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Yonk, Ryan M., Josh T. Smith, and Arthur R. Wardle. "Exploring the Policy Implications of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act." Resources 8, no. 1 (January 25, 2019): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources8010025.

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This paper explores how policy structure, institutions, and political climate impact the ability of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) to ensure the reclamation of surface coal mines. We conduct a policy review that traces the impacts of the three parts of SMCRA; Reclamation Standards, Reclamation Bonding Requirements, and the Abandoned Mine Land fund. We examine the implications the act and its approach have for the mining industry and their ability to reclaim mining areas. We find that each of the three parts of SMCRA’s approach face substantial problems in their implementation. Though largely a positive force for internalizing the environmental costs of surface mining, those issues commonly elucidated in the public choice literature reduce the efficacy of the policy approach and call into question the act’s ability to ensure reclamation occurs. Both in the structure of the bonding requirements and in the regulatory structure created by the act, misaligned incentives sometimes hamper effective reclamation. Further, the funds created under SMCRA to reclaim and restore mined lands have often been directed towards projects that are politically expedient for politicians instead of those that would best serve the fund’s original reclamation purpose. After revealing these problems and putting them in the context of the public choice literature, we suggest updates to the current policy that would align reclamation incentives and better ensure that the reclamation of surface mines occurs. We emphasize the cooperative elements of SMCRA and suggest how other countries, especially those without major existing frameworks for handling reclamation, can emulate the successes of SMCRA while avoiding its implementations snags.
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Asmarhansyah, Asmarhansyah, and Rahmat Hasan. "Reklamasi Lahan Bekas Tambang Timah Berpotensi sebagai Lahan Pertanian di Kepulauan Bangka Belitung." Jurnal Sumberdaya Lahan 12, no. 2 (June 25, 2020): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.21082/jsdl.v12n2.2018.73-82.

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<p><strong>Abstrak</strong>. Lahan bekas tambang timah berpeluang untuk dimanfaatkan sebagai areal pertanian dalam upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan pangan dan mengatasi persoalan lingkungan pasca penambangan. Tujuan makalah ini adalah untuk mengkaji upaya reklamasi lahan bekas tambang timah untuk dijadikan areal pertanian di Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. Luas seluruh izin usaha penambangan (IUP) yang telah diterbitkan oleh pemerintah pusat dan daerah dan dimiliki oleh perseroan di darat sebesar 327.524 ha, sedangkan luas IUP di laut 183.837 ha. Aspek biofisik lahan sangat menentukan keberhasilan reklamasi lahan bekas tambang timah. Pemanfaatan lahan bekas tambang timah sebagai areal pertanian menemui sejumlah kendala biofisik lahan, seperti bentang lahan (lanskap) yang tidak beraturan, hilangnya lapisan atas tanah (top soil), rendahnya status kesuburan tanah, dan terganggunya kualitas air kolong. Selain aspek biofisik, upaya reklamasi juga patut mempertimbangkan aspek sosial ekonomi, seperti status kepemilikan lahan, pengetahuan dan keterampilan petani, dan kelayakan biaya usaha tani. Penyimpanan tanah pucuk, penataan lahan, penggunaan amelioran, pengembangan Legume Cover Crops, implementasi Integrated Farming Systems, dan perbaikan kualitas air kolong di lahan bekas tambang timah diyakini mampu meningkatkan kualitas dan daya dukung lahan bekas tambang timah untuk areal pertanian. Reklamasi lahan bekas tambang timah juga membutuhkan partisipasi aktif masyarakat, pemerintah daerah, dan perusahaan tambang timah. Kegiatan reklamasi yang mampu memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat setempat untuk berusaha tani di lahan bekas tambang timah dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu indikator keberhasilan reklamasi pasca penambangan.</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong>. Abandoned tin-mining lands have the potential to be used as agricultural areas in order to fulfill food demand and solve the environmental problems derived from mining activities. The purpose of this paper is to assess the reclamation measures on abandoned-tin mining areas which could be used as agricultural areas in Bangka Belitung Islands. The total areas of the mining business license (IUP) issued by the central and local government and owned by the company are 327,524 ha in inland and 183,837 ha in the sea. Biophysical aspects largely determines the success of reclamation of abandoned tin-mining areas. Utilization of abandoned-tin mining areas as agricultural areas is facing land biophysical constraints, such as undulating landscape, losses of top soil, low soil fertility status, and disruption of water quality of tin-mining pond. In addition to the biophysical aspects, reclamation efforts should also consider the socio-economic aspects, including land ownership status, knowledge and skills of farmers, and the feasibility of the cost of farming systems. Conservation of top soil, arrangement of land, development of legume cover crops, implementation of Integrated Farming Systems, and improvement of water quality in the area under the former tin mine are believed to improve the quality and carrying capacity of abandoned tin-mining areas to be used as agricultural areas. Reclamation of abandoned tin-mining areas also requires the active participation of the community, local government, and tin mining company. Reclamation activities that can provide benefits to local communities for farming in tin mined land can be used as one indicator of the success of the post-mining reclamation.</p>
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Peco, Jesús D., Pablo Higueras, Juan A. Campos, José M. Esbrí, Marta M. Moreno, Fabienne Battaglia-Brunet, and Luisa M. Sandalio. "Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation by Plant Remediation Technologies." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 8, 2021): 6555. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126555.

