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20: 255: 276: 55:, the material that remains after economically valuable components have been extracted from the generally finely milled ore. Overburden is removed during 43:) is the material that lies above an area that lends itself to economical exploitation, such as the rock, soil, and ecosystem that lies above a 59:, but is typically not contaminated with toxic components. Overburden may also be used to restore an exhausted mining site during 233:
Haering, K. C.; Daniels W. L. and Roberts J. A. (1993) "Changes in mine soil properties resulting from overburden weathering"
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McFee, W.W.; Byrnes, W.R. and Stockton, J.G. (1981) "Characteristics of coal mine overburden important to plant growth"
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is material that lies between two areas of economic interest, such as the material separating coal seams within strata.
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By analogy, overburden is also used to describe the soil and other material that lies above a specific
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Overburden is also used for all soil and ancillary material above the
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National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia,
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Industrial minerals & rocks: commodities, markets, and uses
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American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia.
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mining
coal
ore
tailings
surface mining
reclamation
bedrock horizon
geologic feature
astrobleme
unexcavated
archeological
particle physics
cosmic radiation
arboriculture
roots
Gangue
Spoil tip
Tailings
page 379
ISBN
0-87335-233-5
OCLC
42983831
ISBN
0-471-82171-3

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