 5

14 Branislav Kokotovic Serbia energy and mining Mining inspector Nemanjina 22-26, Dragoslav Petkovic Serbia energy and mining Advisor Nemanjina 22-26, ov.yu Dejan Sokolovic Serbia energy and mining Advisor Nemanjina 22-26, Milena Djakonovic Serbia energy and mining Advisor Kralja Milana 36, v.yu Jasmina Jankovic Serbia Cooper mining Bor Leading Engineer for water quality Kestenova 8, Bor Grozdanka Bogdanovic Serbia, faculty in Bor Assistan professor Faculty Bor, VJ 12, p.o. 50, Bor Velizar Stankovic Serbia, faculty in Bor Professor Dept. of Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty Bor, VJ 12, Bor Slobodanka Ristic Serbia Milan Antonijevic Serbia Cooper mining Majdanpek, faculty in Bor Professor Svetog Save 2, Majdanpek Dept. of Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty Bor, VJ 12, Bor 6

15 Ljiljana Lekic- Dzamic Serbia Djuro Milankovic Serbia Nevena Savic Serbia Zarko Veljkovic Serbia Municipality of Bor, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Department of Hydrogeology, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Department of Hydrogeology, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Department of Hydrogeology LEAP focal point Research assistant Student Student M. Pijade 3, Bor Djusina 7, Djusina 7, Djusina 7, leapbor@ptt.yu djuro2703@yahoo.com miss_nevena@yahoo.com zarko_v@yahoo.com Philip Peck Sweden Otto Simonet Switzerland Adam Jarvis UK UNEP GRID Arendal & Lund University, Sweden UNEP Grid- Arendal Newcastle University Extractive industries specialist Programm e Director Environme nt Agency Research Fellow C/o IIIEE, Tegnérsplatse n 4, SE LUND, Sweden Chemin des Anėmones, 1219 Châtelaine- Geneva, Switzerland 3rd Floor Devonshire Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. NE1 7RU philip.peck@grida.no; philip.peck@iiiee.lu.se otto.simonett@unep.ch a.p.jarvis@newcastle.ac.uk 7