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FIELD INVESTIGATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR STEEP SLOPE MINE RECLAMATION
EMPLOYING THE FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH
Dr. Richard Sweigard, PIDharmendra Kumar, RA
Department of Mining EngineeringUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky
Bridging Reclamation, Science & The CommunityJune 8th,2010
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Objectives
� Regional inventory of highwall elimination methods on steep-slope mines
throughout the Appalachian region
� Field investigation of application of FRA on steep-slope mines emphasizing� Field investigation of application of FRA on steep-slope mines emphasizing
operational, economical & stability perspectives
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Field Visits
� A total of 28 mine sites were visited throughout the Appalachian region
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Field Investigations
� Compare operational efficiency and project economics with FRA
reclamation to non-FRA reclamation
� Characterize the level of compaction� Characterize the level of compaction
� Evaluate the stability of steep-slopes that were reclaimed using FRA
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Description of Experimental Site
� Approx. 4.7 acre Peel Poplar site reclaimed by combination of truck and
lateral dozer push by ICG in Pike County, KY
� Volume of backfilled material: 760,000 yd^3
� Height of highwall reclaimed is approx.173 ft and slope angle ranges from � Height of highwall reclaimed is approx.173 ft and slope angle ranges from
27° to 33°(Average angle 29°)
�Approx. half of the site consists primarily of Gray sandstone and the other
half has a top layer of soil and Brown sandstone
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6Drawing of Site with Orientation of Monuments
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Top 4 ft Loose Materials
7Cross-sectional Profile of Slope
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Highwall before Elimination
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Highwall Elimination Activities
777D Truck Hauling Spoil9
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Highwall Elimination Activities
Lateral Pushing of Spoil10
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Highwall Elimination Activities
Grading Work 11
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Final Grading
� Single pass grading was done by Dozer Cat D11R from top to bottom
� Passes did not overlap & small ridges were left between passes
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Final Graded Site
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Planting Activities
Planting in Gray Area 14
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Trees Inventory
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Field Measurements
� Spoil measurement;
� Bulk density
� Penetration resistance
� Depth of refusal (Maximum penetration depth)� Depth of refusal (Maximum penetration depth)
� Surveying of monuments for mass movement
� 70 (31-Gray Area & 39 Brown Area) steel rebars (1/2 inch -dia & 4 feet length) are driven to monitor mass movement
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Penetrometer
Wildcat Dynamic Cone Penetrometer-Field set up 17
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Penetrometer Monitoring Points
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(Initial Measurements)
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Nuclear Density Gauge
Troxler 3440-Nuclear Density Gauge-Field set up 20
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Bulk Density Monitoring Points
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1.55
1.6
1.65
Den
sity
(g/c
m^
3)Dry Bulk Density (6") 1- Brown Spoil
2-Gray Spoil
Bulk Density Measurement(Initial Measurements)
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1 2
2009 1.45 1.6
1.35
1.4
1.45
1.5
Den
sity
(g/c
m^
3)
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Movement Monitoring
Survey of Monument23
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Survey of Monuments
Total Station set up for Survey of Monuments24
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Location of Monuments
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Current Analysis
� Spoil measurement
� Bulk density & penetration resistance
� Surveying of monuments for mass movement
� Economic analysis of reclamation cost will be done
� Trees survival rate
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QUESTIONS??QUESTIONS??
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