Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

The production of this Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide (GARD Guide) was made possible through financial contributions from the International Network on Acid Production (INAP) and the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). The project was developed and initiated by INAP in partnership with the Global Alliance.

Several organizations and many individuals contributed to the development of this GARD Guide. Golder Associates Ltd assembled a team that developed this version of the GARD Guide with the assistance and contributions from INAP member companies and consultants. INAP would like to thank all that contributed to the Guide.

INAP Member Companies and their OpCom Representatives:

Anglo American
BHP Billiton
Barrick
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.
Kinross
Newmont
Vale Inco
Rio Tinto
Xstrata

The Global Alliance:

ACMER
ADTI
MEND
PADRE
Water Research Commission

Project Champion

Mr. Keith Ferguson:Sustainability Engineering (Canada)

 

Golder Associates Team Project Management

Dr. Rens Verburg	Golder Associates (USA) – Project Director
Mr. Nico Bezuidenhout	Golder Associates (South Africa) – Project Manager
Ms. Shareen Khamisa	Golder Associates (South Africa) – Project Administrator

Chapter Champions

Chapter 1	The GARD Guide – Mr. Keith Ferguson – Sustainability Engineering (Canada)
Chapter 2	The ARD Process – Dr. Rens Verburg – Golder Associates (USA)
Chapter 3	Corporate, Regulatory and Community Framework - Mr. John Wates - Fraser Alexander (South Africa)
Chapter 4	Characterization – Dr. Devin Castendyk - SUNY Oneonta (USA) & Cheryl Ross – Golder Associates (USA)
Chapter 5	Prediction – Dr Kirk Nordstrom – USGS (USA) & Dr. Rens Verburg – Golder Associates (USA)
Chapter 6	Prevention and Mitigation – Dr. Ward Wilson – University of British Columbia (Canada) & Dr. Ben Wickland – Golder Associates (Canada)
Chapter 7	Treatment - Dr. Andre van Niekerk – Golder Associates (South Africa)
Chapter 8	Monitoring – Dr. Peter Chapman – Golder Associates (Canada) & Cheryl Ross – Golder Associates (USA)
Chapter 9	ARD Management and Performance Assessment – Dr. Andrew Robertson – Robertson Geotechnical Consultants (Canada) & Dr. Dirk van Zyl – University of British Columbia – (Canada)
Chapter 10	ARD Communication and Consultation – Ms. Tisha Greyling – Golder Associates (South Africa)
Chapter 11	ARD Management and Sustainability – Ms. Beth Beloff – Golder Associates (USA) & Mr. Keith Ferguson – Sustainability Engineering (Canada)

Regional Champions

Africa	Mr. Nico Bezuidenhout – Golder Associates (South Africa)
Australasia	Mr. Greg Maddocks – Golder Associates (Australia)
Canada	Mr. Ken DeVos – Golder Associates (Canada)
Europe	Dr. Bernadette Azzie – Golder Associates (Ireland)
South America	Dr. Flavio Vasconcelos – Golder Associates (Brazil)
United States	Dr. Rens Verburg – Golder Associates (USA)

Additional Contributors:

Mr. Stephen Day	SRK Consultants (Canada)
Mr. Jim Gusek	Golder Associates (USA)
Mr. Les Hulett	Vale INCO (Canada)
Mr. Denis Kemp	Denis Kemp Consulting (Canada)
Mr. Walter Weinig	Golder Associates (USA)
Dr. Janice Zinck	Natural Resources Canada (Canada)

GARD Guide Steering and Advisory Committees and Secretariate:

Dr. Clive Bell	ACMER (Australia)
Mr. Rich Borden	Kennecott (USA)
Mr. Charles Bucknam	Newmont (USA)
Mr. Rodolfo Camacho	Freeport McMoRan (Chile)
Dr. Dave Chambers	Center for Science in Public Participation (USA)
Dr. Terry Chatwin	INAP (USA)
Mr. Meiring du Plessis	Water Research Commission (SA)
Dr. Linda Figueroa	Colorado School of Mines/ADTI (USA)
Mr. Ross Gallinger	IAMGOLD/INAP (Canada)
Ms. Elizabeth Gardiner	Mining Association of Canada/MEND (Canada)
Ms. Charlene Hogan	NRCan (Canada)
Dr. Zhenqi Hu	China University of Mining and Technology (China)
Dr. Adam Jarvis	University of Newcastle (UK)
Dr. David Jones	Australia Department of Environment and Health (Australia)
Mr. Lars-Åke Lindahl	Swedish Mining Association (Sweden)
Dr. Glenn Miller	University of Nevada (USA)
Mr. Peter Moore	Export Development Canada (Canada)
Dr. Bill Price	Natural Resources Canada/MEND (Canada)
Dr. Jos Schaekers	Consultant (SA)
Mr. Gilles Tremblay	NRCan (Canada)
Dr. Harvey Van Veldhuizen	World Bank - MIGA (USA)
Mr. David Williams	US Bureau of Land Management/ADTI (USA)
Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer	PADRE/IMWA/University of Cape Breton (Canada)
Ms. Jennifer Yang	International Copper Association (China)
Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz	University of West Virginia/ADTI (USA)
Mr. Luc Zandvliet	Corporate Engagement Project (USA)
Ms. Maria Julia Ubillus	Golder Associates (Peru)
Mr. John Aston	AstonEco Management (Romania)
Mr. John Godec	Godec, Randell and Associates Inc. (Arizona USA)
Mr. Paul McCloud	Golder Associates (Australia)

Workshops:

INAP and the Global Alliance sponsored workshops to review selected portions of the GARD guide in Johannesburg (South Africa), Denver (USA), and Vancouver (Canada). These workshops were conducted in partnership with the Water Research Commission (South Africa), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) (USA) and Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND (Canada). Over 80 experts attended those workshops. INAP would like to thank all of the workshop attendees for their interest and contributions to the GARD Guide.