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Orphan land

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019858

Disturbed land surfaces resulting from surface mining that were inadequately reclaimed by the operator and for which that person no longer has any legally fixed responsibility. Usually refers to lands surface mined previous to the passage of comprehensive mining reclamation laws.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019858
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesGrim and Hill 1974; USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019858",
  "term": "Orphan land",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Orphan Land",
  "definition": "Disturbed land surfaces resulting from surface mining that were inadequately reclaimed by the operator and for which that person no longer has any legally fixed responsibility. Usually refers to lands surface mined previous to the passage of comprehensive mining reclamation laws.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "Grim and Hill 1974; USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/orphan-land/"
}

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