International MineWaterAssociation

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Short Course

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From Groundwater to Mine Water
Environmental Hydrogeology in Mining

• UFOP - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
• TUBAF - Technical University and Mining Academy Freiberg/Germany
• Graduate School "Geowissenschaftliche und Geotechnische Umweltforschung"
• IMWA - International Mine Water Association IMWA
• DAAD - German Academic Exchange Association

Date

• November 5^th (2 PM) to November 9^th 2001

Place

• Ouro Preto MG, Brazil
• starts in Audiororium 2 DGEO at 2 PM
• for details, please send a mail to c.wolke@web.de

Language

• English

For whom?

• Graduate students of geosciences or mining
• Mining Engineers with practical experiences
• Geologists with practical experiences
• Hydrogeologists with practical experiences

Program

1. Introduction, historical Information
2. Mining Methods
3. Water in Mines
4. Dewatering of Mines
5. Flooding of Mines
6. Geochemistry of Mine Waters
7. Prediction of Mine Flooding
8. Water Treatment

• Following the four-day course, an excursion to the Minas de Ouro (Passagem de Mariana) mine will take place at November 9^th 2001. There, an introduction to sampling of water and the evaluation of field parameters will be given. A maximum of 30 participants will be allowed.

Costs
 

	Students and teachers (UFOP)	free
	Students and teachers (Brazil)	R$ 50,-
	Administration (Brazil)	R$ 75,-
	Companies (Brazil)	R$ 150,-
	Gringos	R$ 150,-

10 % off for individual IMWA members. The cost cover the course material to be handed out at the course.

Please pay the amount due in cash at the beginn of the short course.

Registration

• Interested people please report to Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer (c.wolke@web.de) or Dr. Kurt Friese (friese@degeo.ufop.br).