Reclamation Laws and Costs of Strip Mined Land in North Dakota

Duane E. Gronhovd and Donald F. Scott

No 23227, Agricultural Economics Reports from North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Abstract: Coal is becoming more important as a source of energy. There are16 billion tons of economically surface minable coal in North Dakota underlying 700,000 acres. The state has a comprehensive reclamation law; mining cannot be undertaken unless reclamation can be successfully completed. This report presents an overview of reclamation legislation passed in North Dakota, and estimates of reclamation costs are given.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.23227

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