Mining disposal erosion evaluation: A case study

Abstract

Mining disposal (dumping overburden) area is the primary consideration in the reclamation process in mining activities, especially in mining activity. The current study aims to determine the rate of erosion and the level of erosion hazard at mine disposal using water flow distribution. This research was conducted in a coal mine in Kalimantan. Based on the structure of the runoff flow distribution model, this study divides disposal into three land units. The universal soil loss equation in three land units was obtained for erosion values. The value for each land unit is 76 tons/ha/year, 134 tons/ha/year, and 50 tons/ha/year. These three land units are under the level of moderate and light danger of erosion. Afterward, three recommendations were made to the three land units. The first recommendation is the condition of land cover does not change, and conservation changes; the second recommendation is with changes in land cover, but conservation does not change; and the third recommendation is with conditions of land cover and conservation change. The second recommendation shows the best results compared to the other recommendations.