Mine reclamation

The Department of the Interior is the home of the Bureau of Land Management, the Minerals Management Service, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the U.S Geological Suiwey (USGS). 

Stracher, G. B., Taylor, T. P. Prakash, A. 2002. Coal fires a synopsis of their origin, remote sensing detection and thermodynamics of sublimation. In Shannon, S. (ed) Environmental Technology for Mining Case Histories of Mine Reclamation and Regulation. Robertson Geo-Consultants Inc., Reno. Nevada, 1-8. (Available on-line at www.infomine.com/technology/... 

Wang, D. Sweigard, R. J. 1996. Characterization of Fly Ash and Bottom Ash from a Coal-Fired Power Plant. International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 10, 181-186. 

Municipal waste products have been considered for surface-mine reclamation. Waste applications could improve soil texture, add essential plant nutrients, and provide mulch for seed and seedlings. Shredded or composited waste could be applied to the surface, and mechanical methods could be used to incorporate it into the spoil, Sewage sludge can be applied in watei slimy or in dried form. Mixtures of shredded or composted waste and sewage sludge offer another possibility, Thus far, use of these materials has been restricted to relatively small demonstration areas for public health reasons. 

Pratas, J., Prasad, M.N.V., Freitas, H. and Conde, L. (2005) Plants growing in abandoned mines of Portugal are useful for biogeochemical exploration of arsenic, antimony, tungsten and mine reclamation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 85(3), 99-107. 

Post-Mining (Reclamation) Surface disturbance NSPS, BAT 0.5 6-9... 

Brodie, G. A., D. A. Hammer, and D. A. Tomljanovich. 1988. Constructed wetlands for acid drainage control in the Tennessee Valley. In Mine Drainage and Surface Mine Reclamation, Vol. 1. U. S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular IC 9 183, 325 pp. 

Evangelou, V. P. 1996a. Pyrite oxidation inhibition in coal waste by P04 and H202 pH-buffered pretreatment. Int. J. Surf Mining, Reclam, and Environ. 10 135-142. 

Develop an acceptable mining, reclamation, and land-use scheme that is optimal for the technical, social, economic, and political or legal conditions. 

M. L. Clar and M. J. Arnold, Exploration and Permit Application Review/Approval Procedures for Coal Mining Operations Under a Eederal Program, Final Report, Hittman Associates, U.S. Office id Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Washington, DC, 1981. 

Surface-mine reclamation Wildlife habitat destruction... 

FGD material Wallboard, stabilized road base/subbase, structural fill, surface mine reclamation, underground mine injection, livestock pad, low permeability liner, synthetic gypsum raw material, liming substitute, soil conditioning, synthetic aggregate, sludge stabilization... 

Hughes, D.B. and Clarke, B.G. 2003. Surface coal mining and the reclamation of tips, landfills and quarries - some geotechnical case studies from northern England. International Journal Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment. 17, 67-97. 

Yegulalp TM, Lackner KS, Ziock HI (2001) A review of emergiug technologies for sustainable use of coal for power generation. Int J Surf Mining Reclamation Environ 15 52-68. doi 10.1076/ijsm.l5.1.52.3423... 

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment. A A Balkema (1389-5265) http //www.balkema.nl (accessed March TI, 2011) is incorporated as part of the larger Taylor Francis Group. The journal examines all aspects of surface mining technology and waste disposal systems relating to coals, oil sands, industrial minerals, and metalliferous deposits. Includes computer applications and automation processes. 

Bhatacharaya, X, Murthy A.S.R. Ray S.C. 1991. A methodology for forecasting and performance evaluation of mining systems. IntematiamlJoumal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment 5(3), pp. 129-133. 

Federal regulations with the greatest impact on the mining industry are those promulgated (i.e., published) by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ... 

Vagenas, N., U. Kumar, and E. Rormkvist. Analysis of Truck Maintenance Characteristics in a Swedish Open Pit Mine. International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment 8, no. 2 (1994) 65-71. 

Robertson, R. M. 1987. Proceedings of the 11th Annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium, April 1987, Campbell River, B.C. 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams, 73 Fed. Reg. 75,814 (2008) Duffy, Valley, 145,177 Interior Department Says Final Rule Clarifies Disposal of Coal Mining Waste Near Streams, 39 BNA Env. Rept. 2451 (2008) (mining industry delighted) Elizabeth Shogren, Mining Damage in Appalachia Extensive, U.S. Finds, EAT, May 30, 2003, at A32. 

Corps of Engineers, Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21, 75 Fed. Reg. 34,711 (2010) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Stream Buffer Zone and Related Rules, 74 Fed. Reg 62,664 200c)) Army Corps Plan Would Ban Permit for Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia, 40 BNA Env. Rept. 1444 (2009). 

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