Reclaim Wyoming: Prioritize Coal Mine Reclamation

Reclaim Wyoming: Prioritize Coal Mine Reclamation A Publication of the Powder River Basin Resource Council July 2018 . 1 934 N. Main St., Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 672-5809 ... Wyoming's unique land, minerals, water, and clean air consistent with the responsible use of

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Stockpile Reclaim - HMA Group

HMA Materials Handling designs and manufactures a range of Reclaim and Apron Feeders used primarily in the mining industry to reclaim run-of-mine and product coal at mines or from the coal stockpiles at shipping terminals and power stations. Feeders from HMA Materials Handling are designed to be fed by either truck or dozer, without the need for large dump hoppers or underground reclaim ...

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Frequently Asked Questions | What is Coal Slag? | US Minerals

This stuff is boiler slag, which is a recycled product from coal burning plants. When coal is "fired" at over 2500 degrees it melts and produces a by-product called slag. When the slag is cooled through a process called vitrification, it crystallizes, forming sharp, angular granules in a variety of sizes. We reclaim …

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Reclamation Stories - Minerals Education Coalition

Home Mining & Minerals Information Reclamation Stories. Mining inevitably disturbs land. Modern mines reclaim the surface during and after mining is completed, returning the land to useful purposes. Reclaimed mine lands are often more attractive to wildlife …

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Reclamation Bonds

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) provides that, as a prerequisite for obtaining a coal mining permit, an applicant must post a reclamation bond to ensure that the regulatory authority has sufficient funds to reclaim the site in the case the permittee fails to complete the approved reclamation plan.. Under SMCRA 509(c) there are several avenues for coal mining ...

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Reclamation/Environment | Minerals Education Coalition

Using sand, clay, soil and rocks, students build a miniature plot of land containing coal deposits. Students then learn about surface mining, and practice the method on a plot of land. After the coal is mined, students reclaim the plot of land and discuss how the coal is transported and used. 10 pages. Find related curricula at .

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Mineral Matter, What's in Coal? Kentucky Geological Survey ...

Coal also contains minerals, which mostly occur as inorganic crystalline and noncrystalline particles or masses. A coal seam may consist of as much as 50 percent minerals. At more than 50 percent mineral matter, the rock would be termed a carbonaceous shale rather than coal. Most mined coals are less than 20 percent mineral matter, and many ...

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AML Reclamation Program | How revenue works | Natural ...

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program. The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program uses fees paid by present-day coal mining companies to reclaim coal mines abandoned before 1977. This makes these areas safer for people and the environment. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977, as amended, created this program.

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Is Coal a Rock, Mineral or Fossil? - ThoughtCo

Coal geologists study their subject the same way that other geologists study other rocks. But instead of talking about the minerals that make up the rock (because there are none, just bits of organic matter), coal geologists refer to the components of coal as macerals.There are three groups of macerals: inertinite, liptinite, and vitrinite.

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Evolution of the Properties of Organic Matter and Mineral ...

Mineral Phases of Reclaim ed Coal Fly Ash. Xenia Wirth, Chris R. Shearer 2, Susan E. Burns 1, and Kimberly E. Kurtis 1. 1 Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and E nvironmental Engi ...

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COAL REFUSE - Environmental Resources Committee

reclamation of coal refuse sites bec ame low priority and most likely will not be able to be reclaimed through the use of these funds. Air . Coal refuse sites historically and currently catch fire. Coal refuse fires typically start as a smoldering, oxygen starved fire producing the necessary oxygen from the generation of steam from the moisture in

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Land Disturbance and Reclamation after Mining - ScienceDirect

Strip-mining for coal is practised in the UK, where the ratio of overburden to coal (by volume) is 20:1 for bituminous coal and 30:1 for anthracite. The stripping operations in the UK are now planned not only to reclaim the areas currently being exploited, but also to …

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Land Reclamation - Illinois

Land Reclamation is a Division within the Department of Mines and Minerals, and is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1971 and the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1980. This enables Land Reclamation to function as the state's regulatory ...

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Mine Reclamation | Indiana Geological & Water Survey

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 created a federal law that requires coal operators to reclaim the land and water that they disturb. Additionally, the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Program was created to facilitate the reclamation of mining properties that were abandoned prior to 1977.

