Abstract. Alberta was the first province in Canada with an environment department, the first to set up reclamation legislation, and the only province currently funding reclamation research. The key to our success lies in our cooperative approach with industry. Throughout the development, operating and reclamation phases, industry and government work together to ensure that all parties understand and accept the proposed activities and requirements. Where new reclamation approaches are being proposed, or where Albertabased information is lacking, government and industry work together to collect appropriate data to allow for better decisions. The province established the Reclamation Research Technical Advisory Committee in 1978 to coordinate provincial government reclamation research and to fund and manage research where needed. Since that time, the program has produced over 60 technical reports to assist government, industry, and the public in making sound decisions.

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