Drift-mine reclamation in Big Four Hollow near Lake Hope, Ohio; a preliminary data report

Nichols, Vance E.

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“…Geological Survey, written commun., 1983). A study on the efforts to seal abandoned drift mines near Lake Hope provided extensive waterquality data from the Sandy Run basin (Nichols, 1983). Waterquality data also have been collected routinely since 1967 at a U.S. Geological Survey gaging station, number 03202000, within the basin (Raccoon Creek at Adamsville; fig.…”

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Surface-water quality of coal-mine lands in Raccoon Creek Basin, Ohio

Wilson¹

1985

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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, plans to reclaim abandoned surface mines in the Raccoon Creek watershed in southeastern Ohio. Historic waterquality data collected between 1975 and 1983 were compiled and analyzed in terms of eight selected mine-drainage characteristics to develop a data base for individual subbasin reclamation projects. Areas of mine drainage affecting Raccoon Creek were the East Branch Raccoon Creek basin, the Brushy Creek basin, the Sandy Run basin, the Hewett Fork basin, and the Little Raccoon Creek basin. Surface-water-quality samples were collected from a 41-site network from November 1 through November 3, 1983. Results of the sampling reaffirmed that the major sources of mine drainage to Raccoon Creek are in the Little Raccoon Creek basin, the East Branch Raccoon Creek basin, the Brushy Creek basin, and the Hewett Fork basin. However, water quality at the mouth of Sandy Run indicated that it is not a source of mine drainage to Raccoon Creek. Buffer Run, Goose Run, an unnamed tributary to Little Raccoon Creek, Mulga Run, and Sugar Run were the main sources of mine drainage sampled in the Little Raccoon Creek basin. All sites sampled in the East Branch Raccoon Creek basin were affected by mine drainage. This information was used to prepare a work plan for additional data collection before, during, and after reclamation. The data will be used to define the effectiveness of reclamation efforts in the basin.

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Surface-water quality of coal-mine lands in Raccoon Creek Basin, Ohio

Wilson¹

1985

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“…Other mining and reclamation studies have incidentally presented detailed water quality analyses (Baker-Wibberlet & Associates 1977, Nichols 1983. In general, zinc, nickel, and copper are the most commonly encountered metals after the primary cationic components Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, and Al.…”

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Metals and Other Components of Coal Mine Drainage as Related to Aquatic Life Standards

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Watzlaf²

1997

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The objective of this study was to characterize the occurrences of various metals and other contaminants in 128 different water samples from untreated coal mine drainage (CMD) as related to aquatic life water quality criteria The water quality analyses were of untreated drainage from active, reclaimed, and abandoned surface and underground mines, as well as coal waste materials. About 75% of the study sample set had pH values less than 4.5, and the remaining samples had pH values ranging from 4.5 to 6.9. The following metals were included in the chemical analyses: ferrous and ferric iron, aluminum, manganese, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, antimony, and zinc. As would be expected by pH-controlled solubility relationships, higher metal concentrations were generally associated with lower pH values. Water hardness values were somewhat independent of pH over the range of the study sample set, but were generally very hard This is significant since hardness usually raises the aquatic toxicity threshold for most metals (e.g., cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc). No clear correlations were found between the occurrence of manganese, which has been used as a CMD treatment surrogate, and other more toxic metals. Potentially toxic concentrations of some of these metals were found at manganese concentrations less than 2 mg/L, which is the normal effluent standard for CMD discharges. Traditional active and abandoned mine land reclamation practices have focused on discharge water quality parameters that conform to usual National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) standards. This particularly applies to the use of manganese levels as a surrogate for threshold concentrations of toxic and heavy metals in discharge waters. Given the lack of good correlation in the occurrence of manganese with these metals, the occurrences of these metals in CMD, and their concentrations relative to aquatic life criteria reclamation practices can be more protective of aquatic life if individual metal concentrations are more thoroughly considered.

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Drift-mine reclamation in Big Four Hollow near Lake Hope, Ohio; a preliminary data report

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Surface-water quality of coal-mine lands in Raccoon Creek Basin, Ohio

Surface-water quality of coal-mine lands in Raccoon Creek Basin, Ohio

Metals and Other Components of Coal Mine Drainage as Related to Aquatic Life Standards

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