Workshops

2012

1st International Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Workshop in China, Beijing 2012

The 1st International Acid and Metalliferous Drainage Workshop in China was held in at the Beijing Geosciences International Conference Centre on 2–4 December 2012. Under the theme Understanding and Managing Heavy Metal Pollution from Mine Sites, the Workshop addressed the issue of Heavy Metal Pollution, also known as acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) or acid rock drainage (ARD), from mine sites.

The electronic version of the AMD Workshop Proceedings is now available.

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