The Legacy of Arsenic Contamination from Mining and Processing Refractory Gold Ore at Giant Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Research Article| January 01, 2014 The Legacy of Arsenic Contamination from Mining and Processing Refractory Gold Ore at Giant Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Heather E. Jamieson Heather E. Jamieson Department of Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering, Miller Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6, jamieson@queensu.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Heather E. Jamieson Department of Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering, Miller Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6, jamieson@queensu.ca Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © 2014 Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2014) 79 (1): 533–551. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2014.79.12 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Heather E. Jamieson; The Legacy of Arsenic Contamination from Mining and Processing Refractory Gold Ore at Giant Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2014;; 79 (1): 533–551. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2014.79.12 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The case of the Giant mine illustrates how a large, long-lived Au mine has resulted in a complex regional legacy of As contamination and an estimated remediation cost of almost one billion Canadian dollars (AANDC 2012). The mine, located a few km north of the city of Yellowknife on the shore of Great Slave Lake (Figs. 1, 2) produced more than 7 million troy ounces of Au (approximately 220 tonnes) from a largely underground operation. Giant mine was the largest producer in the Yellowknife greenstone belt, which produced more than12 million troy ounces (~370 tonnes)... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.