Mine reclamation
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Mine reclamation is the process of modifying land that has been mined to restore it to an ecologically functional or economically usable state. Although the process of mine reclamation occurs once min
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Reclaimed strip mines in southwestern Pennsylvania
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States.
Mine reclamation
…Colorado began a voluntary reclamation program in 1965, in which the mine operators were expected to act on their own to restore mined lands. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. It established permitting…
Sign at Indian Head Mine, near Beulah, ND. Photo: Chuck Meyers, OSM.
Blasting a coal seam in Gillette, Wyoming. Photo: Chuck Meyers, OSM.