Test of Methods for Amending and Seeding Spoils at the Blackbird Mine

Test of Methods for Amending and Seeding Spoils at the Blackbird Mine
Author: Bland Z. Richardson
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Total Pages: 12
Release: 1981
Genre: Revegetation
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Abstract: Describes the acid waste drainage problem at the Blackbird copper/cobalt mine in Idaho and explains the rationale for attempting to establish vegetative cover over the mineral waste dump. Lists equipment and materials used in six experimental treatments. Evaluates performance of hay as a spoil amendment of 11 grass species tested, and of three methods of seeding.