Reclamation Research Program 2000, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2000)
This 2000 reclamation research report documents BHP Diamonds' revegetation efforts at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including soil topdressing effectiveness at Fox portal, vegetation establishment in the Panda Diversion Channel, and development of a reclamation registry. After five growing seasons, organic soil topdressing proved most favorable for plant growth, while native-grass cultivars achieved highest cover (39-52%), and Arctic Pendant Grass transplants in the diversion channel showed 60-92% survival rates.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds, Inc., ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services, 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, Long Lake, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Koala Lake, Grizzly Lake, Culvert Camp, Larry Lake, Prudhoe Oilfield, Kuparuk Oilfield, Alaska
- Parameters
- revegetation, soil topdressings, plant cultivation techniques, soil properties, microbial biomass, carbon mineralization potential, plant cover, water resources protection, riparian vegetation, aquatic vegetation, fish habitat, organic matter, soil pH, nutrients, native grass cultivars, native forbs, willow cuttings, Arctic Pendant Grass, natural colonization, vegetation transplants, soil microbiological properties
- Pages
- 60
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