Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Pt. 1 : 15 Years of Progress, 1977-1992

A report on the protection and restoration of the Nation¹s land and water resources under Titles IV and V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Covers program implementation, mining and reclamation today, and improved environmental protection. Includes information on topsoil, roads, blasting and explosives, excess spoil disposal, post-mining land use, remining, acid and toxic drainage prevention and treatment, erosion and sedimentation control, highwall elimination and return to approximate original contour. 100 color photos.Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Pt. 1 : 15 Years of Progress, 1977-1992, was published 1995 under ISBN 9780788118937 and ISBN 0788118935.