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Adequacy of Controls for the Reclamation of Lands Mined for Noncoal Minerals

CED-77-72 Published: May 17, 1977. Publicly Released: May 17, 1977.
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A need exists for more complete information on the mining of noncoal minerals in order to formulate Federal regulations governing such mining. A survey was conducted to observe the effects of mining operations for uranium, copper, phosphate, limestone, molybdenum, and iron at a number of active and abandoned surface and underground mining sites in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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ConservationEnvironmental lawstate relationsLand use agreementsMineral bearing landsMining legislationProposed legislationPublic landsState programsSurface mining land reclamation