##  [Testing Soil Mixtures for Reclamation of Diamond Mine Wastes in a Subarctic Region](/resource/testing-soil-mixtures-reclamation-diamond-mine-wastes-subarctic-region) 

Organization

[Laurentian University](/organization/laurentian-university)

[Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)](/organization/canadian-land-reclamation-association-clra)

 

 

Project

[National CLRA Conference Papers](/project/national-clra-conference-papers)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Andrea Hanson

Daniel Campbell

 

 

Original Authors

Andrea Hanson

Daniel Campbell

 

 

Resource Date:

2016

 

Page Length

5

 

 

The goal of our research is to examine how mines in northern regions,  
such as the De Beers Victor Diamond Mine, can use readily accessible material,  
including their mining by-products, to create cover soils for reclamation. To  
achieve this, various soil mixtures were created using local mineral and organic  
substrate materials at the Victor Mine, and their success and performance will be  
evaluated. The main objectives of this research are to (1) determine which  
mixture(s) of mineral substrates promote the most suitable conditions for the  
establishment of vegetation, and (2) determine how the quantity of organic matter  
influences vegetation establishment.