Abandoned mine land reclamation plan

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6608959· OSTI ID:6608959

O'Connor, S. H.; Zellmer, S. D.

The responsibility of an abandoned mine land reclamation plan must be to gather information concerning the number of acres, location, ownership, condition, environmental damage resulting from the condition, the cost of acquiring and reclaiming the land. Possible future uses, legal tools available to the state, and incentives to private interests in reclaiming the land must be considered. Factors which should be dealt with when compiling this information include: geology, topography, surface drainage, the productivity and structural qualities of the soils, habitat and vegetation, climatological data, existing land use and a visual analysis. Information necessary in making determinations concerning future land uses include: socio-economic characteristics, demographic trends, historical development, transportation and water supply. This study demonstration project concerns itself with the area located within the southeastern portion of Macoupin County, 60 miles southwest of Springfield, Illinois. In general, the groundwater from shallow wells in the area is very hard and contains large quantities of iron. The surface waters have also been affected to some degree by the refuse piles.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6608959
• Report Number(s): ANL/LRP-TM--8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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