Illinois abandoned mined lands reclamation program: a progress report

Conference · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Univ. Ky., Off. Eng. Serv., (Bull.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5579461

Hickmann, T J; Jenkusky, S M; Massie, S

The Illinois Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council (AMLRC), created in 1975, is responsible for the abatement of hazardous and environmental problems associated with pre-law abandoned coal mines throughout the State. The availability of federal funds for reclamation, through passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), greatly expanded the program. With funds provided through early cooperative agreements and current annual grants from the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM), the State has reclaimed, or is currently reclaiming, 182 mine sites and has assisted OSM in the abatement of 67 emergency situations. This paper reviews the progress made by the AMLRC in dealing with the State's abandoned mine problems. Specifically, the numbers and types of problem sites reclaimed annually, their costs, and reclamation methods are identified. Progress of the program relative to the entire State's abandoned mine problems is reviewed. The effects of other reclamation factors, such as natural revegetation, remaining privately-funded reclamation, and secondary carbon recovery, on the overall scope of the State's program are also examined. General comments are made concerning grant preparation, State-OSM cooperation and AML-Inventory control. Selected reclamation projects and techniques are also discussed. 11 references, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council, Springfield, IL
• OSTI ID: 5579461
• Report Number(s): CONF-851213-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Univ. Ky., Off. Eng. Serv., (Bull.); (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010800 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Waste Management
510500* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABANDONED SITES
AGREEMENTS
COAL MINES
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
GRANTS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
MINES
MINING
MINING LAWS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
REVEGETATION
SURFACE MINING
SURFACE MINING ACTS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
US DOI
US ORGANIZATIONS
US OSM