Encouraging re-mining and reclamation of abandoned mined lands in Appalachia: Policy options

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-15

  Santopietro, George D ^a   Zipper, Carl E ^b,c  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Powell River Project

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE LAND; COAL MINING; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE PLANNING; REMINING STRATEGY;

USA, APPALACHIA;

EID: 0029669730     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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3. McElfish, J., and A.E. Beier. 1990. Environmental Regulation of Coal Mining, SMCRA's Second Decade. Environmental Law Institute. Washington, DC. 282 pages.
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6. Zipper C.E., and G. Santopietro. 1991. Summary of Abandoned Mined Land Conditions in Virginia. In: 1991 Power River Project Symposium Proceedings and Progress Reports. Pages 106-110. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.
7. Zipper, C., T. Younos, and E. Yagow. 1992. Comparative effects of alternative re-mining and reclamation strategies on erosion potential at a case-study abandoned mined land site. p. 671-679, In: Proceedings, 1992 National Meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation. Duluth, Minnesota. June 14-18.