Revegetation Research Projects 2008, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, May 2009)

EKATI Diamond Mine Revegetation Research Projects 2008 report (May 2009, BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Yellowknife). Documents revegetation trial substrate-placement treatments (1: 20cm lake sediment, 2: 20cm topsoil, 3: 20cm topsoil over 20cm lake sediment, 4: 20cm glacial till, 5: 0-5cm lake sediment), Layfield LP8 Non-woven Geotextile fabric placement under topsoil at Fox Portal vs direct placement, native legume mix and NGC mix seeding, NPK 16-16-16 fertilizer broadcast at 100 kg/ha, tundra plug transplants, smectite mineralogy (montmorillonite, beidellite, saponite), Sodium Adsorption Ratio for soil/irrigation extracts, and soil pH classification table (Very strongly acid 4.5-5.0 through Very strongly alkaline 9.0+).