| Title | Cumulative effects of resource development on mining-impacted watersheds / Effets cumulatifs du développement minier dans les bassins versants contaminés |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Desbarats, A |
| Source | Public presentations May 11, 2021: Environmental Geoscience Program, current status of research projects for the 2019-2024 program cycle; by Jacob, N; Jautzy, J; Kao, H; Rivard, C; Ahad, J M E; Gammon, P R; Outridge, P M; Galloway, J M; Desbarats, A J; Duchesne, M J; Bringué, M; White, D; Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 125, 2021 p. 101-112, https://doi.org/10.4095/328465  Open Access |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Meeting | Public presentations: Environmental Geoscience Program; May 11, 2021 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English; French |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Public presentations May
11, 2021: Environmental Geoscience Program, current status of research projects for the 2019-2024 program cycle |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 31M/05 |
| Area | Cobalt; Cart Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -80.0000 -79.5000 47.5000 47.2500 |
| Subjects | environmental geology; geochemistry; surficial geology/geomorphology; Economics and Industry; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Health and Safety; mining; mining history; mine waste
products; tailings; drainage; waste management; environmental impacts; watersheds; wetlands; surface waters; lakes; pollution; metals; modelling; mineral deposits; silver; nickel; cobalt; arsenic; biogeochemistry; lake sediment cores; health hazards;
weathering; Environmental Geoscience Program (EGP); cumulative effects; Federal programs; Scientific research; Mining industry; Resource development; Environmental impact assessment; Methodology; Decision making; Sustainable development;
environmental baseline studies; Climate change; Partnerships; Best practices; Atmospheric emissions |
| Illustrations | photographs |
| Program | Environmental
Geoscience |
| Released | 2021 07 16 |
| Abstract | Renewed exploration or development in historical mining districts, such as Cobalt, presents unique challenges for proponents and government regulators because of the cumulative nature of environmental
impacts. To increase capacity to carry out or review environmental assessments, this project will develop geoscience methods for distinguishing environmental effects of new mining activity from complex existing background conditions in affected
watersheds. Specifically, the project will develop means of unraveling the history of accumulated polymetallic contamination from multiple sources over multiple periods. This information and new data from mine wastes and mine drainage will be
synthesized in the first geoenvironmental model for Ag-Ni-Co-As vein type deposits. Project results will be disseminated to key end users in order to improve the environmental assessment process and to ensure that decision makers have a better
understanding of the cumulative nature of environmental impacts for sustainable mineral resource development. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The goal of the Environmental Geoscience program (EGP) is to distinguish the environmental effects of natural resource development from those produced by
natural processes, and to develop new approaches to support the sustainable use and development of Canada's natural resources through informed decision-making. The ultimate outcome of EGP is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Canadian
environmental regulation and oversight. By developing innovative geoscience for environmental stewardship, as well as increasing public and private sector access to research findings, decision-makers have a greater capacity and are more empowered to
carry out and review environmental assessments. This SP highlights the 5 public presentations provided on May 11, 2021 as well as all updates from all projects under the EGP. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 328465 |
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