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Article: Alcoa Reestablishing an Ecosystem in Australia, One Million Plants at a Time.
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- Mining & Minerals Business
- Article date:
- October 2, 2009
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Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) Australia Operations have been recognized by national and international organizations as a world leader in mine site rehabilitation for its long term management of the ecosystem. Once again, Alcoa has demonstrated its leadership after growing its one millionth plant at its state-of-the-art laboratory near Perth, Australia.
Mine site rehabilitation is a complex and scientific process and some plant species, which need to be returned to the land during rehabilitation, needed a helping hand, according to Manager of Mines Bill Knight.
"There are several ways plants can be returned to rehabilitation, but some plant species do not produce ...