Abandoned Mine Reclamation Glossary

The entrance or opening of a mine that is no longer actively worked or maintained, often presenting physical and chemica...

The structural closure and safety isolation of mine entrances using engineered barriers such as bulkheads, fill, or rein...

The capacity of exposed sulfide minerals (particularly pyrite) in mine waste to oxidize and produce sulfuric acid when e...

The inherent capacity of mine materials, particularly sulfide-bearing rock and tailings, to produce sulfuric acid throug...

Acidic water runoff from mining sites caused by oxidation of sulfur-bearing minerals exposed during extraction.

The natural oxidation of sulfide minerals exposed during mining that produces sulfuric acid and mobilizes heavy metals i...

Preventive strategies and engineering controls implemented during mine reclamation to inhibit the oxidation of sulfide m...

The process of managing and reducing sulfuric acid and dissolved metals generated when exposed sulfide minerals in mine...

The process of treating acidic water generated from sulfide mineral oxidation in abandoned mines through chemical or bio...

The process of neutralizing and removing dissolved metals and sulfates from water that drains naturally from abandoned m...

An engineered infrastructure designed to neutralize and remove dissolved metals and sulfates from water discharged from...

The quantitative measure of a material's ability to neutralize or buffer acidic mine drainage through chemical reactions...

The formation of acidic water when sulfide minerals in rock are exposed to oxygen and water. This creates ongoing pollut...

The oxidation of sulfide minerals exposed during mining that produces sulfuric acid and dissolved metals, creating highl...

A laboratory analytical protocol that quantifies sulfide minerals (acid-generating potential) and carbonate minerals (ac...

The capacity of sulfide-bearing minerals within mine waste or tailings to produce sulfuric acid upon oxidation, quantifi...

The entrance or exit point of a nearly horizontal mine tunnel (adit) driven into a hillside to access ore or provide dra...

The process of closing, stabilizing, or remediating horizontal or near-horizontal mine entrances (adits) to prevent unau...

The process of securing and reinforcing horizontal or nearly horizontal mine entrances (adits) to prevent collapse, cont...

The systematic documentation and spatial delineation of disturbed areas, contaminated zones, and reclaimed land parcels...

The capacity of rock or materials in an abandoned mine to produce alkaline (high pH) compounds through dissolution or we...

Acronym for Acid Mine Drainage, referring to contaminated acidic water discharge from mining operations.

A natural or engineered system that treats acid mine drainage through biological and chemical processes without external...

Engineered infrastructure designed to neutralize and remove contaminants from acid mine drainage through chemical, biolo...