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Teck wins prestigious B.C. TRCR mine reclamation award for innovative uphill contouring technique. John Snider, Darcy Norman, Mike Wenisch, Rick Sturek, Gary Kuta, Dave Dingreville, Don Caldwell, Sean Beswick, and Scott Holmgren. Credit: Teck Resources
Teck Resources won the coal mining category award for its use of uphill contouring to re-slope waste rock at the Coal Mountain mine near Sparwood. The project stabilized the spoils without impacting undisturbed or reclaimed downslope areas. The projects included the installation of trout and salmon habitat, and Coho salmon and other species have returned to the waterways. In addition, the affected Quesnel Lake shoreline has been cleaned up, revegetated, and salmon spawning gravel has been installed. Extensive revegetation of forested and riparian areas involved the planting of more than 800,000 native trees and shrubs.
Orca Sand and Gravel received the sand and gravel award for its ongoing progressive reclamation efforts at the Orca quarry near Port McNeill as demonstrated by the reclamation of a sediment storage facility and its engagement with the Kwakiutl First Nation and ‘Namgis First Nation to adapt planting prescriptions based on feedback from community members.
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