Ressources de Gestion des Terres

Reclamation activity in the mining industry has increased across Canada as more mines reach the end of their life, and progressive rehabilitation becomes part of day-to-day operations. Reclamation...

Regulatory Must have a complete understanding of the major regulatory issues affecting decommissioning design: - the regulatory system/how was it developed - the review/approval system - standards and...

Numerical modelling is a powerful tool that has become common in engineering use in recent years. With advancements in hardware and software, complex models can be developed to simulate numerous...

Summary of the discussions at the Decommissioning Standards Workshop at the 1995 CLRA National Conference. PowerPoint presentation

Cogema Resources Inc., together with the Unsaturated Soils Group at the University of Saskatchewan, initiated a multi-year research program at the Cluff Lake Mine during the summer of 1995. The...

It is now generally recognized that rock with sub-economic levels of uranium mineralization has the potential to generate long-term environmental problems which require improved management techniques...

The extraction of aggregate (sand, gravel and crushed stone) in urban landscapes present challenges related to hydrogeology, ecology, land use and environmental impacts (noise, dust and truck traffic)...

The primary factor affecting vegetation dynamics on Sudbury’s barren soils is their acidic, aluminum-, copper- and nickel-toxic properties, although certain plant species avoid the problem through...

Results from the first three years of a ten year study, on the utilization of urban waste wood chips as a mulch and soil aggregate for tree establishment, are presented here. Tree growth trials on a...

In 1973, Falconbridge Ltd. (Kidd Creek Division) of Timmins Ontario implemented the Thickened Tailings Disposal method, which involves the deposition of tailings at 60-65% solids, resulting in a...