Mining Magazine March 2016 | Page 27

Mining reclamation projects generally receive little to no attention from media outlets . Ask any responsible miner and they ’ ll tell you that ’ s a good thing . That ’ s become the goal of mine reclamation is to go unnoticed , restoring the land into as good or in better shape than before . And while a company ’ s approach to reclamation is generally based off community input , a new and innovative trend is beginning to gain steam .
We take a look at the top projects across the globe breathing new life into former mines while creating exciting tourist attractions in the process .

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Mining reclamation projects generally receive little to no attention from media outlets . Ask any responsible miner and they ’ ll tell you that ’ s a good thing . That ’ s become the goal of mine reclamation is to go unnoticed , restoring the land into as good or in better shape than before . And while a company ’ s approach to reclamation is generally based off community input , a new and innovative trend is beginning to gain steam .

We take a look at the top projects across the globe breathing new life into former mines while creating exciting tourist attractions in the process .

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thing new life into in the process .

Written by : Robert Spence
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