Highvale Soil Reconstruction Reclamation Research Program

Experimental plots were established in 1982 at Highvale Mine to test several hypotheses relative to reclamation of sodic minespoil and to
provide interpretive data for reclamation planning and post-mining land management.

Data collected during the first monitoring program in 1983 showed that soil moisture, bulk density, chemistry and crop productivity were
significantly affected by the various treatment components for both the subsoil depth and slope drainage experiments.

As this is the first year of monitoring on these plots, the conclusions presented should be regarded as interim conclusions only.