[HTML][HTML] Anthropedogenesis in coal mine overburden; the need for a comprehensive, fundamental biogeochemical approach

SU Gunathunga, EJ Gagen, PN Evans… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary solid waste product of surface coal mining is overburden (also known as spoil),
the material that is moved to access the underlying coal seams. Once removed, this material …

A combined bibliometric and sustainable approach of phytostabilization towards eco-restoration of coal mine overburden dumps

Z Bashir, D Raj, R Selvasembian - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Extraction of coal through opencast mining leads to the buildup of heaps of overburden (OB)
material, which poses a significant risk to production safety and environmental stability. A …

From spoil to soil: utilising waste materials to create soils for mine rehabilitation

A Walmsley, L Mundodi… - Mine Closure 2022 …, 2022 - papers.acg.uwa.edu.au
The Latrobe Valley in Victoria, southeast Australia, is home to three large open-cast brown
coal mines. Due to the nature of the mining operations, there is a lack of topsoil to cover the …