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An overview of the western Maryland coal combustion by-products/acid mine drainage initiative, Part 1 of 3

Conference ·
OSTI ID:504719
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  1. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD (United States). Power Plant Research Program
The western Maryland coal combustion by-products (CCB)/acid mine drainage (AMD) initiative (the Initiative) is a public-private partnership exploring the use of CCBs to eliminate AMD from Maryland`s abandoned coal mines. This dynamic partnership will sponsor a series of large scale experiments and demonstrations addressing the engineering problems that characterize the beneficial application of CCBs to prevent acid formation on a scale that is consistent with the large quantity of these materials that will be produced by power plants in or near western Maryland. The initial demonstration is the filling and sealing of a small hand dug mine (the Frazee Mine) under approximately ninety feet of overburden on Winding Ridge near Friendsville, Maryland. A second demonstration is being planned for the Kempton mine complex. Subsequent demonstrations will focus on reducing the cost of materials handling and mine injection and solving the engineering problems characteristic of filling abandoned mines in Maryland. The Initiative is the flagship activity in Maryland`s overall Ash Utilization Program, the goal of which is to promote beneficial use of all coal combustion by-products.
OSTI ID:
504719
Report Number(s):
CONF-960954--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English