Rehabilitation of an ex-tin mine area...
Last July 3-5, 2012, I presented a paper on the phytoremediation of an abandoned copper mined-out dump site during the International Symposium on Reclamation, Restoration and Rehabilitation Towards a Greener Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Here, I mentioned about the efforts we have undertaken in Mogpog, Marinduque. The last day of the symposium, July 5, was a tour to a rehabilitated ex-tin mine area managed by the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). According to Dr. Ang, 15 years ago, this area was bare. At present, it boasts to be the most vegetated and diverse (i.e most number of species planted) in the world....impressive indeed. Dr. Ang has been doing a lot of efforts in the afforestation of the area.
That Tin mine rehab is one of the showcase mining restoration programs in SE Asia. What people need to know though is that the soil conditions on the tin mine wastes are very benign so the reintroduction of plants is a very simple task.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Yob. I agree to that.
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