Sustainable reclamation practices for large surface coal mines in USA semiarid environment contribute to the quality of the environmental on a long term basis where environmental resources are
Coal mining disturbed land is the main sources of land reclamation in China With the rapid increase of economy and coal production more and more land has been disturbed by construction and coal mining; thus land reclamation has become highlights in the past 10 years and China is boosting land reclamation in mining areas Disturbance characteristics vary
Coal mining reclamation can give the surface landowner many more options for developing his land In the mountainous terrain a mining process call mountaintop removal can create very valuable and useable level land for the surface owner Electrical rates in Kentucky are the second lowest in the nation because of coal Coal is good for
While much good work has been done over its 40 years the backlog of outstanding abandoned mines remains massive In fact millions of Americans live within one mile of an unreclaimed coal mine The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement estimates that cleaning up these remaining sites will cost about $ billion
By selecting appropriate land reclamation techniques and post reclamation management practices it is possible to mitigate the negative impacts of mining initiate the soil recovery process and reverse the trend of SOC depletion caused by mining Shrestha and Lal 2011; Qu et al 2018 Yuan et al 2017 reported that after 23 years of vegetation restoration in
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth Its predominant use has always been for producing heat energy It was the basic energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries and the industrial growth of that era in turn supported the large scale exploitation of coal deposits Since the mid 20th century coal has yielded its
Abstract Coal mining disturbed land is the main sources of land reclamation in China With the rapid increase of economy and coal production more and more land has been disturbed by construction and coal mining; thus land reclamation has become highlights in the past 10 years and China is boosting land reclamation in mining areas Distur
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
The best practices adopted by Coal PSUs for sustainable coal mining are as below Bio reclamation / Plantation Coal PSUs have been making constant and sincere efforts to minimize the footprints of coal mining through sustained reclamation and afforestation of areas in and around coal PSUs have brought about 8 090 Ha by planting about lakh
The Coal Mine Abandonment and Reclamation Crisis Peter Morgan Senior Attorney Sierra Club The US coal mining industry is experiencing a dramatic decline from its peak in 2008 US Coal Production peaked in 2008 at 1 million tons 1 2019 production was 706 million tons the lowest since 1978
TRACER Best practice report on environmental protection and post mining land reclamation December 2019 8 FIB due to lack of competitiveness in the international market A LVES et al 2018 W EHNERT et al 2018
A set of science based best management practices for post coal mine reforestation is needed to develop to promote the success of forest reclamation and restoration in post coal mining lands through the planting of high value hardwood trees increasing trees survival rates and growth and accelerating the establishment of forest habitat
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
Therefore reasonable reclamation time and the best reclamation plan seem to be particularly important in a high underground water table area 1 Optimization of reclamation plan Following are the basic principles for making a concurrent mining and reclamation plan a Reclamation earthwork adopted Digging Deep to Fill Shallow
Coal is the primary energy generating 37% of the global electricity and more than 70% of steel WCA 2020 In China ∼56% of energy and over 70% of electricity are produced by coal Xie et al 2019; Xu et al 2017 with 85% of coal from underground coal mining UCM Li et al 2021 In 2021 the global coal output was billion tons with a growth rate of %
Mining in general and particularly mining for energy resources such as coal and lignite results in massive impacts on the surrounding landscape and ecosystems Post mining reclamation that takes account of the disturbed ecosystem services requires a research approach that links the mining impact to ecosystem functions and ecosystem service potentials The
We constructed a mining soil restoration system combining plant complex substrate and microbe Sludge was added to reconstructed mine substrates RMS to accelerate the reclamation process The
This paper provides an overview of planning requirements including regulatory and implementation approaches for achieving ecologically sound reclamation and restoration of mines upon closure in the USA Mine closure includes mined out areas decommissioning of plants and structures and appropriate monitoring of post mining land water and air resources
Polster D F Processes and functions a new approach for mine reclamation paper presented at the BC Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation BC Mine Reclamation Symposium 16 19
4 Good erosion control will help keep valuable soils on the land and allow natural growth and regeneration Mine closure plans can aim to renovate the site to varying degrees 1 Remediation Cleaning up the contaminated area removing all mine wastes including water and the treatment of water Isolating contaminated material 2 Reclamation
The Indonesian Government accommodates the development of mining sector conducted in forest area based on Forestry Law Number 41/1999 by the scheme of Forest Leasehold License Reclamation is required to remediate the degraded land caused by mining activity to restore forest structure and function This study aimed to analyze the implementation
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