What is the connection between post mining land use and the reclamation plan?
A proposed post mining land use is the key needed to determine the type and degree of reclamation needed to correspond with that proposed land use. The specific reclamation activities delineated in a reclamation plan are substantially dictated by the proposed final use in that the reclamation plan will describe how the disturbed area will be reclaimed and managed to achieve the designated use. The purpose of the reclamation plan is to achieve acceptable final site reclamation to a desired land use in compliance with the uniform reclamation standards. By working with local officials and through good communications with all affected parties a mutually satisfactory result may be obtained. A complex reclamation plan might call for a post mining land use combining a park with native prairie (passive recreation, education) with a golf course community on a lake interfacing with a park and wetlands. All these land uses could be connected by a trail system. On the other hand, a simple plan cou
