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Returned mining overburden

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024232

Any material overlying an economic mineral deposit which is removed to gain access to that deposit and is then used for reclamation of a surface mine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024232
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
References40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024232",
  "term": "Returned mining overburden",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Returned Mining Overburden",
  "definition": "Any material overlying an economic mineral deposit which is removed to gain access to that deposit and is then used for reclamation of a surface mine.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 260.10 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/returned-mining-overburden/"
}

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