Mined Land Use Plan

Mining and Reclamation Methods. The applicant's mining and reclamation plans shall describe the mining method as designated by the applicant on the basis of current or anticipated mining practices, and the reclamation method, having as its objective the preparation of the affected land for a future productive use.

New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine …

The three new products help address this information gap by providing a suite of complementary tools and information that make it easier to assess and track mining activity, …

Transitional and Post-Mining Land Uses: A Global Review of …

Post-mining land management is an integral part of surface mining and quarrying operations. In this context, the questions raised concern what course of action is mandated by laws and regulations; what type of land reclamation should be implemented, taking into account the site-specific conditions prevailing in each mining area; what are the appropriate land uses; …

Coal Mine Reclamation Revitalization

Testimony of. Glenda H. Owens, Deputy Director. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. U.S. Department of the Interior . Before the. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MINING RECLAMATION IN NORTH AMERICA

Mining reclamation can take on various forms and achieve different objectives in an attempt to mitigate environmental impacts of mining and restore land that has been mined to a natural or semi-natural state. In some cases, existing drainages are incorporated into the reclamation plan

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Mining & Reclamation

Since the state Mined Land Reclamation Law was enacted in 1975, more than 4,800 mines have received state mining permits and more than 2,500 mines have been reclaimed. The majority of the reclaimed mines have been reclaimed by operators.

Reclaiming Degraded Lands for People and Wildlife

The Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Economic Development Pilot Program (AML Pilot) is a federal program to help reclaim abandoned mine land for reuse or other community goals. It was estimated that projects from the AML Pilot's first year, which cost less than $30 million, would create 3,000 jobs, generate over $140 million in revenue ...

Quality evaluation of land reclamation in mining area based …

Several deficiencies exist in the present evaluation of land reclamation quality in mining areas. These include the absence of an established set of evaluation index systems and standard acceptance criteria, as well as the use of traditional sampling techniques, which are costly and in efficiency, and time-consuming. Compared with the traditional sampling survey …

Assessment of Land Reclamation Benefits in …

Land reclamation plays a vital role in the ecological improvement and economic development of mining regions. This study aims to conduct a preliminary discussion on the evaluation content, evaluation methods, and …

Land Reclamation

Land Disturbance and Reclamation after Mining. In Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining & Utilization, 1987. 3.2 Framework of Land Reclamation Requirements. In recent years many countries have developed and adopted laws, national programmes and specific policies for environmental protection.

Reclamation and Restoration

Reclamation in the National Park System focuses on reestablishing landscapes and environments that mimic the surrounding undisturbed lands. Mine structures such as mills, shops, headframes, and others of historic value are …

Progress of Mine Land Reclamation and …

The mining of mineral resources has caused serious damage to land and significant pressure on ecological environment. During the repairing of damaged land and degraded ecosystems, there have been many pieces of …

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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced changes to the Ten-Day Notice rule that will make it easier for citizens to report mining concerns, safeguarding people and the environment from the adverse …

NAAMLP

The $2,500 NAAMLP Scholarship is to assist in the education of students whose intention is to work as scientists, engineers or technicians in the field of mine land reclamation. Learn more The Fall Conference of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs is hosted by West ia AML in Canaan Valley.

Chapter 8: Mine reclamation practices to enhance forest …

forest. On reclaimed mine sites, the quality of that forest and the speed with which it develops depend upon the conditions created by the mining and reclamation process (Fig. 8-1). Conventional surface mine reclamation as practiced from the late 1970s until recently under the federal Surface Mine Control and Reclamation

Abandoned Mine Lands: Technical Resources | US EPA

Using Topsoil as a Microbial Inoculant. 2003 National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation and the 9th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium. 2003. EPA Mine Waste Technology Program. Improvements in Engineered Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage. Mine Waste Technology Program 2003 Annual Report, Activity III Project 24.

Coal Mine Reclamation Revitalization

These programs protect the public and the environment from the adverse effects of current mining and support the reclamation of impacted land after active mining operations …

Land Reclamation

Land Reclamation is a Division within the Department of Mines and Minerals, and is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1971 and the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and …

Mine land reclamation, mine land reuse, and vegetation …

Dartford's environmental management of the mine site and reclamation of mine land was effective from 2007 to 2017 (before and after the start of the Garden Scheme), the area of land with Relative Low (0–0.4) level in Dartford has decreased from 43.5% (30.45 km 2) in 2007 to 13.1% (9.17 km 2) in 2017, while the area of land with Relative High ...

The hits and misses of a mine reclamation project in Jharkhand

The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which was operating the opencast mining project, has so far carried out reclamation work in about 272 hectares area including plantation, an eco-park and a few water bodies. Land reclamation is an important process of the overall mining process once the minerals from a mine are exhausted and the mine is closed.

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stable domestic mining, minerals, metal and mineral reclamation industries." The Act also states, however, that the Government should also promote the "development of methods for the disposal, control, and reclamation of mineral waste products, and the reclamation of mined land, so as to lessen any adverse

What is Mine Reclamation? Benefits, Purpose, and …

Mine reclamation is the process of restoring land that has been disturbed or degraded by mining activities, to return it to a safe, environmentally sound state that can be useful for future purposes. This involves a series of …

Mine reclamation planning and management: Integrating …

The mining industry is an industry that changes entire landscapes, making it the source of a variety of impacts (Owen et al., 2020; Fleming‐Muñoz et al., 2020; Werner et al., 2019; Svobodova et al., 2019a).Mining as an activity produces temporary land use (Bowie and Fulcher, 2017), which transforms the land into a final post-mining landscape through complex …

Mine land rehabilitation: Modern ecological approaches for …

While the reclamation of mine land for agricultural purposes prioritizes the rehabilitation of soil properties to satisfy the resource requirements of the desired crops, the straightforward restoration of self-perpetuating ecosystems that can perform their functions and provide services requires the selection of species that trigger ecosystem ...

NAAMLP

Member States and Tribes working together to reclaim the Nation's abandoned mine lands. The $2,500 NAAMLP Scholarship is to assist in the education of students whose intention is to …

Reclamation and Restoration

Scars on the land may last thousands of years even if mined areas stabilize and the vegetation recovers. Carefully planned reclamation can restore natural processes and greatly speed site recovery. Reclamation in the National Park System focuses on reestablishing landscapes and environments that mimic the surrounding undisturbed lands.

Reclamation in Action | Office of Surface Mining Reclamation …

Two centuries of US coal mining occurred before the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977. Land that was once considered dangerous and unwelcoming is finding new purpose through innovative reclamation projects.