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Get Price[1] Surface mining of coal and subsequent reclamation represent the dominant land use change in the central Appalachian Plateau (CAP) region of the United States Hydrologic impacts of surface mining have been studied at the plot scale but effects at broader scales have not been explored adequately
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Get PriceIn response to negative land effects of coal mining and the abundance of abandoned mines in the USA the federal government enacted the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which requires reclamation plans for future coal mining sites Reclamation plans must be approved and permitted by federal or state authorities before mining
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