Examination Questions: Answer All Questions

Using Fig$\mathrm{.}1,$ discuss the sources of mine contamination and some of the possible means of natural attenuation. How would you go about assessing the contaminant load?

As a manager, you are faced with the task of characterizing the water make for both underground and surface mine and mitigate the associated hydrological impacts. Briefly discuss how you will go about this task.

Discuss the main techniques used in passive prevention of pollutant in a mine. Using UMaT catchment as a case study, develop and recommend a passive treatment for the remediation of contaminated surface water.

Using the physical and chemical parameters of a mine in the tables below:

a$)$ comment on the surface water $($SW$),$ decant $($DE$)$ and levee $($L$)$ water quality.

b$)$ What is the Acid mine drainage $($AMD$)$ potential of the mine?

c$)$ Comment on the possible dewatering of the levees into the surface water.