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Reclamation of Coal Mining Operations: Select Issues and ...

federal requirements for coal mining operators to reclaim lands and waters affected by coal mining activities. This resulted in a legacy of abandoned coal mine sites that may pose public health, safety, and environmental risks. As a result of these historical coal mining operations prior

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A Citizen's Guide to Mining and Reclamation in Ohio

A coal-fired steam shovel that operated on rails. Circa 1890s. Mining History OHIO'S HISTORY OF COAL MINING Coal mining in Ohio began around 1800. It was an unregulated industry during its first 150 years. Until the time of World War I, coal mining in Ohio was conducted almost exclusively underground and largely by manual labor. These

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Mine reclamation - Wikipedia

A surface coal mine in Britain before and during the reclamation process. Mine reclamation is the process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state. Although the process of mine reclamation occurs once mining is completed, the planning of mine reclamation activities occurs prior to a mine being permitted or ...

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Coal Slides - How to Reclaim Land Damaged by Coal Mining

How to Reclaim Land Damaged by Coal Mining. By Cassie Rodenberg. May 5, 2010. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it …

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Reclaiming Iowa's Abandoned Coal Mine Lands | Iowa PBS

With coal having been discovered across 26 Iowa counties, from the 1840s to the 1970s, more than 12,000 acres of Iowa land were mined. Over 40 years since the last coal mine closed, remnants of this once thriving industry are still visible, that being hundreds of abandoned surface mines. Susan Kozak, Mines and Minerals Bureau: So the surface ...

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Mine Reclamation and Enforcement - Kentucky Energy and ...

The Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement (DMRE) is responsible for inspecting all surface and underground coal mining permits in the state to assure compliance with the 1977 Federal Surface Mining Control Act (SMCRA). The DMRE is also responsible for regulating and enforcing the surface mining reclamation laws for non-coal mining sites ...

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Coal | McLanahan

Feeders. Crushing. McLanahan specializes in a variety of crushing solutions to reduce ROM coal to a transportable and marketable top size. McLanahan crushers can take the coal producer through all stages of crushing process, from initial reduction in the primary stage to further reduction and refinement in the secondary and tertiary stages, all while minimizing the generation of dust and fines.

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Coal Safety & Reclamation - Wyoming Mining Association

Reclaimed coal mining lands represent sustainable development in action. Reclamation is done contemporaneously in a multi stage process once the recoverable coal is removed. Highly trained specialists employed by the mines manage the reclamation, and state and federal personnel provide oversight to ensure compliance with all applicable laws.

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Green group estimates up to $9.8B needed to reclaim coal ...

Coal companies are legally required to reclaim land disturbed by mining, but a large number of bankruptcies in the U.S. coal sector have raised concerns about the shrinking industry leaving those obligations behind.

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Coal | National Geographic Society

Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity.It is composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons, which contain energy that can be released through combustion (burning). Coal is the largest source of energy for generating electricity in the world, and the most abundant fossil fuel in the United States.

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Coal Mine Reclamation: Federal and State Agencies Face ...

Coal accounts for 17 percent of domestic energy production. SMCRA requires coal mine operators to reclaim lands that were disturbed during mining and to submit a financial assurance in an amount sufficient to ensure that adequate funds will be available to …

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DNR: Reclamation: Coal Mine Information System

Coal Mine Information System. The Coal Mine Information System (CMIS) is a repository for historical coal mining information in Indiana. It was developed through a cooperative agreement between the Indiana Geological Survey and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation.

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Coal mine reclamation - Global Energy Monitor

Coal mine reclamation is the rehabilitation of land after coal mining operations have stopped. It is a requirement of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977.. As mining operations cease bulldozers and scrapers are used to reshape the disturbed area. Reclamation should allow for the area to be resistant to soil erosion and, based on the soil requirements, fertilized …

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Programs: Energy and Minerals: Coal: Lease Management ...

For coal mined by underground mining methods, the royalty rate has been established by regulation at 8 percent of the gross value of coal produced. All royalty collections are managed by MMS. Royalty receipts are shared equally with the state from which the mineral was extracted. A Federal coal lease has an initial term of 20 years.

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Western Kentucky Minerals Coal Mining

The goal of coal mining is to economically remove coal from the ground and reclaim the land to a state as good as, if not better than, before. Since the 1880s, coal has been valued for its energy content and its reliability as a source of electricity production. Western Kentucky Minerals is currently mining coal in the Knottsville Kentucky area.

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What happens to the land after coal mines close?

Across the US, two out of every three acres of reclaimed coal mines have been turned into some form of grassland, which regulators say is often disused. Only 18% was converted into farming, housing, industry or recreation, while 16% was left in a wilder state as forest or undeveloped land. Reclaiming coal: US mines' clean-up cash – all our ...

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