The impacts just summarized consider the surface environment alone, and
therefore do not account for environmental impacts resulting from the
mining operation itself, or the potential difficulties associated with groundwater
rebound. In the UK, the latter issue will in part be resolved with
the introduction of new legislative controls in 1999 that will require mine
operators to provide detailed closure plans and to provide for long-term
treatment of any post-closure polluting discharges [16]. Sadly, it may be
that this new legislation will serve only to precipitate the demise of small,
privately owned mines, which will not be able to carry the financial burden
of such a requirement. Certainly the spate of deep mine closures announced
in the first weeks of 1999 (e.g., Frazer’s Hush Fluorspar Mine, County
Durham; Annesley-Bentinck Colliery, Nottinghamshire; Dolacouthi Gold
Mine, N Wales) is consistent with this hypothesis
The impacts just summarized consider the surface environment alone, andtherefore do not account for environmental impacts resulting from themining operation itself, or the potential difficulties associated with groundwaterrebound. In the UK, the latter issue will in part be resolved withthe introduction of new legislative controls in 1999 that will require mineoperators to provide detailed closure plans and to provide for long-termtreatment of any post-closure polluting discharges [16]. Sadly, it may bethat this new legislation will serve only to precipitate the demise of small,privately owned mines, which will not be able to carry the financial burdenof such a requirement. Certainly the spate of deep mine closures announcedin the first weeks of 1999 (e.g., Frazer’s Hush Fluorspar Mine, CountyDurham; Annesley-Bentinck Colliery, Nottinghamshire; Dolacouthi GoldMine, N Wales) is consistent with this hypothesis
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