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Abandoned mine lands (AMLs), which are considered some of the most dangerous anthropogenic activities in the world, are a source of hazards relating to potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Traditional reclamation techniques, which are expensive, time-consuming and not well accepted by the general public, cannot be used on a large scale. However, plant-based techniques have gained acceptance as an environmentally friendly alternative over the last 20 years. Plants can be used in AMLs for PTE phytoextraction, phytostabilization, and phytovolatilization. We reviewed these phytoremediation techniques, paying particular attention to the selection of appropriate plants in each case. In order to assess the suitability of plants for phytoremediation purposes, the accumulation capacity and tolerance mechanisms of PTEs was described. We also compiled a collection of interesting actual examples of AML phytoremediation. On-site studies have shown positive results in terms of soil quality improvement, reduced PTE bioavailability, and increased biodiversity. However, phytoremediation strategies need to better characterize potential plant candidates in order to improve PTE extraction and to reduce the negative impact on AMLs.
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Blicker, Pamela S., Dennis R. Neuman, and Stuart R. Jennings. "A QUALITATIVE RECLAMATION ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK FOR ABANDONED HARDROCK MINE LANDS." Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2009, no. 1 (June 30, 2009): 89–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.21000/jasmr09010089.

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CARLSON, C. P., and G. A. OLYPHANT. "The Role of Gully Stabilization in Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation." Environmental & Engineering Geoscience II, no. 3 (September 1, 1996): 393–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.ii.3.393.

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Liu, Ann Y., Frank C. Curriero, Thomas A. Glass, Walter F. Stewart, and Brian S. Schwartz. "Associations of the Burden of Coal Abandoned Mine Lands with Three Dimensions of Community Context in Pennsylvania." ISRN Public Health 2012 (May 10, 2012): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/251201.

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Background. Pennsylvania, with thousands of abandoned coal mines and miles of streams polluted with acid mine drainage, has the largest domestic coal mining burden contributing to deterioration of communities. Objectives. To evaluate contextual aspects by examining associations between coal abandoned mine lands (AML) and community measures of socioeconomic deprivation, social disorganization, and physical disorder. Methods. AML exposure data from the Reclaimed Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System were used to create density, diversity, accessibility, and clustering metrics. The three community context outcome measures were comprised of 14 census variables. In community-level analyses, 10 AML variables were evaluated separately with each dimension of community context, adjusting for covariates, in communities with and without abandoned mines. Results. We observed consistent associations between higher AML burden and worse socioeconomic deprivation, negative relations with social disorganization, but no statistically significant associations with physical disorder. Six of 10 AML variables were associated with socioeconomic deprivation, many consistently exhibiting exposure-effect patterns of worse deprivation with greater AML. Conclusions. Higher AML was associated with higher socioeconomic deprivation. These results can help prioritize the use of Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act funds and inform decisions regarding Marcellus shale drilling to prevent analogous environmental degradation and public health impacts.
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Waddle, Robert C., and Greg A. Olyphant. "GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELING OF AN ABANDONED MINE LANDS SITE SCHEDULED FOR RECLAMATION." Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2010, no. 1 (June 30, 2010): 1320–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.21000/jasmr10011320.

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Zipper, Carl E., and Butch Lambert. "REMINING TO RECLAIM ABANDONED MINED LANDS: VIRGINIA'S INITIATIVE." Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 1998, no. 1 (1998): 530–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.21000/jasmr98010530.

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Shevchuk, Ruslan, Volodymyr Filipovych, Anton Mychak, and Mykola Lybskyi. "Satellite monitoring features of crystalline rocks mining territories within Zhitomyr region based on optical and radar remote sensing data." Ukrainian journal of remote sensing, no. 22 (October 1, 2019): 12–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.36023/ujrs.2019.22.157.

