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Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Guiding Principles for Inventorying Inactive and Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Guiding Principles for Inventorying Inactive and Abandoned Hardrock Mining Sites
Author: Western Governors' AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Good Samaritan Abandoned Or Inactive Mine Waste Remediation Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and WaterPublisher:
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Category : Abandoned mined land reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Federal Land Management
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289046644
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Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on abandoned hard rock mines on federal lands, focusing on the: (1) approximate number of such mines; (2) types of hazards the mines pose; and (3) approximate cost to reclaim the mines. GAO found that: (1) the four major federal land managing agencies are each taking inventory of the abandoned mines on the lands they manage, but because the agencies do not use consistent methodologies to develop their estimates, there is no definitive inventory available; (2) the Forest Service has estimated of the number of abandoned mines on federal lands to be up to 25,000 sites; (3) nonfederal entities are also working to standardize terminology and guidelines to aid in future inventories; (4) abandoned hard rock mines can pose physical safety hazards, cause environmental degradation, and contaminate water; (5) the agencies use different factors to classify their sites for risk, and only two of the four agencies rank the severity of hazards; (6) nonfederal organizations have determined that 194,500 sites were generally safe, while 231,900 needed landscaping, 116,300 presented minor safety hazards, 14,900 could cause water contamination, and 50 threatened public safety and required complex cleanup; (7) the agencies have not completed the fieldwork needed to identify the number and types of problems on their sites; and (8) the Bureau of Mines believes that worst-case scenario costs could range between $4 billion and $35.3 billion and nonfederal organizations estimate that costs could exceed $70 billion, but no comprehensive cost estimate for reclaiming abandoned hard rock mines on federal lands exists.
Abandoned Mine Lands
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Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The purposes of this report are 1) to shed light on abandoned mining sites and their impacts on public lands; 2) to highlight the accomplishments of the BLM, the Forest Service, and project partners in addressing abandoned mine lands (AML) problems; and 3) to describe the outlook for future AML reclamation efforts. Examples throughout the report offer insight into the environmental, health, safety, and economic effects often associated with these sites and illustrate the lasting and acid mine drainage leaching from the positive impacts of reclamation activities on formerly mined lands.
Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook
Author: Nick CatoPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756730352
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This Handbook has been developed by the EPA as a resource for project managers working on addressing the environmental concerns posed by inactive mines and mineral processing sites. This is not policy or guidance, but a compendium of info. gained during many years of experience on mine site cleanup projects. Chapters: Overview of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations; Environmental Impacts from Mining; Setting Goals and Measuring Success; Community Involve. at Mining Waste Sites; Scoping Studies of Mining and Mineral Processing Impact Areas; Sampling and Analysis of Impacted Areas; Scoping and Conducting Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessments at Superfund Mind Waste Sites; Site Mgmt. Strategies; and Remediation and Cleanup Options.
Abandoned Hardrock Mine Priority Sites
Author: Pioneer Technical Services, IncPublisher:
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages :
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Oversight Hearing to Consider Whether Potential Liability Deters Abandoned Hardrock Mine Cleanup
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and the Number of Abandoned Mine Sites and Hazards
Author: Robin M. NazzaroPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437919138
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
The General Mining Act of 1872 helped open the West by allowing individuals to obtain exclusive rights to mine billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, and other hardrock (locatable) minerals from fed. lands without having to pay a fed. royalty. For years, some mining operators abandoned land used in their mining operations, creating environmental and physical safety hazards. To curb further growth in the number of abandoned hardrock mines on fed. lands, in 1981, the Dept. of the Interior¿s Bureau of Land Mgmt. (BLM) began requiring mining operators to reclaim BLM land disturbed by these operations. This testimony focuses on the: (1) royalties states charge; and (2) number of abandoned hardrock mine sites and hazards. Illustrations.
Reclaiming Inactive and Abandoned Hardrock Mine Lands in the West
Author: Debra W. StruhsackerPublisher:
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Category : Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description