Print8.5.9: Reclamation
Reclamation is the final part of the sequence of operations, and as you know, it is an ongoing activity. Mosaic does a stellar job of reclaiming the land, and given the growing conditions in Florida, within months after mining has been completed, the area appears undisturbed and back to its original appearance. Actually, that is not always true – often the reclaimed area is suitable for a higher purpose than the overgrown scrub areas that preceded mining. On their website, they discuss the reclamation activities in more detail.
With that, our case study and the module on surface mining comes to an end!