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RGC: Laura Findlater
Laura Findlater
Staff Hydrogeologist
Education
B.Sc. (Honours), Geological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1996-2001.
Experience
- May 2001 - March 2008
- Staff Hydrogeologist, Robertson GeoConsultants Inc.
- Responsible for numerical modeling of groundwater flow and transport, seepage and airflow using a range of numerical modeling tools.
- Responsible for routine monitoring water levels and/or water quality for several sites.
- Responsible for interpreting hydraulic testing data.
- Responsible for data entry and management.
- Responsible for development of various web-based hydrogeological flow analysis tools available on the HYDROMINE website.
- Fall 2000
- Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
- Responsible for instruction and grading of laboratory component for Groundwater Geochemistry (EOSC 430), including teaching geochemical software phreeqci.
- Summer 2000
- NSERC Undergrad Research Assistant, University of British Columbia
- Responsible for collection and analysis of water samples for a naphthalene plume profiling project, data entry and data analysis.
- Collection and grain size analysis of waste rock samples.
Recently Completed Projects
Mount Morgan Mine, Queensland, Australia (2003-present) for Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
- development and calibration of 3D groundwater flow model (GMS: Modflow)
- routine monitoring of groundwater flow and water quality
- interpretation of hydraulic testing data (AquiferWin32)
Pajingo Mine (2004) for Newmont Pajingo, Australia
- co-supervise a hydrogeological field investigation involving monitoring bore installation and hydraulic testing
- interpretation of hydraulic testing data (AquiferWin32)
Sadiola Hill Gold Mine, Mali (2003-present) for Anglogold Ltd.
- routine monitoring of pore pressures in the slime dam
Tanami & Granites Mine, Northern Territory, Australia (2003 - present) for Newmont Tanami Operations, Australia
- review & visualization of groundwater monitoring data
- evaluate current impacts of mining on local groundwater
Woodcutters Mine, Australia (2001-present) for Normandy PPTY
- development and calibration of 3D groundwater flow model (GMS: Modflow)
- transport modeling (GMS: MT3D)
- routine monitoring of groundwater flow and water quality
Jundee Operation, Western Australia (2003) for Newmont Jundee Operations, Australia
- development and calibration of 3D groundwater flow model (GMS: Modflow)
- development and calibration of 2D seepage model (HYDRUS-2D: SWMS2D)
Grasberg Mine, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, (2001-2002) for Freeport Indonesia
- modeling of airflow within Grasberg overburden stockpiles (Tough AMD)
Fullerton Lumber Site, North Vancouver, Canada (2001) for Concert Properties Ltd.
- site monitoring of Hydraulic Barrier System
Publications
Wels, C., Findlater, L., and McCombe, C. (2007): Contaminant Load Estimates for the Historic Mount Morgan Mine Site, Queensland, Australia. In proceedings of WISMUT 2007 - Stilllegung und Revitalisierung von Bergbaustandorten zur nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung, Gera, Germany 10-12th September 2007, pp 377-384.
Wels, C., Findlater, L., and McCombe, C. (2006): Assessment of groundwater impacts at the historic Mount Morgan Mine Site, Queensland, Australia. In proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, St Louis, Missouri, USA, March 26-30, 2006.
Wels, C., Findlater, L., Shaw, S. and Laurencont, T. (2004): "Mt Morgan Mine - A Case Study of ARD Impacted Groundwater". In proceedings of Mine Water 2004 - Process, Policy and Progress Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 20-24th September 2004, pp 235-245.
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