THETFORD MINES \u2013 In partnership with the owner of Granilake mine, Viridis, Quebec\u2019s leader in the management of fertilizing residual materials (FRMs), is announcing the revegetation of tens of hectares of the former Black Lake mining site at Thetford Mines.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThanks to its innovative solutions and superior expertise in the field, Viridis has developed several organic substrate recipes adapted to the revegetation of mine tailings heaps,\u201d indicated Viridis Vice President and founder, Simon Naylor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Working in collaboration with Granilake since 2011, Viridis ” _builder_version=”3.19.7″ text_orientation=”justified”]\r\n\r\n
Working in collaboration with Granilake since 2011, Viridis has generated close to $1 million in economic benefits locally over the past three years through this incredible effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”It should be noted that in addition to diverting organic waste” _builder_version=”3.19.7″ text_orientation=”justified”]\r\n\r\n
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It should be noted that in addition to diverting organic waste from landfills, using waste for revegetation is an economical, sustainable and socially responsible measure that has a positive impact on rehabilitating the former mining site. \u201cWe prompt the generation of a permanent green cover through herbaceous plants and trees adapted to the environment. Over time, the mounds of mine tailings that have tarnished the barren landscape of the former mine for dozens of years will all be revegetated, which will completely renew the area,\u201d added Mr. Naylor, proud of Viridis\u2019 sustained efforts to green the Thetford Mines region.<\/p>\r\n
Viridis and the owner of the mine support research: after the fields, the forest<\/em><\/p>\r\n It is hardly surprising that just a few weeks ago, Professor Nicolas B\u00e9langer of the D\u00e9partement Science et Technologie at Universit\u00e9 T\u00c9LUQ, and researcher at the Centre d\u2019\u00e9tude de la for\u00eat, received a $25,000 Engage grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for his research on valorizing the former chrysotile mine at Black Lake.<\/p>\r\n Entitled Afforestation sur des sols reconstruits \u00e0 partir de boues de d\u00e9sencrage et municipales : le cas des haldes \u00e0 r\u00e9sidus miniers de chrysotile<\/em>, his project will be carried out in partnership with Viridis and mine officials, and will have a very specific focus: the implementation of a robust experimental afforestation system (the planting of trees to generate a forest on a surface that has been without trees over an extended period), the description of microsites, the collection of data on the survival, growth and foliar nutrition of the trees over a year, and the analysis of the results.<\/p>\r\n \u201cWe are honoured by this partnership for this research, and proud to support him with his project. It demonstrates beyond any doubt that Viridis is not only a leader in its field, but also that it knows how to get involved, and that the mine owner wants the greatest possible amount of greenery at the site,\u201d concluded Mr. Naylor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”See the TVA Nouvelle news coverage” _builder_version=”3.19.7″]\r\n\r\n