An abandoned mine land reclamation project in Smith Township has received a financial boost. A state grant of $193,493 was awarded to Natural Streams Foundation Inc. to support the initial planning ...

In Texas, surface mine reclamation is a decades-long process – one that requires scientific precision, environmental insight and strong collaboration. For nearly 50 years, Texas A&M AgriLife has ...

Eighteen years ago, a group of anthracite mine historians discovered a small coal car in an abandoned mine beneath the Valley View Business Park in Archbald, hauling the relic above ground and storing ...

Recognition of the need to restore degraded landscapes is accelerating at pace. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (the UN Decade) has triggered a global movement to rally individual action, ...

Mining restoration specialist and Chair of SER, Professor Kingsley Dixon said “The Standards come at a time of unprecedented planetary expansion of mining to more than 101,000 sq km. Yet less than one ...

Surface mining uses a variety of often highly specialised equipment such as trucks, dozers and excavators for extracting resources from just below the Earth's surface. It is generally more ...