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• Atkinson, R.B., Zipper, C.E., Daniels, W.L., and Cairns, J., Jr., 1997, Constructing wetlands during reclamation to improve wildlife habitat: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-129, 12 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-129/460-129.html
• Balsamo, N., 1986, Fly ash use in strip mine reclamation: Coal Mining Process., v. 23, p. 25-30.
• Bromley, P.T., and Cushwa, 1990, Wildlife and fish habitat on reclaimed surface-mined lands: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-125, 4 p.
• Brown, D., and Hallman, R.G., 1984, Reclaiming disturbed lands: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation, 95 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/rdl.htm
• Burger, J. A., and Torbert, J.L., 1992, Restoring forests on surface-mined lands: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-123, 16 p.
• Burger, J.A., and Zipper, C.E., 2002, How to restore forests on surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-123, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-123/460-123.html
• Burger, J.A., Zipper, C.E., and Rodrigue, 2002, Powell River Project Information for the Virginia Coal fields: Mine permitting to establish productive forests as post-mining land uses: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-141, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-141/460-141.html#L1
• Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 2002, Best practices in abandoned mine land reclamation: The remediation of post-mining activities: Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 42 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual.htm
• Conrad, P.W., Sweigard, R.J., Graves, D.H., Ringe, J.M., and Pelkii, M.H., 2002, Impacts of spoil conditions on reforestation of surface mined land: Mining Engineering, Technical Papers, p. 39-46.
• Daniels, W.L., Stewart, B., and Dove, D., 1995, Reclamation of coal refuse disposal areas: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-131, 16 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-131/460-131.html
• Daniels, W.L., and Stewart, B. R., 2000, Reclamation of Appalachian coal refuse disposal areas, in Barnhisel, R.I., Darmody, R.G., and Daniels, W.L., eds., Reclamation of drastically disturbed lands:  American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Monograph 41, p. 433-459.
• Daniels, W.L., and Zipper, C.E., 1999, Creation and management of productive mine soils: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-131, 16 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-121/460-121.html
• Daniels, W.L., Stewart, B., Haering, K., and Zipper, C., 2002, The potential for beneficial reuse of coal fly ash in southwest Virginia mining environments: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-134, 19 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-134/460-134.html
• Ferris, F.K., and 22 coauthors, 1996, Handbook of Western reclamation techniques: Denver, Office of Technology Transfer, Western Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, varied pagination. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/westrecl.htm
• Gerken, J., and Baker, C., 1990, Beef production from forages grown on reclaimed surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-128, 7 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-128/460-128.html
• Hall, J.R.,  III, 1997, Establishment and Maintenance of Quality Turfgrass on Surfaced-Mined Land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project Series, Publication 460-127, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-127/460-127.html
• Holl, K.D., Zipper, C.E., and Burger, J.A., 2001, Recovery of native plant communities after mining: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-140, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-140/460-140.html
• Johnson, W., and Miller, G.C., 1979, Abandoned coal-mine lands: nature, extent, and cost of reclamation: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 29 p.
• Nawrot, J.R., and Gray, B., 2000, Principles and practices of tailings reclamation: coal refuse, in Barnhisel, R.I., Darmody, R.G., and Daniels, W.L., eds., Reclamation of drastically disturbed lands:  American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Monograph 41, p. 451-488.
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1987, Surface coal mining reclamation: 10 years of progress, 1977-1987: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 49 p.
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1992, Surface coal mining reclamation: 15 years of progress, 1977-1992: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 53 p.
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2002, Market-based mine land reclamation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 8 fact sheets, 16 p., http://www.osmre.gov/market-basedindex.htm
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2004, Abandoned mine land inventory system (AMLIS): U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., http://www.osmre.gov/aml/inven/zamlis.htm, last updated 2/12/2004.
• Parrish, T.L., and Anderson, S.H., 1994, Handbook of methods to reclaim wildlife habitat on surface mines in Wyoming: Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/handbook.htm
• Renard, K.G., Foster, G.R., Weesies, G.A., McKool, D.K., and Yoder, D.C. (coords), 1996, Predicting soil erosion by water; A guide to conservation planning with the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE): U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No. 703, 404, p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/rusle703.htm
• Simons and Li Associates, Inc., 1982, Design manual for sedimentation control through sedimentation ponds and other physical/chemical treatment: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, 173 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/design.htm
• Simons and Li Associates, Inc., 1983, Design of sediment control measures: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, 371 p. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/design.htm
• Skousen, J., and Zipper, C.E., 1996, Revegetation species and practices: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-122, 19 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-122/460-122.html
• Sobek, A.A., Schuller, W.A., Freeman, J.R., and Smith, R.M., 1978, Field and Laboratory Methods Applicable to Overburdens and Minesoils: West Virginia University In Cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 EPA-600/2-78-054 Environmental Protection Technology Series, 216 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/fieldlab.htm
• Sweigard, R., 1992, Reclamation, in Hartman, H.L., ed., Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed. Littleton, CO, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, p. 1181-1197.
• Torbert, J.L., Burger, J.A., and Johnson, J., 1996, Commercial forestry as a post-mining land use: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-136, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-136/460-136.html
• Torbert, J.L., Burger, J.A., Nichols, T.J., and Johnson, J., 1997, Growing Christmas trees on reclaimed surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-116, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-116/460-116.html
• Tourbier, J.T., 1980, A handbook for small surface coal mine operations: U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Washington, D.C., 130 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/hbsmo.htm
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001, Abandoned mine site characterization and cleanup handbook: Washington, D.C., EPA-530-R-01-002, 433 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/epa530c.htm
• Vogel, W.G., 1981, A guide for revegetating coal minesoils in the eastern United States: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, General Technical Report NE-68, 200 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/ne68.htm
• Vogel, W.G., 1987, A Manual for Training Reclamation Inspectors in the Fundamentals of Soils and Revegetation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement, 194 p. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/mtri.htm
• Zipper, C.E., and Winter, S., 1997, Stabilizing reclaimed mines to support buildings and development: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-130, 12 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-130/460-130.html
• Zipper, C.E., and Yates, C., 1999, Reclaiming mined lands as industrial sites: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-132, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-132/460-132.html
• Zipper, C.E., Reneau, R.B., Jr., and Saluta, M.A.,2005, On-Site Treatment and Disposal of Residential
  Wastewaters on Mined Lands: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project Series for the Virginia Coalfields, Publication 460-142, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-142/460-142.html
• Bibliography of reclamation on abandoned mine lands, hosted by American Society of Landscape Architects, 26 p., http://host.asla.org/groups/rrpigroup/Reclamation_bibliography1.pdf

See also Abandoned Mine Lands (general)
See also Revegetation

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