Processed Kimberlite Tailings Reclamation Research Program, 2002 Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (Harvey Martens & Associates, December 2002)
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. conducted a comprehensive seven-year reclamation research program on processed kimberlite tailings at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, with this 2002 annual report documenting revegetation trials, soil amendment studies, native plant establishment methods, and trace element assessments to determine optimal long-term stabilization strategies for mine tailings.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Harvey Martens & Associates Inc., University of Alberta, ABR Inc. Environmental Research & Services, EnviroTest, Alberta Newsprint Company, Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Arctic Circle, Long Lake Containment Facility, Cell B, Nancy Lake, Whitecourt, Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
- Parameters
- processed kimberlite tailings, revegetation, soil amendment, plant cover establishment, grass species trials, trace elements, heavy metals, water quality, soil chemistry, plant growth, caribou grazing, arctic hare grazing, willow cuttings, tundra species transplants, reclamation, lake sediment amendment, peat amendment, paper pulp waste, wind erosion control, nickel, magnesium, aluminum, molybdenum, chromium, cobalt, iron, manganese, titanium, vanadium, barium, strontium, bioaccumulation, biomagnification
- Pages
- 141
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