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Issues in determining mine reclamation release criteria for British Columbia Horton, P. R.; Freberg, Mark

Abstract

Collaborative discussions were initiated in 2001 through an 'ad hoc' British Columbia (BC) government/industry working committee to establish mine reclamation release criteria for determining revegetation success for BC mines. Several reclamation release criteria issues were determined to be pre- or co-requisites to determination of revegetation success. These included recognition of the complexity of this goal, given the environmental diversity of BC mine sites and their range of end land use designations and land productivities. A key issue needing resolution was whether ecological end points and/or ecological processes can be used for criteria in determining mine land revegetation success. Given the environmental complexity, a 'tool box' of different mine reclamation release criteria requires development that is consistent with regulatory requirements, and ecological science.

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Issues in determining mine reclamation release criteria for British Columbia
Creator
Horton, P. R.; Freberg, Mark
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2002
Description
Collaborative discussions were initiated in 2001 through an 'ad hoc' British Columbia (BC) government/industry working committee to establish mine reclamation release criteria for determining revegetation success for BC mines. Several reclamation release criteria issues were determined to be pre- or co-requisites to determination of revegetation success. These included recognition of the complexity of this goal, given the environmental diversity of BC mine sites and their range of end land use designations and land productivities. A key issue needing resolution was whether ecological end points and/or ecological processes can be used for criteria in determining mine land revegetation success. Given the environmental complexity, a 'tool box' of different mine reclamation release criteria requires development that is consistent with regulatory requirements, and ecological science.
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-06-17
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042414
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9432
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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