Processed Kimberlite Tailings Reclamation Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2000)
This annual report documents a reclamation research study on processed kimberlite tailings from the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining physical and chemical amendments to stabilize mine waste with vegetation cover. Field and greenhouse trials tested combinations of peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium amendments to improve plant growth on tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility Cell B.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Neil Burton Reid, Dr. M. Anne Naeth, University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, Helen Butler, Harvey Martens & Associates Inc.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Arctic Circle, Long Lake Containment Facility, Cell B, Nancy Lake, Koala Lake, Edmonton, Alberta, University of Alberta
- Parameters
- processed kimberlite tailings, vegetation cover, plant growth, soil amendments, water holding capacity, organic carbon, calcium/magnesium ratio, serpentine conditions, soil pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, peat moss, lake sediment, sewage sludge, gypsum, rock phosphate, erosion, root development, ground cover, plant height, biomass
- Pages
- 40
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