Events
Practical Monitoring for Improved Environmental Performance for the Resources Sector
Event Dates: 20/9/2010 - 22/9/2010
SMI Knowledge Transfer, based at the University of Queensland will run a short course on Practical Monitoring for Improved Environmental Performance for the Resources Sector in Perth from 20-22 September 2010.
Integral to sustainable mining operations today is a commitment to implement leading practice in all aspects of the Life-of-Mine cycle. Management must ensure that monitoring and auditing of all operations are conducted to evaluate and improve performance. Effective environmental monitoring and auditing plays a key role in EIS’s, from project feasibility to start-up and significant expansion or change in the project, such as going underground after being open-cut or reopening a site after closure.
This course will focus on practical aspects of water monitoring, soil and mine waste material characterisation, and data handling interpretation supported by an appropriate level of theory. It includes: (1) a generic introduction on the objectives of monitoring and the development of a monitoring program; (2) trigger values and limits for contaminants in surface waters, ground waters, and sediments; (3) modules focussed on characterisation of soils and spoils in terms of physical, chemical and biological properties; (4) surface water, groundwater and final void monitoring, including monitoring of physical, chemical and biological parameters; (5) techniques in gathering, analysis and interpretation of information for the assessment of performance; and (6) an introduction to Phoenix, a useful tool in improving the interpretation, data quality, analysis and visualisation of real mine site environmental data in a mine data management system.
The course will also include a water sampling exercise, where participants will have an opportunity to apply their knowledge to a practical situation and to experience some of the quality control, data analysis, interpretation and reporting issues involved in water sampling.
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