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A sustainable legacy : utilizing mine assets post-closure : Island Copper Mine Welchman, Brian; Aspinall, Craig

Abstract

The Island Copper Mine operated by BHP Minerals Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of BHP International of Australia, ceased operations on December 31, 1995 on depletion of the copper-molybdenum orebody on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. BHP subsequently carried out a comprehensive plan to achieve an environmentally sensitive mine closure while also initiating the utilization of the site for sustainable commercial and industrial operations providing an ongoing economic benefit to the host community of Port Hardy.

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Title
A sustainable legacy : utilizing mine assets post-closure : Island Copper Mine
Creator
Welchman, Brian; Aspinall, Craig
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2000
Description
The Island Copper Mine operated by BHP Minerals Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of BHP International of Australia, ceased operations on December 31, 1995 on depletion of the copper-molybdenum orebody on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. BHP subsequently carried out a comprehensive plan to achieve an environmentally sensitive mine closure while also initiating the utilization of the site for sustainable commercial and industrial operations providing an ongoing economic benefit to the host community of Port Hardy.
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Conference Paper
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Text
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-06-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042364
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9546
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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