Reclamation Research Program, 1999, Ekati Diamond Mine (ABR Inc., May 2000)
This 1999 annual report documents BHP Diamonds' reclamation research program at the Ekati Diamond Mine, evaluating kimberlite and lake sediment as growth substrates for vegetation, assessing riparian and wetland vegetation establishment in the Panda Diversion Channel, and monitoring reclamation efforts at multiple mine disturbance sites. The research focused on developing techniques to support long-term plant establishment and ecosystem recovery in support of mine closure and reclamation objectives.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- ABR Inc., BHP Diamonds, Inc., Janet G. Kidd, Karen N. Max, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Dillon Consulting Ltd., Envirotest
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Long Lake, Panda Lake, Kodiak Lake, Panda Diversion Channel, Airstrip Lake, Processed Kimberlite Containment Area, Fox Portal, Culvert Camp, Misery Esker, Grizzly Lake, Koala Lake, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Parameters
- revegetation, kimberlite, plant growth, trace metals, nickel toxicity, water quality, fish habitat, wetland vegetation, soil properties, plant biomass, vegetation establishment, riparian habitat, lake sediment, organic matter, nutrient content, pH, reclamation, tailings containment
- Pages
- 62
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