A cross-pit system (CPS) could combine the excavation of coal and the reclamation of land together, thus it has been widely used in many countries. Based on a field experiment at Horse Creek mine in Illinois State of ...A cross-pit system (CPS) could combine the excavation of coal and the reclamation of land together, thus it has been widely used in many countries. Based on a field experiment at Horse Creek mine in Illinois State of the United States, this paper deeply studies the reclamation technique of surface mining by a CPS and comprehensively evaluates its reclamation effect. Problerns and improvements of the reclamation technique are also discussed in this paper.展开更多
文摘A cross-pit system (CPS) could combine the excavation of coal and the reclamation of land together, thus it has been widely used in many countries. Based on a field experiment at Horse Creek mine in Illinois State of the United States, this paper deeply studies the reclamation technique of surface mining by a CPS and comprehensively evaluates its reclamation effect. Problerns and improvements of the reclamation technique are also discussed in this paper.