Mining Site Redevelopment

EPA has prepared Mine Site Cleanup for Brownfields Redevelopment: A Three-Part Primer to provide information about approaches that have been used for redevelopment of mining sites. It provides an overview of mining site redevelopment, as well as new and innovative approaches, such as the Triad approach, to more efficiently characterize and cleanup those sites. New and innovative approaches to streamline characterization and remediation of mining sites offers stakeholders the potential for redevelopment at a lower cost and within a shorter timeframe. The primer is available in three parts:

Part 1 – Overview, summarizes the basic issues surrounding mine site cleanup for brownfields redevelopment, including innovative characterization and remediation approaches.
Part 2 – Coal Mine Sites, includes detailed technical information about the characterization, remediation, and redevelopment of coal mine sites, focusing on sites in the Eastern United States. It is intended for those with an interest in and knowledge of the technical details of redevelopment of mine sites.
Part 3 – Hard Rock Mine Sites, contains detailed technical information about the characterization, remediation, and redevelopment of hard rock mine sites. It is designed for an audience with knowledge of and interest in the technical aspects of hard rock mine redevelopment.

Many of the resources cited in this primer, and other relevant resources about redevelopment of mining sites, are provided below.

EPA Resources
Title	EPA Number, Date, Size
Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook	EPA 910-B-00-001, August 2000, 408 pages-PDF
Acid Mine Drainage: Innovative Treatment Technologies	October 2003, 52 pages-PDF
Brownfields Mine-Scarred Lands Initiative – Federal Agencies Collaborate with Communities	EPA 560-F-04-252, September 2004, 4 pages-PDF
Characterization of Mine Leachates and the Development of a Ground-Water Monitoring Strategy for Mine Sites	EPA 600-R-99-007, February 1999, 299 pages-PDF
Citizen’s Handbook to Address Contaminated Coal Mine Drainage, A	EPA 903-K-97-003, September 1997, 114 pages-PDF
Cost and Performance Summary Report. In Situ Biosolids and Lime Addition at the California Gulch Superfund Site, OU 11, Leadville, Colorado	February 2005, 7 pages-PDF
EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project - Profile of the Metal Mining Industry	EPA 310-R-95-008, September 1995, 137 pages-PDF
EPA’s Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment	Website
EPA’s Superfund Program on Abandoned Mine Lands	Website
Poland Biosolids Smelter Waste Reclamation Project	EPA 832-R-00-009, July 2000, 6 pages-PDF
Non-EPA Resources
Title	Source, Date, Size
Using Biosolids for Reclamation/Remediation of Disturbed Soils	University of Washington, Not Dated, 26 pages-PDF
DOI’s Office of Surface Mining	Website
Hope and Hard Work – Making a Difference in the Eastern Coal Region	Comp, Dr. Allan, June 2001, 41 pages-PDF
Human Factor in Mining Reclamation, The	U.S. Geological Survey, 2000, 34 pages-PDF

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