A preliminary assessment of subaqueous tailings disposal in Mandy Lake, Manitoba
By: prepared and funded by British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources ... [et al.] ; prepared by Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.
Contributors: British Columbia. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Series: MEND Project -- 2.11.1b
Publisher: Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology = Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l'énergie
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Ottawa, Ont
Language: eng
Subjects: Tailings (Metallurgy); Mineral industries -- Manitoba -- Mandy Lake -- Waste disposal.
Description:   The subaqueous disposal of reactive mine wastes in Mandy Lake, Manitoba was asessed. Water, sediment, benthos, zooplankton and phytoplankton were collected at four stations, and were analysed. An abundance of organic material was found in the lake. Lake biota were examined and aquatic vegetation in the lake was collected and analysed for metals. Several appendices, dealing with topics such as dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles and petrographic analyses, were included in the report.
Notes: Summary in English and French.

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