Friday, January 08, 2010
New Mining Guidelines Formed
KENTUCKY....
A study group of state and federal officials, along with environmentalists and members of the mining industry, have developed a new set of guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of waste material coal companies dump into valleys and streams. The Kentucky Department of Natural Resources says the new set of mining procedures, called the Fill Placement Optimization Process, will reduce the "number and size" of mining waste dumps and minimize the impact on streams. Under the guidelines, coal companies would put more excess rock and dirt back on the mined area rather than putting it in nearby hollows.
A study group of state and federal officials, along with environmentalists and members of the mining industry, have developed a new set of guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of waste material coal companies dump into valleys and streams. The Kentucky Department of Natural Resources says the new set of mining procedures, called the Fill Placement Optimization Process, will reduce the "number and size" of mining waste dumps and minimize the impact on streams. Under the guidelines, coal companies would put more excess rock and dirt back on the mined area rather than putting it in nearby hollows.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:25 AM 