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Opportunities of optical and radar satellite data application for ecological state and reclamation quality assessment of disturbed by crystalline rocks open cast mining lands are considered in the article. Digital elevation models analysis is proposed for the problem of identification of mines among rock dumps and rocky outcrops solution. Radar interferograms were used as source data for DEM creating. The research was performed on three study sites within Korostishiv, Cherniahiv and Khoroshiv districts of Zhitomir region. As result of the study an abandoned quarry with no reclamation done and an illegal stone processing waste dump were found. It is stated that environmental impact of crystalline rock open cast mining not as serious as ilmenite or amber open cast mining impacts and facts of violation of law caused by mining activities were not found.
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Buta, Mihai, Gheorghe Blaga, Laura Paulette, Ioan Păcurar, Sanda Roșca, Orsolya Borsai, Florina Grecu, Pauliuc Ecaterina Sînziana, and Cornel Negrușier. "Soil Reclamation of Abandoned Mine Lands by Revegetation in Northwestern Part of Transylvania: A 40-Year Retrospective Study." Sustainability 11, no. 12 (June 19, 2019): 3393. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11123393.

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Mining activities for mineral resources over the years have resulted in major soil damage. Due the removal process of desired mineral materials, soil textures have been destroyed, various nutrient cycles have been disturbed, and microbial communities have been altered, affecting vegetation and leading to the destruction of wide areas of land in many countries. Therefore, soil restoration of abandoned mining lands became a very important part of sustainable development strategies and also prescribed by law in several countries. The main aims of this study were to develop an ecological land restoration strategy to the degraded lands due former kaolin, quartz sand, and iron mining located in Aghireșu and Căpușu Mare in Cluj County, in the Northwestern part of Transylvania from Romania and monitor soil quality changes over 40 years. To assess the effectiveness of soil reclamation of mine lands, 30 soil profiles were examined and 450 soil samples were collected from three depths (0–20 cm, 20–50 cm, and 50–80 cm) and subjected to physical and chemical analyses, and compared for their sustainable and beneficial use. All the proposed plant covers (natural grassland, pasture cover, black locust, Norway spruce, and scots pine) significantly improved the overall soil quality with the increasing years of reclamation following various patterns. Pasture cover most significantly enhanced the soil’s microbial activity, organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content followed by natural grassland. The results of this study show that considerable changes in soil quality was reached by revegetation of these abandoned mine lands restoring their ecological integrity and self-sustainability.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Abandoned mined lands reclamations"

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Read, Tamara. "Spotted gum forest re-establishment on coal mined land : influence of seed sources, substrate and mulch /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16850.pdf.

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Regula, Victoria A. "Recolonization of arthropod and nematode assemblages in reclaimed mineland soils of Wyoming." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1445041671&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Rutter, Anthony Paul. "A study of factors affecting the regeneration of mineral exploration sites in the semi-arid and arid areas of South Western South Australia /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envr982.pdf.

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Emerson, Paul. "Growth and survival of eleven planted tree species on a reclaimed surface mine in West Virginia." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5582.

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Balcerzak, Melissa J. "Raptor abundance and diversity and red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) habitat characteristics on reclaimed mountaintop mines in southern West Virginia." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2001. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2234.

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Sanidad, Wilfredo B. "Comparative studies of the water use characteristics of native tree species growing on a rehabilitated mine site in the wet - dry sub - tropics of Queensland /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17423.pdf.

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Kopittke, Gillian Ruth. "Long-term ecosystem development on an open-cut coal mine in central Queensland /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19408.pdf.

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Kurnik, Betsy S. "Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi on two reclaimed surface mines differing in soil properties." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1698.

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Kazar, Sheila A. "Surface mines as landscape features contrasting microclimate and forest composition among open, edge, and interior /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2003. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3149.

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Khalifa, Aly Ashraf Mohammed. "MINErosion 4: A user-friendly catchment/landscape erosion prediction model for post mining sites in Central Queensland." Thesis, Griffith University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366197.

