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Spring 2017
Oilsands tailings are a waste product comprising primarily a stable alkaline suspension of clay in water. This waste product of oilsands mining is environmentally hazardous to store and expensive to safely dispose of. This work presents two novel ideas for dealing with the waste. The first is...
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Observations on the dispersal of saline groundwater in the Beaver Creek Diversion system, 1976-1978
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Killworth, P.D., Carmack, E.C.
The dispersal of saline groundwater in the Beaver Creek Diversion System is described using data from a two-year physical limnology monitor of the system. Emphasis is placed on processes influencing temporal and spatial patterns in circulation, stratification and saline water distributions....
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Fall 2011
Downy mildew, caused by Peronospora viciae, is an important disease of field pea. Surveys of pea crops in central Alberta in 2009 and 2010 revealed that the incidence of downy mildew is high in this region, with yield losses of 20 to 25% in the most severely infected crop. Four pathotypes of...
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Oil sand overburden characterization within the mine area of Syncrude Lease No. 17 for reclamation of spent oil sand
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For the establishment and growth of plants, spent oil sand lacks Ca, K, NO3-N, available P, Zn, CEC and available water storage capacity. Cu, Mn and possibly SO4-S are marginally adequate in spent sand. Oil sand overburden materials within the mine area of Syncrude Lease No. 17 were sampled and...
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Oil Sands Mature Fine Tailings Consolidation Through Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation
Download2014-12-21
Liang, J., Liu, Y., Deng, L., Guo, Z.
The accumulation of mature fine tailings (MFT) in tailings ponds has been a concern of the oil sands industry and regulators for decades. Previous studies and current practices for fine tailings consolidation focus on the addition of inorganic and organic additives to reduce MFT production and...
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2010-10-13
This is one of two versions of this report. This one (TR-4A) contains the Report only. The other (TR-4) contains the report and Appendices. This report provides a high level summary of the conversations and discoveries that emerged over the course of the Reclamation Challenge Dialogue. During...
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2010-10-13
This is one of two versions of this report. This one (TR-4) contains the Report and Appendices; the other (TR-4A) contains only the Report. This report provides a high level summary of the conversations and discoveries that emerged over the course of the Reclamation Challenge Dialogue. During...
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Oil Sands Reclamation With Woody Debris Using LFH Mineral Soil Mix And Peat Mineral Soil Mix Cover Soils: Impacts On Select Soil And Vegetation Properties
DownloadFall 2014
Prior to mining oil sands, soil is salvaged for reclamation and forest stands are harvested for their merchantable timber. Harvest operations leave large amounts of residual woody debris, which has been historically burned or mulched. Woody debris has significant ecological effects and can be...
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Oil sands reclamation: A study integrating mining, tailings disposal and reclamation. Volume I - Text
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Rheinbraun - Consulting GmbH, Techman Ltd.
The document provides a comprehensive review of the technical problems facing future oil sands developments and suggests options which will be helpful in formulating oil sands mining, tailings disposal and reclamation plans. By providing in-depth cost analysis for many of the activities...
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Oil sands reclamation: A study integrating mining, tailings disposal and reclamation. Volume II - Drawings
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Techman Ltd., Rheinbraun - Consulting GmbH
The document provides a comprehensive review of the technical problems facing future oil sands developments and suggests options which will be helpful in formulating oil sands mining, tailings disposal and reclamation plans. By providing in-depth cost analysis for many of the activities...