Welcome, mine water researcher, at PADRE’s home page!

If you are working in the mine water field, especially acid mine drainage remediation or research you are at the rigth place. Browse around and let us know what you are missing.

PADRE is currently restructruring itself. New information will be available after the elections in September 2011. If you want to participate in the discussion, please send an e-mail to PADRE@IMWA.info.

Why PADRE?

• Acidic drainage is now recognised to be the single greatest environmental challenge facing the mining sector worldwide
• In Europe we have examples of acidic drainage in areas ranging from the high Arctic to circum-Mediterranean deserts
• Most European examples are associated with abandoned mines
• The proposed EU Mine Waste Directive is bringing the issue to the attention of European policy makers
• Various acidic drainage investigations are underway in Europe including research building on recently-completed EU FP5 research projects (especially PIRAMID and ERMITE)
• A central ‘watching post’ is desirable in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort – must include an inter-continental perspective