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Spring 2013
Strategic mine planning and waste management are important aspects of surface mining operations. Due to the limitations in lease area for oil sands mining, the pit phase advancement is carried out simultaneously with the construction of in-pit and ex-pit tailings impoundment dykes. Most of the...
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Fall 2011
Oil sands mining in Alberta will destroy tens of thousands of hectares of boreal habitat. This land will need to be reclaimed. Current closure plans call for the construction of shallow open water wetlands to cover about 10-30% of the reclaimed landscape. Already, several trial wetlands have...