Reclamation and revitalization of post-mining sites – ups and downs

Abstract

During the post-mining activities, all the forms of environment degradation are observed. This article refers to the projects of reclamation and revitalization of post-mining sites. The method of studying reclamation project documents was used to evaluate remedial actions. This allows for a comparative analysis of the obtained effects (the analyzed case) with the planned procedures. It has been shown what the main effects of degradation are caused by surface and underground mining, as well as what procedures are in force for the repair processes (recultivation and revitalization).