Sustainable and responsible mining through sound mine closure
Yoginder P.Chugh1
Brenda K.Schladweiler2
Chet Skilbred3
1.College of Engineering,Southern Illinois University,Carbondale,IL 62901,USA2.BKS Environmental Associates,Inc.,P.O.Box 3467,Gillette,Wyoming 82717,USA3.Glenrock Coal Company,P.O.Box 1018,Glenrock,Wyoming 82637,USA
摘要：This paper provides an overview of planning requirements,including regulatory,and implementation approaches for achiev-ing 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.Although the discussion provides general guidelines,each mine closure site presents unique challenges.The overall chemi-cal composition of coal and associated strata with mineable coal seams,structural characteristics of the deposit,weather patterns,environmental conditions,processing and scale of mining of the deposit,and public and private infrastructure must be considered.Future land use and water resource requirements are also important considerations.The planning and closure activities must ensure that the resultant site has the appropriate post-mining land and water resources use,and the site does not pose any future environmental and health and safety risks.These requirements suggest that closure activities should be integrated with the mining activity planning process from the start.This paper discusses mine closure issues and describes several practices for a surface coal mine in the Western USA.
机标关键词：throughsoundmineclosureminingresponsiblesustainable
论文发表日期：2023-02-28
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：11( 173-183 )
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