433,000 Plants in the ground after 2018 Victor Reclamation Proram – De Beers Group

11 Dec 2018

De Beers Victor Mine has completed a successful 2018 reclamation program, with more than 430,000 seedlings planted this year.

Over 105,000 plants were grown on-site in a greenhouse and hydroponic seed starter “Crop Box” facility from seeds picked in the local area by Attawapiskat First Nation youth in 2017

The remaining 32 9,000 plants were brought in from off-site commercial local nurseries in Timmins and elsewhere using the local seeds that were harvested

The team also collected 6.6 kilograms of local seeds over the past two months – that’s about 5.6 million seeds collected around the Victor Mine area by Reclamation technicians, Workforce North contractors and the Attawapiskat Labour Group. Species collected included Green and River Alder, Paper Birch, Fireweed, Yarrow and more.

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