Creating Lakes from Open Pit Mines, Processes and Considerations with Emphasis on Northern Environments (DFO, 2009)
This 2009 Canadian technical report comprehensively reviews the literature on mining pit lakes with emphasis on northern environments, covering their physical characteristics, hydrogeology, limnology, chemistry, and biology, along with case studies and strategies for enhancing beneficial end uses such as fish habitat creation and water quality management.
- Date
- 2009
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Montana Tech of The University of Montana, University of British Columbia, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Canada, northern environments, Ekati, Diavik, Berkeley pit, Butte Montana, Nevada, Alberta, Minnesota, Ontario, South Dakota, Lusatia Germany, Cameroon, Antarctica, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Kelowna British Columbia, California, South Africa
- Parameters
- pit lake chemistry, water quality, pH, dissolved oxygen, heavy metals, sulfate, pyrite oxidation, evaporation, photosynthesis, thermohaline convection, meromixis, lake turnover, stratification, sediment, fish habitat, bacterial processes, acid mine drainage, total dissolved solids, turbidity, nutrient concentrations, permafrost, hydrogeology, limnology
- Pages
- 114
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