Loose coal waste at the old abandoned Weber mine in Utah. In more than 30 years, except on the north slopes, few 

 plants have been able to establish themselves on these coal wastes because of high surface temperatures. The 

 background shows typical mixed pinyon-juniper woodland and sagebrush lands with patches of grassland. The 

 spoils have been left undisturbed; they lack grading, topsoiling, and seeding characteristics of later surface- 

 mining operations. October 1978. 



Reclamation at the Energy No. 2 mine in Colorado, showing transplanted aspen clumps, rock piles, and contour fur- 

 rows on 2-year-old grassed slopes. This design aids in establishing a natural diversity of species and speeds up 

 the reclamation process. November 1978. 



