This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Company's Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta. on Dec. 13, 2016. Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry.Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry.
“We can make landscapes that are pretty good,” he said. “It’s not always put back to the same land uses. if we don’t over-promise, I think mines can meet what they set out to do.” “If you cover that waste rock with water or with backfill — the engineers use a special paste to cement it back in place — you reduce the amount of selenium that goes into water.”
“Various industry sectors are investing in selenium treatment technology and making progress in performance,” it said. “Some technologies have multiple successful full-scale installations.”“Selenium treatment technologies have not reached full maturity and should still be regarded as developmental,” it says.mines that contain high levels of selenium are “challenging” to mitigate.
People also need to understand that a reclaimed coal mine will have to be monitored for many decades to ensure it’s stable and behaving as desired.
Non coal industry scientists say we will Kill ourselves off by mining all the coal. Poisoned water supplies. Etc