Land Management Resources

Recent rehabilitation project experience has shown that developing an overall property rehabilitation strategy that considers all of the physical mine hazards on a site or in an area can have cost...

The concept of mining the residual gold left by underground mines is not new within Timmins as it has been done at the Dome Mine and Pamour Mine. Given that the Hollinger Mine was the most prolific...

Building on previous studies of Technosols manufactured from crushed waste rock and board mill residuals (20:80) for use in mine reclamation, this study investigates the additions of selected soil...

Since 1997, all of the legacy sites (all 7,900) have been assessed and it has been determined that 3,200 will require some sort of assistance by the MAAP program. The reality is many of the 7,900...

The purpose of the study is to determine best protocols for collecting, processing, storing, and germinating seed from local, wild sources for approximately 50 species. These are critical aspects in...

Agnico Eagle holds to this day the rights of a portion of the historic mining sites in the Cobalt-Coleman Area (about 230 properties). Some of these sites were operated and closed well before Agnico...

Vale Canada’s operation in Copper Cliff, situated within the City of Greater Sudbury, is an integrated mine, mill, smelter and refinery complex. For over 100 years, tailings from the milling operation...

This paper explores the phytostabilization potential of plants naturally regenerating on closed mines in Northwestern Ontario. Data will be presented on their associated soils including pH and the...

The research project presented aimed to develop solutions for the restoration of disturbed environments where mineral substrate is exposed by using native plants. Two approaches were considered. In...

Thus fast-growing poplars may be used to quickly stabilize the soil against erosion while facilitating forest recolonization. However, the plantation design that should be used to achieve both...