Past mining activity in the Greater Sudbury area has left behind large wastelands in need of reclamation. Laurentian University’s L-Care project is looking at how to reclaim those barren lands while reducing the local mining industry’s carbon footprint.
L-Care (Landscape Carbon Accumulation through Reductions in Emissions) is investigating how to manage the reclamation of more than 30,000 hectares as part of a carbon sequestration strategy in relation to extensive hard rock mining.
It’s estimated that the carbon storage potential of these barren and semi-barren lands could be enough to balance 10 years of carbon emissions by local industry, while creating biodiverse ecosytems. The project’s research partners include the City of Sudbury and local mining companies Vale Canada and Glencore.