Preparation Plant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021961",
  "term": "Preparation Plant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Facility where coal is subjected to chemical or physical processing or cleaning, concentrating, or other processing or preparation. A preparation plant's facilities include, but are not limited to, the following: loading facilities; storage and stockpile facilities; sheds, shops, and other buildings; water-treatment and water-storage facilities; settling basins and impoundments; and coal processing and other waste disposal areas.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Mountaintop Mining Valley Fills Draft Environmental Impact Statement Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/region3/mtntop/pdf/VIII_Glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/preparation-plant/"
}