NIBLACK RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLAN 2012 - Post-Construction Update - May 25, 2012

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NIBLACK RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLAN 2012 provides a post-construction update for site reclamation and long-term closure at 1040 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver. It summarizes construction surface and subsurface activities, including surface features, waste rock characterization, and exploration drilling, then defines reclamation goals and guiding principles. The plan details the reclamation and closure process across construction, interim work, drilling reclamation, temporary closure, and final permanent closure, plus soil salvage, revegetation methods, and performance criteria. It also includes facility-specific task plans and cost estimates, supported by monitoring and maintenance requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages87

Reading Time3 h 39 min

AccessFree to download

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

2.1 SURFACE FEATURES

2.2 UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT

2.3 EXPLORATION DRILLING

2.4 RECLAMATION

3 GUIDELINES FOR RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE

3.1 RECLAMATION GOALS

3.2 SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC RECLAMATION GOALS

3.3 RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PRINCIPLES

3.4 OVERVIEW OF THE RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PROCESS

3.5 SOIL SALVAGING, VEGETATION SALVAGING AND REVEGETATION METHODS

3.6 RECLAMATION PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

3.7 UPDATING THE RECLAMATION PLAN

4 FACILITY-SPECIFIC RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLANS

4.1 SITE DISTURBANCE SUMMARY

4.2 TASK 1 – PAG FACILITY

4.3 TASK 2 – ADIT PLUG AND PORTAL ENTRANCE RECLAMATION

4.4 TASK 3 – NAG WASTE ROCK STORAGE AREA

4.5 TASK 4 – WATER TREATMENT AND SETTLING PONDS

NIBLACK RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLAN 2012 Post-Construction Update Prepared for 1040 W. Georgia Street, 15th Floor Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6E 4H8 Prepared by 285 Century Place Suite 190 Louisville, CO 80027 May 25, 2012 CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................VI ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................ VII 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1-1 2 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................2-1 2.1 SURFACE FEATURES ........................................................................................................2-1 2.1.1 Waste Rock Storage Facilities ...............................................................................2-2 2.1.2 Water Management Features................................................................................2-3 2.2 UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................................2-3 2.2.1 Waste Rock Characterization................................................................................2-4 2.3 EXPLORATION DRILLING ..............................................................................................2-5 2.4 RECLAMATION .................................................................................................................2-5 3 GUIDELINES FOR RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE ..........................................................3-1 3.1 RECLAMATION GOALS ..................................................................................................3-1 3.2 SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC RECLAMATION GOALS..........................................3-1 3.3 RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PRINCIPLES...........................................................3-2 3.4 OVERVIEW OF THE RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PROCESS ..........................3-3 3.4.1 Construction Reclamation.....................................................................................3-4 3.4.2 Interim Reclamation ...............................................................................................3-4 3.4.3 Surface Drilling Reclamation ................................................................................3-4 3.4.4 Temporary Closure ................................................................................................3-5 3.4.5 Final Reclamation and Permanent Closure ........................................................3-7 3.4.6 Post Closure Monitoring and Maintenance........................................................3-7 3.5 SOIL SALVAGING, VEGETATION SALVAGING AND REVEGETATION METHODS............................................................................................................................3-8 3.5.1 Topsoil Salvage and Stockpiling ..........................................................................3-8 3.5.2 Revegetation Methods and Materials ..................................................................3-9 3.6 RECLAMATION PERFORMANCE CRITERIA............................................................3-10 3.6.1 General Reclamation Completion Criteria........................................................3-10 3.6.2 Revegetation Success Criteria.............................................................................3-11 3.7 UPDATING THE RECLAMATION PLAN ...................................................................3-12 4 FACILITY-SPECIFIC RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLANS........................................4

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What criteria are used to evaluate whether reclamation is successful?

It specifies general reclamation completion criteria and revegetation success criteria to measure performance outcomes.

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