Orphans of the valley. Volume I
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6022898
Volume I of this report provides an overview of abandoned coal and noncoal mineral surface mine lands in the Tennessee Valley. It calls attention to problems assiciated with abandoned mines and points out reclamation accomplishments by State and Federal agencies. It discusses the upcoming task of returning these sites to productive capabilities and minimizing further damage to the environment. Volume II includes 34 color coded (by mine type), thematic maps of abandoned surface mine lands in the Tennessee Valley. The maps are historical in that they depicted conditions at, or about, the time of enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act on August 3, 1977.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris (USA). Office of Natural Resources
- OSTI ID:
- 6022898
- Report Number(s):
- TVA/ONRED/LER-84/7-Vol.1; ON: DE85901495
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALABAMA
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NORTH AMERICA
ORES
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US ORGANIZATIONS
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VIRGINIA