Pit slope manual. Supplement 10-1, Reclamation by vegetation. Vol 2, Mine waste inventory by satellite imagery .: M38-13/77-58E-PDF

"Reclamation of waste material is of increasing concern to mine operators, not only over the life of a mine, but also after closure. Establishing vegetation is one means of reclaiming waste to some state of acceptability. This supplement discusses considerations and problems associated with assessing the suitability of a particular waste material for supporting vegetation. The text is not designed to explain how to vegetate Canadian mine wastes, but rather how to assess the feasibility of vegetating them, how to know what to look for, and where to get information"--Summary.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.
Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology.
Minerals Research Program (Canada)
Mining Research Laboratories (Canada)
Title Pit slope manual. Supplement 10-1, Reclamation by vegetation. Vol 2, Mine waste inventory by satellite imagery .
Series title CANMET report ; 77-58
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"This supplement has been prepared as part of the Pit Slope Project of the Mining Research Laboratories, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada."
"Minerals Research Program, Mining Research Laboratories."
"Murray, D.R."
Includes index.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Natural Resources Canada].
Publishing information Ottawa : CANMET, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, c1977.
Author / Contributor Murray, D. R.
Description 216 p. : maps.
Catalogue number
  • M38-13/77-58E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 307123
Subject terms Slopes (Soil mechanics)
Strip mining
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