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Soil erosion from post mining landscapes subjected to significant rainstorm events is believed to have adverse effects on the surrounding environment, as well as the mining processes. The research project reported in this thesis was encouraged by the fact that, to the best of the author’s knowledge, there is a lack of catchment/landscape scale erosion/deposition model, to deal with the special conditions of post-mining rehabilitation sites. Previous research has produced the hillslope erosion model MINErosion 3.01 which was useful to determine the parameters (slope gradient, length and vegetation cover) required to design a postmining landscape that meets the criteria of acceptable erosion rates (<40 t/ha/y). However, MINErosion 3.01 was not suitable to determine the erosion rates from whole catchments or whole of mine landscapes and a model is needed to provide the environmental officers with a tool to allow them to manage the whole of mine landscape, specifically in relation to offsite and onsite discharges of water and sediment. MINErosion 3.01 was found to be a suitable for upscaling to produce a new user-friendly catchment scale model named MINErosion 4. As an initial stage, MINErosion 3.01 was revised to fix some of its errors and add some new features and a new version MINErosion 3.1 was developed and validated against plot data from a previous project (Postmining Landscape Parameters for Erosion and Water Quality Control, 1992-1998). The agreement between predicted (Y1) and measured (X1) annual average soil loss is good with a regression equation of Y1 = 0.8 X1 + 0.005 and an R2 = 0.70; while predicted (Y2) and measured (X2) rainstorm erosion events have a regression of Y2 = 0.867 X2 with an R2 of 0.68. As the new model should be a spatial distribution model, the variability of media properties of Central Queensland coal mines need to be determined. Ninety three soil and spoil samples were collected from six selected coalmines. They were analyzed and represented in both MINErosion 4 model database and as a standalone database file for Central Queensland coalmines media properties. These properties were used to derive the rill and interrill erodibilities of soil and spoil. These values are generally in agreement with the values in the embedded MINErosion 3.1 database as determined by Sheridan (2001). This work shows large variability in soil and spoil erodibilities which should result in large variability in erosion rates across a minesite. A knowledge of the hotspots in advance will assist the mine to manage and allocate suitable resources across the postmining landscape.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Engineering
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Books on the topic "Abandoned mined lands reclamations"

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Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council. Springfield, Ill: Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council, 1992.

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United States. Forest Service. Minerals and Geology Management., ed. Abandoned mines & reclamation. Washington, DC (1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington 20250-1126): Forest Service Minerals & Geology Management, 2007.

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Johanson, Forrest. The Forrest Johanson Letter to Mr. Peter Forbes, Darrington District Ranger, USDA, Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest, Darrington, WA. Lynnwood, WA: Forrest Johanson, 2009.

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Richard, Juntunen, Klempel Thomas D, McCloy David A, Montana. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Bureau., and L. C. Hanson Company, eds. Seven Sisters Mine reclamation, Crane, Montana, MT A/E 86-46-100: Final report. Helena, Mont: L.C. Hanson Co., 1986.

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Johanson, Forrest. To the State of Washington Department of Ecology, publication number 011-09-006 and the Department of Ecology in Yakima: A reply. Lynnwood, Washington: Forrest Johanson, 2011.

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Richard, Juntunen, Klempel Thomas D, Shaw William F, Montana. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Bureau., and L. C. Hanson Company, eds. Ahern Mine project, Richland County, Montana: Final report. Helena, Mont: L.C. Hanson Co., 1986.

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Johanson, Forrest. The Forrest Johanson 2nd Letter to Mr. Peter Forbes, Darrington District Ranger, USDA, Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest, Darrington, WA. Lynnwood, WA: Forrest Johanson, 2009.

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J, Benjamin Walter, Shaw William F, Juntunen Richard, L. C. Hanson Company, and Montana. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Bureau., eds. Royan Mine maintenance project - 1985, Roosevelt County, Montana: Final report. Helena, Mont: L.C. Hanson Co., 1985.

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Company, L. C. Hanson. Final report: Sidney mines group (5 sites), Richland County, Montana : Sidney Mines, Fritchie Mine, Johnson Mine, Vaira Mine, Schlenz Mine. Helena, Mont: L.C. Hanson Company, 1989.

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R, Hossner L., ed. Reclamation of surface-mined lands. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press, 1988.

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Book chapters on the topic "Abandoned mined lands reclamations"

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Kennedy, Christopher. "Alternatives for the Reclamation of Surface Mined Lands." In Remediation of Abandoned Surface Coal Mining Sites, 37–56. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04734-7_3.

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Peltz, Christopher D., and Andrew Harley. "Biochar Application for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation." In SSSA Special Publications, 325–39. Madison, WI, USA: American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaspecpub63.2014.0047.5.

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Babendreier, Justin, Daniel Gallagher, Donald Cherry, and Rebecca Currie. "Biases in Laboratory and Field Testing of Sediment Contaminated by Abandoned Mined Lands." In Hazardous and Industrial Waste Proceedings, 553–61. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003075905-72.

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Schuman, G. E. "Reclamation of Abandoned Bentonite Mined Lands." In Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands, 77–88. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203740897-7.

