Perpetual Mine Management Publications
The Center of the American West’s team is actively working on perpetual mine management research and has published some of its findings in peer-reviewed formats.
- Policy Guidance for Identifying and Effectively Managing Perpetual Environmental Impacts from New Hardrock Mines. Houston Kempton, Thomas A. Bloomfield, Jason L. Hanson, and Patty Limerick. Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 13, no. 6, 2010, pp. 558-566.
- What Every Westerner Should Know About Oil Shale. Jason L. Hanson and Patty Limerick. Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, 2009.
- Direct Measurement of Sulfide Mineral Oxidation Rates and Acid Rock Drainage in Wall Rock of Open Pit Mines. Houston Kempton and David Atkins. Proceedings from the 8th International Conference of Acid Rock Drainage, Skellefteå, Sweden, June 2009.
- Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the West: Prospecting for a Better Future. Patty Limerick, Joseph N. Ryan, Timothy R. Brown, T. Allan Comp. Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, 2006.
- Addressing the Dilemmas of Long-Term Mining Impacts Using a Framework of Sustainability and Adaptive Management. Houston Kempton, presented at the 6th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Australia, July 2003.
- Comparative Cost Analyses of Technologies for Treating Sulfate- and Metal-Contaminated Groundwater. Houston Kempton, M. Martin, T. Martin. Proceedings from the 6th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Cairns, Australia, July 2003.
- Delayed Environmental Impacts From Mining in Semi-Arid Climates. Houston Kempton and David Atkins. Proceedings from the 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000.
- In Situ Stabilization of Metal-Contaminated Groundwater by Hydrous Ferric Oxide: An Experimental and Modeling Investigation. Todd A. Martin and Houston Kempton, Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 34, no. 15, 2000, pp. 3229-3234.