| ISSUES |
REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES |
MEASURES |
| Physical Stability Issues: |
Roads
Airstrips
Powerlines |
Control erosion |
- remove culverts, all bridges, barricade approaches and stabilize
- rip compact surfaces and establish vegetation
- restore drainage patterns
|
| Public safety |
- follow transportation regulatory authority specifications for maintenance and preventing inadvertent use
- discharge and lock open all non-essential powerlines
|
| Chemical Stability Issues: |
Roads
Airstrips |
Control releases to surface and groundwater from spills or erosion |
- contaminated soils assessed on a case-by-case basis; leave in place, or excavate, treat, dispose in approved manner
|
| Land Use Issues: |
Roads
Airstrips
Powerlines |
Return to original or approved alternative use |
- transfer to new owners where appropriate
- remove all elevated wires and poles
- ground all buried wires
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Environmental Technology for Mining