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Dolney, Timothy J. "A GIS Methodology for Assessing the Safety Hazards of Abandoned Mine Lands (AMLs)." In Geographic Information Systems, 2128–49. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch126.

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Abandoned mine lands (AMLs) associated with past coal-mining scar Pennsylvania’s landscape with environmental and safety hazards. Reclamation projects eliminate and reduce hazards AMLs pose. Due to the large number of AMLs and limited funds, precedence is given to reclaim the most hazardous sites first. These sites are identified through an assessment process that assigns priorities to AMLs. However, priorities are out-dated and do not accurately reflect the current spatial distribution of land use and census data. This article presents a GIS methodology for the prioritization of AMLs using the process of extrapolation and focal statistics. By incorporating current assessment techniques into GIS with current land use and census data, AML priorities were reassigned to accurately reflect the current spatial landscape. Results indicate that current AML priorities assigned by the state do not accurately reflect current land use and census data and underestimate the safety hazards of many sites, including high priority sites.
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Favas, Paulo J. C., Louis E. Martino, and Majeti N. V. Prasad. "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation—Challenges and Opportunities (Holistic Approach)." In Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation, 3–31. Elsevier, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-812986-9.00001-4.

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Zhang, L. P., Y. F. Huang, M. Cao, and H. Y. Zhang. "Maximizing ecological services value of abandoned mine land using integrated simulation models." In Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas, 365–68. CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315166582-69.

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Li, X. D., H. Yang, J. Wang, L. J. Guo, and Z. Wang. "Characteristics of runoff coefficient of abandoned mine land using the storm water management model." In Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas, 369–72. CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315166582-70.

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Mandal, Rahul, Sanjoy Kumar Sadhukhan, and Premangshu Chakrabarty. "Alternative use of abandoned mines for geotourism: a case study using geoinformatics." In Land Reclamation and Restoration Strategies for Sustainable Development, 191–204. Elsevier, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-823895-0.00004-x.

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"Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the abandoned tailings pond of Chaihe lead-zinc mine." In Legislation, Technology and Practice of Mine Land Reclamation, 429–32. CRC Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17500-73.

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Conference papers on the topic "Abandoned mined lands reclamations"

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Muldoon, Joe, and Laurier L. Schramm. "Gunnar Uranium Mine Environmental Remediation: Northern Saskatchewan." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16102.

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Thirty-six now-abandoned uranium mine and mill sites were developed and operated in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, from approximately 1957 through 1964. During their operating lifetimes these mines produced large quantities of ore and tailings. The Gunnar Mine is located on the shores of Lake Athabasca, the 22nd largest lake in the world. The Gunnar mine (open pit and underground) produced over 5 million tonnes of uranium ore and nearly 4.4 million tonnes of mine tailings. There is an estimated 2,710,700 m3 of waste rock that abuts the shores of Lake Athabasca. After closure in the 1960’s, the Gunnar site along with all of the other uranium mine and mill sites were abandoned with little remediation and no reclamation being done. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are now funding the clean-up of these abandoned northern uranium mine and mill sites and have contracted the management of the project to the Saskatchewan Research Council. The clean-up activity is expected to take about 8 years, followed by 10–15 years of monitoring activity before the sites are to be released into an institutional controls program that will allow government oversight of a long term management and monitoring program. The Gunnar site, because of the magnitude of tailings and waste rock, is subject to an environmental site assessment process regulated by both provincial and federal governments. This process requires a detailed study of the projected environmental impacts resulting from the mining activities and an analysis of projected impacts from remediation efforts. Prescribed environmental and land use endpoints will be made based on the environmental assessment studies and remediation options analyzed and implemented based on expected results. Remediation options range from deep lake disposal of tailings to disposal of tailings in the open pit which is now filled with water and fish (contaminated, but which are reproducing successfully) to covering the tailings with a cap. The site also includes many buildings that are remnants of a community of approximately 800 people who once occupied the site. These buildings, many of which contain asbestos, must be appropriately removed and disposed of. The original mine head frame and mill site buildings, many of which still contain the original machinery and equipment, must also be removed and disposed of. The regulatory requirements include the environmental assessment processes, a complex public involvement strategy and licensing from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The environmental assessment process, specific site studies and public involvement initiatives are underway with the long term goal of releasing the property in a fully remediated state.
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Reports on the topic "Abandoned mined lands reclamations"

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks throught the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), June 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/909176.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/881796.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/881859.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/881864.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), June 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/881907.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/882285.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/882286.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/882287.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/882288.

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Gary Kronrad. Enhancement of Terrestrial Carbon Sinks through the Reclamation of Abandoned Mined Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/882290.

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