Abandoned Mine Reclamation Glossary

The technical and economic evaluation of whether plants can effectively remove, stabilize, or degrade contaminants in so...

The strategic planting and management of specially selected plant species to absorb, accumulate, or degrade contaminants...

The capacity of plants to uptake, tolerate, and accumulate mine contaminants (particularly metals) from soil and groundw...

The use of specially selected plant species to accumulate, stabilize, or degrade contaminants in soil and groundwater at...

An ecological reclamation technique using specially selected plants to immobilize and stabilize contaminated mine soils,...

A body of water that forms in an open-pit mine after operations cease and groundwater fills the excavation. These lakes...

The study and characterization of water quality parameters—including pH, dissolved metals, sulfates, and biological comm...

The formation and management of water bodies in abandoned open-pit mines where the water table naturally rises or fills...

The development of water bodies in excavated mining voids following cessation of mining operations, which may contain ac...

The development and chemical evolution of water bodies that form in open pit mines after mining ceases and groundwater r...

The controlled development and maintenance of permanent or temporary water bodies in mined-out excavations, involving wa...

The process of monitoring, controlling, and utilizing water bodies that naturally form in excavated pit voids after mini...

A geotechnical engineering assessment that evaluates the structural integrity and failure risk of open pit mine walls du...

The structural integrity and resistance to failure of excavated pit sidewalls, influenced by rock type, slope angle, gro...

Engineering measures applied to the exposed rock and soil faces of surface mine excavations to prevent slope failure, er...

The surface entrance to an underground mine workings. A critical feature requiring assessment and closure during mine re...

The process of sealing, capping, or otherwise securing an underground mine entrance to prevent unauthorized access and c...

The process of restoring, securing, and reclaiming mine entrance areas and tunnel openings to eliminate safety hazards a...

The permanent closure of mine entrances using engineered barriers to prevent unauthorized access and environmental conta...

The structural reinforcement and closure of mine entrance openings to prevent unauthorized access, surface subsidence, a...

Engineering interventions designed to secure the entrance and immediate surrounding areas of an abandoned mine shaft or...

The visible openings or entrances to underground mine workings that provide access to the subsurface mining operations.

The planned or actual application of remediated mine sites following completion of active reclamation, encompassing ecol...

The formal determination and regulatory approval of intended future uses for reclaimed mine properties following complet...