FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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subsurface minings
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strip mining
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placer mining
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mountaintop removal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The destructive process of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) has caused permanent damage to Appalachia. Although the law requires that mining companies restore the mountaintops after the mining has been completed, the 1.5 million acres of mountains that have already been removed cannot be regrown, re-built, or replaced.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mountaintop removal is a radical form of coal mining in which the tops of mountains are literally blasted off to access seams of coal. It takes place in the Appalachian Mountains, one of the oldest mountain ranges on Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -strip mining, removal of soil and rock (overburden) above a layer or seam (particularly coal), followed by the removal of the exposed mineral.