Reclamation Research Program 2000, Ekati Diamond Mine (ABR, Inc., December 2000)
This 2000 reclamation research report documents vegetation establishment efforts at Ekati Diamond Mine, including soil topdressing effectiveness at Fox portal and riparian habitat creation in Panda Diversion Channel. The report evaluates microbial activity, plant survival rates, and natural colonization across different soil amendments and transplant methods, and describes development of a reclamation registry to track mine site restoration progress.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services, BHP Diamonds, Inc., Janet G. Kidd, Karen N. Max, Envirotest Laboratories, Soil Foodweb Inc., University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fox portal, Panda Lake, Kodiak Lake, Panda Diversion Channel, Panda Pit, Koala Lake, Long Lake, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Grizzly Lake, Larry Lake, Ingraham Trail Road, Culvert Camp, Cotton-grass Tussock Tundra
- Parameters
- soil topdressings, revegetation, plant cover, soil properties, microbial biomass, carbon mineralization potential, water quality, fish habitat, riparian vegetation, aquatic vegetation, willow survival, grass sprigs, native forb seeding, organic matter, soil texture, nutrient availability, natural colonization, erosion, sedimentation, plant species diversity
- Pages
- 60
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