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Reclamation at Island Copper Pelletier, Clem; Hillis, Ron J.

Abstract

Utah Mines Ltd. operates a large open pit copper mine located on the north shore of Rupert Inlet on the northern end of Vancouver Island. Since 1970 the Environmental Department at Island Copper has been responsible for mine reclamation studies and operations. Initial studies included a detailed assessment of soils and forest productivity in the area. Initial operations included planting 60 acres of disturbed ground around the plant facilities and access road. Subsequent operations have included test plots and stabilization of waste dump outslopes.

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Title
Reclamation at Island Copper
Creator
Pelletier, Clem; Hillis, Ron J.
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
1977
Description
Utah Mines Ltd. operates a large open pit copper mine located on the north shore of Rupert Inlet on the northern end of Vancouver Island. Since 1970 the Environmental Department at Island Copper has been responsible for mine reclamation studies and operations. Initial studies included a detailed assessment of soils and forest productivity in the area. Initial operations included planting 60 acres of disturbed ground around the plant facilities and access road. Subsequent operations have included test plots and stabilization of waste dump outslopes.
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2010-01-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0041978
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17991
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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