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Define mine reclamation. How do you think this might affect the cost of mining? Is it expensive, or not?

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Mine reclamation is the process in which areas used for mining are recovered and modified to an economic or ecological useful stage. That`s an expensive and delicate process, which requires studies and analysis of the area, besides all the cleaning which is supposed to be done so the land can be used for other purposes again and monitoring after the reclamation to make sure it was successful.

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