EESC1168 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: National Coal Board, The Takeaway, Reforestation
24 Mar 2017
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Turtle mountain is located in southwestern alberta, canada; it is part of the. In 1903, a large landslide partially buried the coal mining town of frank, causing approximately 70 deaths. The town relocated to a slightly different location, but today people still live within areas of potential rockslides. Although coal mining probably weakened the slope, the mountain was already unstable and likely to. In the blackfoot and k"tunaxa languages, turtle mountain is called the mountain that moves . Native canadian oral history also discusses a previous deadly rockfall. It is likely that the mountain will experience another large slide. Turtle mountain has several fissures (cracks) in its surface that allow water to seep deep into the mountain. A: the water could freeze, causing cracks to expand and shifting overlying rock. Some minerals could absorb the water and expand, causing similar issues. Some minerals could dissolve in water, and be carried away, removing material from the slope and decreasing slope cohesion.
