disposal of excess spoil from coal mining and surface mining
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seam and then returned to the mining location. However, because spoil takes up more space than did the original overburden, all surface mining creates excess spoil that must be placed somewhere. The permit in this case authorized Martin Coal to create 27 valley fills with the excess spoil, which in turn would bury some
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies
All types of surface and underground coal mining in Appalachia generate excess spoil fills due to the increased volume of broken rock, limitations on the steepness and height to which broken rock may be placed to achieve a stable slope, and the steep topography of the region.
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The excess spoil must be placed in disposal sites adjacent to the mining pits in order to allow for efficient and economical coal extraction. Typical locations for excess spoil disposal sites are valleys, also known as headsofhollows or uppermost (headwater) stream reaches.
Chapter 2: The Environmental Effects of Strip Mining The ...
Despite its title, SMCRA's provisions apply not only to surface mining, but also to the surface effects of underground mining. As a percentage of all coal mining, underground coal mining has been declining for many years, but in 2007 it still accounted for approximately 31 percent of coal mining, as compared with 69 percent surface mining.
JULY 7, 2005 62 ILL. ADM. CODE CH. I, SEC. 1816
JULY 7, 2005 62 ILL. ADM. CODE CH. I, SEC. 1816 1 TITLE 62: MINING CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ... Disposal of Excess Spoil: General Requirements ... Implementing and authorized by the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720]. SOURCE: Adopted at 4 Ill. Reg. 37, p. 1, effective June 1, 1982 ...
Fill Construction and Surface Coal Mining | West Virginia ...
Fill Construction and Surface Coal Mining March 01, 2010 Surface coal mining techniques, which account for the majority of national coal production and roughly 38 percent of West Virginia's coal production, involve the mechanical removal of overlying native earth and rock or "overburden" to reach underlying coal seams.
Environmental impact of disposal of coal mining wastes on ...
Environmental impact of disposal of coal mining wastes on soils and plants in Rostov Oblast, Russia. ... The surface layers of spoil tips at all stages of their development are different from the surrounding steppe soils in geochemical characteristics and mineralogical composition. The atmospheric and water inflow of material from spoil tips ...
Salazar Moves to Withdraw 11th Hour Mountaintop Coal ...
Apr 27, 2009· Salazar Moves to Withdraw 11th Hour Mountaintop Coal Mining Rule. Restores Protections Against Dumping in Streams. 4/27/2009. Last edited 4/25/2016 ...
TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE .
disposal of excess spoil in accordance with NMAC; (12) each profile, at crosssections specified by the director of the anticipated final surface ... For all surface coal mining operations with projected production rates exceeding 1,000,000 tons of
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Jul 03, 2019· (f) "Surface mining activities" means those surface coal mining and reclamation operations incident to the extraction of coal from the earth by removing the materials over a coal seam, before recovering the coal by auger mining or by recovery of coal from a deposit that is not in its original geologic location.
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Jul 26, 2018· Surface Coal Mining Law 10 CSR – Requirements for the Disposal of Excess Spoil 10 CSR – Underground Operations . 10 CSR – Auger Mining Requirements 10 CSR – Operations on Steep Slopes . 10 CSR – Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining .
405 KAR 16:130. Disposal of excess spoil.
during surface mining activities and for restoration and reclamation of surface areas affected by mining activities. This administrative regulation sets forth specific requirements for the location of areas used for the disposal of excess spoil materials and the design, construction, and inspection of fill structures composed of such materials. Section 1. General Requirements. (1) General. Excess spoil shall be .
30 CFR Disposal of excess spoil.
(11) Location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with 30 CFR, and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance 30 CFR
Texas Natural Resources Code Section Spoil ...
to transport the excess spoil material resulting from surface coal mining and reclamation activities and place it in a controlled manner in position for concurrent compaction to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement; (2) to dispose of spoil only within the bonded permit areas; (3)
Lawriter OAC 1501:13907 Disposal of excess spoil.
1501:13907 Disposal of excess spoil. (A) The objective of this rule is to ensure mass stability and protection from erosion and minimize the adverse effects of leachate and surface water runoff from the fill on surface and ground waters, using current, recognized engineering standards and practices as evaluated and approved by the chief.
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SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION UNDER FEDERALLY APPROVED PROGRAM: Chapter Permit Applications — General Requirements ... including appropriate maps and crosssection drawings, of any proposed excess spoil disposal site and design of the spoil disposal structures in accordance with COMAR These plans shall describe the ...
405 KAR 8:030. Surface coal mining permits, Chapter 8 ...
Location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with Section 34 of this administrative regulation, and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance with Section 27 of this administrative regulation.
Study Refutes EPA's Assumptions for Regulating Appalachian ...
Apr 22, 2011· Surface coal mining operations in steep sloped terrain must place excess spoil material in valley fills located in headwater stream channels. Discharges of spoil material to headwater streams are allowed under the Clean Water Act (CWA), so long as the activity takes place under permits authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers.
AN ACT relating to surface mining
The permittee or operator shall place all excess spoil material resulting from surface coal mining and reclamation operations pursuant to this chapter in the following manner: (1) Spoil is transported and placed in a controlled manner in position for concurrent compaction (where advisable) and in such a way as to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement;
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costly (per ton of coal) than underground mines of similar capacity. Strip mining is one of the most economical surface processes. Here removal of overburden and coal extraction proceed in parallel strips along the face of the coal deposit, with the spoil being deposited behind the operation in the previously mined areas.
Mountaintop Coal Mining: A Permitting Process In Flux ...
Mountaintop coal mining is heavily regulated, at both the state and federal level, through a complex web of statutes and regulations, including The Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act (SMCRA), 2 the Clean Water Act, 3 and NEPA. 4 At present, the application of these statutes, and thus the ability to legally perform mountaintop coal ...
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Joe Hughes of Northeast Mining Company operated a 4 yard Page near Beaver Creek in Tucker County in 1963 During late 1960's and 1970's several operations including: Imperial Coal Construction Co. Grant County Coal Corp. L Byron Construction Company Bitner Mining Island Creek Coal
Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation ...
Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association and Hodel v. Indiana 101 S. Ct. 2352, 69 L. Ed. 2d 1 (1981); 101 S. Ct. 2376, 69 L. Ed. 2d 40 (1981) INTRODUCTION During the term, the Supreme Court handed down two decisions concerning the constitutionality of the Surface Mining .
SECTION Disposal of Excess Spoil, DIVISION 6 ...
(c) If, under § of this title (relating to Disposal of Excess Spoil: General Requirements), rocktoe buttresses or keyway cuts are required, the application shall include the following: (1) the number, location, and depth of borings or test pits which shall be determined with respect to the size of the spoil disposal structure and subsurface conditions; and
