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1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MINE RECLAMATION SYMPOSIUM "PLANNING FOR END LAND USES IN MINE RECLAMATION" Organized and Published by: Available from: The British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation Bitech Publishers Ltd., Richmond, BC Convened at the Overlander Hotel Williams Lake, British Columbia, June 19-22, 2000 UB/TIB Hannover

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON RECLAMATION (TRCR) REPORT OF THE TRCR AWARDS SUBCOMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TECHNICAL PAPERS: 1. Planning and Implementation Initiatives for an Afforestation Project in an Arid Environment, Northern Chile, I David Mchaina - Boliden Limited Gina Rom n Sena - Compa ia Minera Lomas Bayas Ltda. 2. The Impact of Beaver Dams on the Design and Construction of Reclaimed Mine Sites 11 Gord McKenna, Marie Keys and Terry van Meer - Syncrude Canada Ltd. Larry Roy - Alberta Research Centre Les Sawatsky - Colder Associates Ltd. 3. Environmental Planning for ARD Waste: Land-Dried Biosolids and ARD Waste Rock Experiment 13 Karin Renken - Sperling Hansen Associates Inc. 4. Cariboo Reclamation Project and Sediment Control During the Construction Phase of a Major Mine 26 Brian McBride - British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines 5. Pit to Park: Gravel Mine Reclamation Using Biosolids 38 Mike Van Ham - SYLVIS Environmental Inc. Ken Lee - Greater Vancouver Regional District Barry McLean - Valley Gravel Sales Ltd. 6. The Use of GIS at the Line Creek Mine 52 David Beranek and Bill Kovach - Luscar Ltd., Line Creek Mine

3 7. Case Study: Development of a Rehabilitation Plan for the Abandoned Arctic Gold and Silver Mine Site 63 Michael Nahir - Public Works and Government Services Canada Michael Royle and Cam Scott - Steffen Robertson and Kirsten (Canada) Inc. Mark Palmer - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 8. Landscape Design: A New Planning and Assessment Framework for Mine Reclamation 72 Gord McKenna, Janelle Ducharme and Marie Keys - Syncrude Canada Ltd. 9. Assessment of Pre- and Post-Mining Wildlife Habitat for the Window Pit Development on Babcock Mountain Near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia 74 Clint R. Smyth - Myosotis Ecological Consulting Dennis Sheppard - GEOTEC Mapping Solutions Irene Teske Dale Paton - Anatum Ecological Consulting Kim Bittman - Teck Corporation 10. Environmental Monitoring Toward End Land Use Objectives at ElkviewCoal 84 Brenda Dixon - Elkview Coal Corporation 11. Ashcroft Rooting Granule Quarry Project Planning and Reclamation for a New Mine in an Area of Multiple Use 98 Paul A. Christie and Donald K. McQueen - Talisman Land Resource Consultants Inc. Wade K. Husak - Clifton Associates Ltd. 12. A Sustainable Legacy: Utilizing Mine Assets Post-Closure Island Copper Mine 120 Brian Welchman - BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. Craig Aspinall - Public Relations Consultant 13. Native Grass Seed Development - Summer Manivalde Vaartnou - M. Vaartnou & Associates 14. Long Term Vegetation Development on Reclaimed Sites 140 David F. Polster - Polster Environmental Services

4 15. Selenium - Fate and Effects in the Aquatic Environment 148 Peter M. Chapman - EVS Environment Consultants 16. Selenium in the Elk River Basin, British Columbia - A Review of Findings and Discussion of Implications for Assessment and Management 160 Leslie E. McDonald and Mark M. Strosher - British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks 17. Selenium Studies in the Elk River Basin of the East Kootenay 174 Roger Berdusco, Ron Jones, and Matthew Cole - Fording Coal Limited Brenda Dixon - Elkview Coal Corporation Jim Lant - Luscar Ltd., Line Creek Mine IS. Overview of Selenium in Surface Waters, Sediment and Biota in River Basins 184 of West-Central Alberta Richard Casey - Water Management Division, Alberta Environment Paula Siwik - Fisheries Management Division. Alberta Environment 19. Selenium Release and Removal from the Red Dog Mine Operation 194 S.H. Brienne - Cominco Research, Trail, BC M. Falutsu. J.O. Weakley, and J.IZ. Kulas - Cominco Alaska Inc. W..I. Knit - Cominco Ltd.. Vancouver. BC G. M Her - University of Idaho 20. The Biogeochemistry of Selenium in the US Western Phosphate Resource Area: Sources, Pathways, Receptors and Controls 204 Gregory M Her, Jon Munkers, Melanie Bond and Kevin Brackney - University of Idaho 21. Critical Review of Tissue-Based Selenium Toxicity Thresholds for Fish and Birds 220 K.V. Brix, D.K. DeForest and A. Fairbrother - Parametrix Inc. W.J. Adams - Kennecott Utah Copper

5 22. Site-Specific Approach for Setting Water Quality Criteria for Selenium: Differences Between Lotic and Lentic Systems 231 W.J. Adams - Kennecott Utah Copper J.E. Toll, K.V. Brix, L.M. Tear and D.K. DeForest - Parametrix Inc. 23. Selenium in Terrestrial Ecosystems and Implications for Drastically Disturbed Land Reclamation 241 Scott E. Fisher - River Bend Associates 24. Proposed WQ Guidelines for Selenium to Protect Aquatic Life 253 N.K. Nagpal - British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks

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