Land Management Resources
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NOVA, AN ALBERTA CORPORATION embarked on a research and development project approximately one and one-half years ago to develop a machine capable of stripping frozen topsoil . The result was a...
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During the Fall of 2006, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines tendered a construction project to provide a soil cover over the North Impounded Tailings (NIT) area at the abandoned...
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Successful reclamation of a pipeline right-of-way is contingent upon the proper material handling procedure, especially for topsoil conservation. NOVA's practice of topsoil conservation is discussed...
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Sub-arctic remote locations pose a challenge for remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Selecting the best method that considers and balances each of the social, economic and ecological factors that...
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The Northern Transportation Route (NTR) was established in the 1930s to transport pitch blende ore 2,200 km from the Port Radium Mine in the Northwest Territories to Fort McMurray, Alberta. The ore...
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Reclamation activities of the Alberta Forest Service fall into three general areas. It is involved in the process of application, approval, and inspection of all operations relating to resource...
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Reclamation of land disturbed during surface mining of coal in the plains region of Alberta has become an important issue in the last decade. This corresponds to the increasing concerns over...
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A recent study (using a 10% stratified random sample) estimated the amount of area physically disturbed by energy related activity, to be 66,576 acres (26,963 ha) for a selective study area...
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One of the major tasks facing the coal mining industry today is dealing with environmental concerns. The requirement of selectively handling topsoil and subsoil for reclaiming plains strip mines is...
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The Oil Sands Environmental Study Group {OSESG) was formed early in 1973 by sixteen major petroleum companies who were either oil sands operators or lease holders. The group was designed to operate as...
