Processed Kimberlite Tailings Reclamation, Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
This annual report documents a comprehensive study on stabilizing processed kimberlite tailings at Ekati Diamond Mine through vegetation reclamation using various soil amendments. The research combines greenhouse and field components evaluating amendment combinations including peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium sources to improve plant growth on the serpentine tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Neil Burton Reid, Dr. M. Anne Naeth, University of Alberta, 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, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
- Parameters
- kimberlite tailings reclamation, vegetation cover, plant growth, soil amendments, peat moss, lake sediment, sewage sludge, calcium, gypsum, rock phosphate, water holding capacity, substrate structure, soil texture, pH, nutrient content, organic carbon, erosion control, plant height, ground cover, biomass, germination, perennial species, annual species
- Pages
- 40
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