Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation | Iowa Department of …
ResultIowa has 300+ Abandoned Mine Land (AML) sites, 13,000+ acres of abandoned coal mines that affect the landscape primarily in SE Iowa. AML sites typically include dangerous piles and embankments, highwalls, subsidence, pit ponds, polluted water used for agriculture and human consumption, and bare acidic soils that pollute …
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Abandon Mines
ResultAbandoned Mines. Abandoned mine sites are a great safety hazards. Many of these structures contain dilapidated frames, open shafts, and water-filled pits. The dangers that are found in the mines include old explosives, hazardous chemicals, bats, snakes, spiders, bobcats, mountain lions and other predators. Falls and cave …
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Pennsylvania has the most abandoned coal mines in the U.S., …
ResultJohn Stefanko, deputy secretary for the state Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations, says mining sites can release toxic metals into …
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National Mine Map Repository | Office of Surface Mining …
ResultThe NMMR contains digital and microfilm maps of surface and underground coal, metal and non-metal mines throughout the United States. Some of the information …
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U.S. makes largest-ever investment in abandoned mine …
ResultAbandoned mine lands are former coal mines and mining-related sites, like old coal tipples, that coal companies abandoned prior to the 1977 …
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The Coal Mine Abandonment and Reclamation Crisis
ResultAbandoned coal mines pose immediate hazards such as exposed highwalls; threaten surrounding communities with destructive landslides; and generate ... and regulatory accountability to ensure reclamation jobs at coal mines. The coal mining industry will never have more resources than it does right now, …
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Abandoned coal mines are getting a second life with …
ResultAbandoned coal mines will soon serve a new purpose that will benefit the environment thanks to an initiative from the Biden administration. In May, it was announced that $450 million from the Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure laws will be used toward clean energy projects, like solar farms, at former coal …
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International Journal of Coal Geology | Abandoned Coal Mines…
ResultAbandoned coal mines as thermal energy sources: Educational value of abandoned opencast coal mines: Receive an update when the latest issues in this journal are published
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Abandoned Coal Mine Methane Production
ResultThe United States (U.S.), which has largely transitioned away from coal, still has many abandoned coal mines, and these are a significant source of methane emissions. In 2021, U.S. abandoned coal mines produced an estimated 330,000 metric tons of methane – about 12.5% of the country's methane emissions from …
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Abandoned Ohio coal mines leave holes in the landscape …
ResultThere are hundreds of thousands of acres of abandoned coal mine land across the state. The Ohio Division of Mineral Resources Management estimates between 350,000 and 450,000 acres need some degree of reclamation, which would come at an estimated cost of $528 million. If an abandoned mine is …
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Mine water of abandoned coal mines for geothermal heat …
ResultSeasonal storage and extraction of heat in legacy coal mines could help decarbonize the space heating sector of many localities. The modelled evolution of a conceptual mine-water thermal scheme is ...
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Tell Me How: Tackling Methane Emissions from Abandoned …
ResultIn this episode, we discuss the magnitude of methane emissions from active and abandoned coal mines under different scenarios and illustrate policy …
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A new wave of abandoned coal mines? > …
ResultThe coal industry is declining. According to a report from Appalachian Voices released in July, the industry is leaving behind thousands of acres of mined lands in various states of …
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The problem with America's abandoned mines
ResultCoal mines are treated separately. Current coal mine operators pay into the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, which then distributes money to states to clean up and rehabilitate abandoned coal mines. So far, it has spent about $7.6 billion. Uranium mines, too, are treated separately – a select few get …
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Expert explains options for abandoned coal mines in …
ResultThe State Division of Mine Safety data shows that in 2008 there were 625 licensed mines, including the one in Martin County. Right now, there are just 129 in the state.
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Remediation of Abandoned Surface Coal Mining Sites
ResultEnvironmental problems of surface coal mining and restoration of the mine sites are discussed in the re port. Particular attention is given to Eastern Europe, which continues to be a major centre of opencast lignite mining. Reclamation of mined lands for for estry, agriculture and wildlife is briefly discussed.
