GARD Guide History
The production of this Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide (GARD Guide) was initiated in 2007, culminating in the roll-out of Version 0 of the GARD Guide during the 8th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) held in June 2009 in Skellefteå, Sweden. Version 1 was issued during the 9th ICARD held in May 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. Version 1 included major upgrades of Chapters 4 through 7, as well as numerous changes throughout the document related to updates and corrections. The GARD Guide is a “living document” and further updates were started in 2019 based on comments and feedback from users. The first chapter to be updated was Chapter 7 Treatment which was released in July 2021. Several more chapters are now being updated and an additional chapter on Mine Closure will be added to the GARD Guide.
Acknowledgments
The original GARD Guide was made possible through financial contributions from the International Network on Acid Production (INAP) and the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). Subsequent versions were funded solely by INAP. The project was developed and initiated by INAP in partnership with the Global Alliance.
Several organizations and many individuals contributed over the years to the development of this GARD Guide. Golder Associates Ltd assembled a team that developed the original 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 development of the Guide. The complete listing of past and present INAP member companies that contributed to the development of the GARD Guide can be found here.
INAP Current Member Companies
The Global Alliance
- The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), represented by Mansour Edraki (Australia)
- The Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) Mining Metal Initiative and Coal Mining Initiative represented by R. David Williams (United States)
- The Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage Program (MEND), represented by Richard Goulet (Canada)
- The Water Research Commission (WRC) (South Africa)
- The Chinese Network for Acid Mine Drainage (China)
- The South American Network for Acid Drainage (South America)
- The Indonesian Network for Acid Drainage (Indonesia)
Updates (2021 to present) - Chapter Champions
| 2021 July Chapter 7 Treatment | Bridgette Hendricks, Golder Associates (USA), and Dr. Brent Usher, Klohn Crippen Berger (Australia) |
| 2024 July Chapter 11 Sustainable Mine Closure | Dr. Björn Weeks, Dr. Deborah Read and Livia Mello, WSP/Golder (Canada); Dr. Rens Verburg, WSP/Golder (USA); Dr. Ian Hutchison, Hutchison Engineering and Dr. Dirk van Zyl. |
Version 1 Chapter Champions
Spanish translation Executive Summary – Mr. Patrick Williamson – Schlumberger Water Services
French translation Executive Summary – Mr. Gilles Tremblay Natural Resources Canada (Canada)
| Chapter 4 | Characterization – Dr. Stuart Miller – Environmental Geochemistry International (Australia) |
| Chapter 5 | Prediction – Dr. Bill Price – Natural Resources Canada (Canada) |
| Chapter 6 | Prevention and Mitigation – Dr. Ron Nicholson – EcoMetrix (Canada) |
| Chapter 7 | Treatment – Janice Zinck – Natural Resources Canada (Canada) |
Golder Associates Team Project Management (Version 0)
| 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 |
Project Champion (Version 0)
| Mr. Keith Ferguson | Sustainability Engineering (Canada) |
Version 0 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); Mr. Frank Wimberley - Golder Associates (South Africa) |
| Chapter 4 | Characterization – Dr. Devin Castendyk - SUNY Oneonta (USA) and Cheryl Ross – Golder Associates (USA) |
| Chapter 5 | Prediction – Dr Kirk Nordstrom – USGS (USA) and Dr. Rens Verburg – Golder Associates (USA) |
| Chapter 6 | Prevention and Mitigation – Dr. Ward Wilson – University of British Columbia (Canada) and 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) and Cheryl Ross – Golder Associates (USA) |
| Chapter 9 | ARD Management and Performance Assessment – Dr. Andrew Robertson – Robertson Geotechnical Consultants (Canada); Dr. William Pulles - Golder Associates (South Africa) and 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) and Mr. Keith Ferguson – Sustainability Engineering (Canada) |
Version 0 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) |
Contributing Authors
| Mr. Brian Ayers | O’Kane Consultants (Canada) |
| Mr. Stephen Day | SRK Consultants (Canada) |
| Mr. Jim Gusek | Sovereign Consulting (USA) |
| Mr. Les Hulett | Vale INCO (Canada) |
| Mr. Denis Kemp | Denis Kemp Consulting (Canada) |
| Dr. Robert Kleinmann | Department of Energy (USA) |
| Dr. Stuart Miller | Environmental Geochemistry International (Australia) |
| Mr. Mike O’Kane | O’Kane Consultants (Canada) |
| Mr. Bryan Ulrich | Knight Piésold & Co (USA) |
| Mr. Walter Weinig | Golder Associates (USA) |
| Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz | University of West Virginia/ADTI Coal (USA) |
| Ms. Janice Zinck | Natural Resources Canada (Canada) |
| Mr. Luc Zandvliet | Corporate Engagement Project (USA) |
GARD Guide Steering and Advisory Committees and Secretariate
| Dr. Clive Bell | ACMER (Australia) |
| Mr. Rich Borden | Rio Tinto (USA) |
| Mr. Charles Bucknam | Newmont (USA) |
| Mr. Rodolfo Camacho | BHP Billiton (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 | Natural Resources Canada/MEND (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 | Natural Resources Canada/MEND (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 Coal (USA) |
INAP Personnel
INAP Technical Manager
The INAP Technical Manager supports the Op Com in coordinating and carrying out networking activities, identifying external research providers, facilitating the development of research scopes and budgets, managing individual research projects, and producing publication material. The INAP Technical Manager is:
Gilles Tremblay
Tel : +1 613 854-7329
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