LEAK DETECTION DEMONSTRATION USING DIPOLE METHOD ON A TEST PAD AT TUNDRA MINE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

During the summer of 2012, Aboriginal Engineering Ltd. were installing a bituminous liner over more then 300,000 m 2 of mine tailings. A dipole method electrical leak location survey was performed on site to identify the best method for installing the covering material layer without damaging the geomembrane liner.

Date: 2012
Location: Northwest Territories, Canada
Project type: WASTE / Mining
Client: Arboriginal Engineering Ltd.
Services: Dipole
Keywords: Leak Location, ELL, Tundra Mine, mining wastes