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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR ACID PREVENTION

Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) is is one of the most serious and potentially enduring environmental problems for the mining industry. Left unchecked, it can result in such long-term water quality impacts that it could well be this industry’s most harmful legacy. Effectively dealing with acid drainage is a formidable challenge as indicated by the high liability cost carried by many mining companies.

The International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) is an industry-led group created to help meet this challenge. INAP exists to fill the need for an international body which mobilizes acid drainage (ARD) information and experience. The network was founded in 1998. Since then INAP has become a proactive, global leader in this field.

In 2009, INAP published the GARD Guide, a best practice guide for the prevention and mitigation of ARD. Since that time, the GARD Guide is rapidly becoming recognized as the premier global guide on this topic. The GARD Guide is free for all to use and is found on the internet at: www.gardguide.com.

INAP MEMBER COMPANIES ARE:

Agnico Eagle Mines
Anglo American
Barrick Gold Corporation
BHP
Detour Gold
Kinross Gold Corporation
Lundin Mining
Newcrest Mining Limited
Newmont Mining Corporation
Rio Tinto
Teck Resources Limited

INAP Technical Manager:

Gilles Tremblay is the INAP Technical Manager since 2016. Prior to joining INAP, Gilles had over 30 years of experience with Natural Resources Canada, with many of those years participating and managing the MEND program.

Please send any news items and/or comments you may have to Gilles Tremblay at gilles.tremblay@inap.com.au.

2021 International AMD/ARD Leading Practice Awards

Every three years, the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) recognizes leading AMD/ARD mitigation/prevention practice at a specific operating site and also at the corporate level and awards are presented at the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD). The submission process for the next round is now open, and these awards will be presented at the 12th ICARD in Brisbane in 2021.

INAP has adopted a two-stage evaluation process for the review of the submissions. Stage 1 requires that candidates identify which award (corporate or specific operating site) they are applying for. In addition, candidates are requested to provide a brief high-level summary (3 to 5 pages maximum) of their application. Guidelines on crafting their applications can be downloaded here and additional, relevant information is encouraged, provided that the length of the submission stays within the 5-page maximum.

Candidates are not required to be a member of INAP. Closing date is January 31, 2020 for Stage 1 submissions. Applications and any enquiries should be sent to the INAP Technical Manager, Gilles Tremblay at gilles.tremblay@inap.com.au

Kinross and Rio Tinto Recipients of INAP’s ARD Best Practice Awards

The first recipients of INAP's international ARD Best Practice Award are Kinross Brasil for their operation in Paracatu, Brazil and Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Pilbara operations. The awards are presented in recognition of the implementation of best practice in the identification, planning and management of potentially reactive geologic materials at a mining site and at the corporate level. Both operations were found to exemplify global best practice and deserve international recognition. These awards were presented to Kinross Brazil and Rio Tinto Iron Ore at the 11th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) in Pretoria, South Africa in September 2018. Both papers have been published in the ICARD 2018 proceedings and are available by clicking on the company name here (Kinross, Rio Tinto). Congratulations to both.
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