The following provides a checklist of the data that are collected within this chapter, and identifies where these fit in the step-by-step guide.
| Step 1. Collate background and baseline information (Chapter 2) |
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| Step 2. Collect rock samples |
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Develop sampling strategy
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Identify number of samples required
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Field survey including drill-core samples
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| Step 3. Geochemical testing to determine acid-forming or neutralising capacity of rock samples |
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Conduct acid–base accounting analysis
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Determine potential neutralising capacity of rocks
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| Step 4. Predict mine drainage chemistry using geochemical testing (Chapters 4-8) |
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| Step 5. Predict stream water chemistry |
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Identify downstream point of interest
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Predicted mine drainage chemistry
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Analyse background water chemistry, site hydrogeology and historical mine drainages
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Complete reactive transport modelling
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| Step 6. Determine the potential ecological impact on the stream |
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| Step 7. Consider whether impacts are acceptable |
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| Step 7a. If unacceptable, decide on treatment and management strategies to create acceptable stream water chemistry and thus achieve an acceptable level of impact |
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| Step 8. If acceptable, design monitoring programmes |
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