Publications
Shaw, S., Wels, C., Robertson, A., Fortin, S., and Walker, B. (2003): "Background
characterization study of naturally occurring acid rock drainage in the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos County, New Mexico". Submitted to: ICARD
2003 conference proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage,
in press.
Wels, C., Fortin, S. & Loudon, S. (2002):
"Assessment of Store-and-Release Cover for
Questa Tailings Facility, New Mexico". In Tailings and Mine Waste '02, proceedings
of the Ninth International Conference on Tailings amd Mine Waste, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 27-30
January 2002, pp. 459-468.
Wels, C., Loudon, S. & Fortin, S. (2002):
"Factors Influencing Net Infiltration
into Mine Rock Piles at Questa Mine, New Mexico". In Tailings and Mine Waste '02, proceedings
of the Ninth International Conference on Tailings amd Mine Waste, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 27-30
January 2002, pp. 469-477.
Wels, C., O'Kane, M., Fortin, S. and Christensen, D.(2001)
: "Infiltration Test
Plot Study for Mine Rock at Questa Mine, New Mexico." Paper presented
at the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation Conference, Proceedings Volume 1, pp.
195-209, June 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wels, C., O'Kane, M., and Fortin, S. (2001)
: "Assessment of
Water Storage cover for Questa Tailings Facility, New Mexico." Paper presented
at the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation Conference, Proceedings Volume 2, pp.
500-513, June 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Christensen, D., Reeves, M.J., Fortin, S. (2001)
: "The Study of Waste Rock Erosion Using Simulated Rainfall at Questa mine, New Mexico",
Paper presented at the 2001 National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining
and Reclamation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 3-7, 2001. Pub. By ASSMR 3134 Montavesta Rd., Lexington KY 40502.
Lamontagne, A., S. Fortin, R. Poulin, N. Tasse and R. Lefebvre (2000)
: "Layered Co-Mingling for the Construction of Waste Rock Piles
as a Method to Mitigate Acid Mine Drainage - Laboratory Investigations", Paper presented at the ICARD 2000
Conference, Proceedings Volume 2, pp. 779-788, May 2000, Denver, Colorado.
Fortin, S., A. Lamontagne, N. Tasse and R. Poulin (2000)
: "The use of basic additives to tailings in
layered co-mingling to improve AMD control", Paper presented at the 6th SWEMP 2000,
May 30th-June 2nd 2000, Calgary, Alberta.
Fortin, S. and R. Poulin (2000)
: "Layered Co-mingling
including the use of industrial alkaline additives - A technico-economic perspective",
Proceedings in: Waste Treatment and Environmental Impact in the Mining Industry Conference,
July 2000, Santiago, Chile.