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  1. 2 days ago · But in a state where mining was fundamental to its early economy, the quiet work of closing up these mines will likely go on for decades. Around 13,500 mine features have been closed so far ...

  2. 11 hours ago · Mark Schiefelbein/AP. The Senate approved bipartisan legislation Wednesday meant to help accelerate the cleanup of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines around the country. The chamber cleared an ...

  3. 1 day ago · Abandoned mines are historic mine sites – often a century or more old – where there are no parties who can be held responsible to clean up mine waste. Current federal laws treat volunteer organizations that want to clean up these abandoned mines—including state agencies and private non-profits groups like Trout Unlimited—as if they are the very polluters who left behind the mine waste.

  4. 1 day ago · The bill provides a substantial boost to the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant program, which Congressman Hal Rogers established in 2016. The new funding includes nearly $30 million specifically for Kentucky, underscoring a commitment to tackling environmental issues related to abandoned mines and stimulating economic growth in affected areas.

  5. 6 days ago · Mine exploration is a hobby in which people visit abandoned mines, quarries, and sometimes operational mines. Enthusiasts usually engage in such activities for the purpose of exploration and documentation, sometimes through the use of surveying and photography. In this respect, mine exploration might be considered a type of amateur industrial ...

  6. 22 hours ago · An estimated 33,000 abandoned hardrock mines sites actively contaminate our rivers and streams, Hunters and anglers have long advocated for “Good Samaritan” legislation to address acid mine drainage that compromises the health of treasured public landscapes. Allowing willing entities to restore these sites will help address the remediation of thousands of smaller abandoned mines that are lesser priority for the EPA yet negatively impact fish and wildlife on public lands and waters.

  7. 22 hours ago · Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury. This acid mine drainage – when water mixes with heavy metals in mines and then flows out into the environment – poses grave health risks. It can percolate ...