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This glossary was developed by freely borrowing the definitions
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following each definition marks the source. Highlighted terms within
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(1) Handbook for the Identification of Historic Metal Mining Properties
- August 1995, Dale P. Herbort, Montana Department of Environmental
Quality, Montana Department of State Lands, Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Bureau.
(2) Abandoned Hardrock Mine Priority Sites, 1995 Summary Report
- April 1995, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. for the Montana Department
of Environmental Quality, Montana Department of State Lands, Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Bureau.
(3) Surface Management Regulations for Locatable Mineral Operations
- February 1999, Draft Environmental Impact Statement 43 CFR-3809,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
(4) Glossary of Terms Used in Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage
Work - Unidentified source obtained from the World Wide Web.
(5) Water Words Dictionary - October 1995, State of Nevada, Division
of Water Planning, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
A compilation of technical water, water quality, environmental and
water-related terms.
Info-Mine Dictionary
of Mining Terms
Department
of Energy Glossary of Coal-related Terms
The
International Network for Acid Prevention - Glossary (requires
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