Mining-land reclamation: ORNL and the abandoned coal mines

Journal Article · · Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. Rev. (U.S.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5685538

Jefferson, J

Flash flooding, subsidence, and other problems associated with strip mining common in Appalachian coal country are the subject of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) national survey of abandoned mining sites. The Office of Surface Mining program will oversee compliance with the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which requires operating mines to restore land and pay fees that will be used to reclaim sites abandoned before the law was passed. The ORNL project will design the inventory system in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority using watersheds as planning units in the East and quadrangles in the West. The group will collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. The completed inventory can also be used to locate refuse pits. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• OSTI ID: 5685538
• Journal Information: Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. Rev. (U.S.); (United States), Journal Name: Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. Rev. (U.S.); (United States) Vol. 15:1; ISSN ORNRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010900 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
510500 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABANDONED SITES
COMPLIANCE
INVENTORIES
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
MINING
MINING LAWS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SURFACE MINING
SURFACE MINING ACTS