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SURF Break – Dive In! New USGS Tools for Assessing and Restoring Mine Lands

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a suite of complementary tools and information with the goal of making it easier to assess and track mining activity, monitor mine land conditions, and plan restoration and reclamation projects:

  • Science-Based Hazard Assessment and Restoration of Mined Lands: Decision Support Tool (click here to access this mapping tool)
  • USGS BIL (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) Mined Lands Data Catalog
    (click here)
  • Remote Sensing for Monitoring Mine Lands and Recovery Efforts (click
    here)