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Proposed Methodology for Estimating Emission …
ResultFor the purposes of estimating abandoned mines, prospect excavations, and hand cart mines of only a few acres in size should be disregarded. Step 1A.2: Estimate the time interval when most of the gassy coal mines were abandoned during the twentieth century. Choose one (or more) time interval(s) among the following:7.
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Abandoned mine land getting makeover in northeastern …
ResultIt was really to utilize those former mine lands to fill in the voids that occurred when the local coal industry left." That leaves about 4,000 acres of abandoned mine lands not yet assigned a future use. One possible use is a 757–1,167-acre solar farm. Another is a 2,500-acre playground for off-road vehicles.
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Millions in federal dollars announced to address …
ResultA top official at the U.S. Department of the Interior was in Richmond Thursday to announce millions of dollars to help reclaim abandoned coal mines from Wise to Chesterfield Counties. …
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Eco-friendly Use of Abandoned Coal Mines
ResultThe abandoned quarries of CIL are used for the following purposes: Dumping /Filling of fly ash in to the worked out area for suitable reclamation. Development of eco and mine tourism parks. Afforestation. Pisciculture. Source to supply of drinking water and other domestic use. Generation of sand from …
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Illinois is littered with abandoned mines. The …
ResultMost people don't think of Illinois as a major coal mining state today, but it remains the fourth-largest in the nation. Active mines today are mostly scattered around the southern part …
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Pointwise Modelling and Prediction for Ground Surface …
ResultInterferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a useful tool for monitoring surface uplifts due to groundwater rebound in abandoned coal mines. However, InSAR-based prediction for surface uplifts has rarely been focused on so far, hindering the scientifical assessment and controlling of uplift-related …
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USA Mines For Sale
ResultPatented Gold Mine For Sale - USA. Previously Producing Patented Gold Mine for Sale in the USA. $1.6 Billion Estimated & Inferred Resources including 80,000 tons in Mill Tailings. Developed Project with 4 adit tunnels. 1,274,320 Gold ounces estimated. Estimated Monthly NOI of $6.3 Million based on 400 ton/day operation.
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Locating fires in abandoned underground coal mines
ResultA Mine Fire Diagnostic (MFD) Methodology was developed to determine the location and extent of combustion zones in abandoned underground coal mines. In this method, a characteristic fire signature is based on the ratio of higher molecular weight hydrocarbon gases (C 2 to C 5) to total hydrocarbon gas. …
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Coal Powered the Industrial Revolution. It Left Behind an …
ResultPennsylvania has already spent $1.26 billion in grant funds since 1980 to reclaim thousands of abandoned coal mines, including eliminating more than 270 miles of dangerous "high walls" left ...
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Reinventing coal country: Reclaiming America's abandoned …
ResultClean energy. In ia, a grant-funded partnership is reclaiming abandoned mine lands for another purpose: clean energy. A 13-acre former mine …
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Finding abandoned mine shafts in central Tulsa
ResultTuesday, June 17th 2003, 12:00 am. By: News On 6. A long time ago - coal miners worked underneath what is now a midtown Tulsa neighborhood. When they left, they covered over the entrance at 2300 S ...
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Abandoned Mine Lands: Revitalization and Reuse | US EPA
ResultA Breath of Fresh Air for America's Abandoned Mine Lands: Alternative Energy Provides a Second Wind (PDF) (30 pp, 2.2 ): A report covering the development of wind energy at former mining sites, including case studies on wind farms that have been developed on former hardrock and coal mines.
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Methane From Abandoned Coal Mines Could Be Key To …
ResultTop: The active West Elk coal mine along with coal-filled train cars outside of Sommerset, Colo. Bottom: Methane gas seeping from the ground creates holes in the ice of the Paonia Reservoir ...
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U.S. makes largest-ever investment in abandoned mine …
ResultThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act President Biden is expected to sign into law today includes the nation's largest-ever investment in cleaning up decades-old abandoned coal mines. The bill reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program and provides an additional $11.3 billion …
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