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abandoned mine

[ə′ban·dənd ′mīn]
(mining engineering)
abandoned workings
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Beyond rose the wall of the valley, every crease and wrinkle of which Dede and Daylight knew, and at one place, where the sun struck squarely, the white dump of the abandoned mine burned like a jewel.
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A huge driving-wheel and a shaft half-filled with rubbish showed the position of an abandoned mine. Beside it were the crumbling remains of the cottages of the miners, driven away no doubt by the foul reek of the surrounding swamp.
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Those opposed to the legislation say financial mechanisms intended to make sure companies pay for cleanup costs of abandoned mines could leave Idaho taxpayers with cleanup bills if a company declares bankruptcy.
Updates to Idaho mining law signed by governor
The state has about 100,000 abandoned mines. Arizona has active coal, copper, gold and uranium mines.
Mine inspector dismisses bill aimed at making office appointed
That same geology attracted miners and the abandoned mines have exacerbated the problem.
Who Will Pay for the EPA's Mistake?
The UK has 900 abandoned mines, of which approximately 400 leak methane into the atmosphere [2].
Methane Extraction from Abandoned Mines by Surface Vertical Wells: A Case Study in China
On this basis (once allowing for subsidence), we estimate that the abandoned mines of the UK contain around two billion cubic metres of water at temperatures which are constantly around 12-16degC, and in some instances higher still.
A hot tip for our old mining areas; CHARLOTTE ADAMS and JON GLUYAS, of Durham University, on how we can use old coal mines to decarbonise heat
In Australia, there are more than 50,000 abandoned mines, but no-one knows for certain just how many there actually are.
The Holey Land: following the global financial crisis, Australia was the only Western economy not to go into recession. why? in a word, mining. But what happens to all of those holes in the ground once the valuable stuff has been dug out? Geordie Torr counts the cost of mining's toxic legacy
An economist said the Duterte administration could design a government bond dedicated to financing the closure of abandoned mines.
Gov't bonds eyed to fund closure of 'zombie' mines
Alaska is dotted with a dizzying known number of abandoned mines and wells, and it's almost certain that there are undocumented contaminated and/or hazardous sites statewide as well.
Statewide Alaska reclamation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--all federal agencies that share responsibility for mine cleanups in the United States--do not know how many abandoned mines there are in this country.
Scratching the surface: the Animas River spill and the real risks of abandoned mines

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