Debasmita Basu - Department of Architecture and Planning, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi Jharkhand, India
Smriti Mishra - Department of Architecture and Planning, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi Jharkhand, India

Although mine closure problems have been researched in the past, little to no research has been dedicated to the post-reclamation impacts of abandoned mine closure. Even though reclamation has been an age-old identified technique, stakeholders’ perception has played an important role in defining the implementation procedure. Therefore, this study intends to identify the various implementation procedures through a rigorous literature assessment of ۱۱۲ publications, identified from various sources. Theoretical and practical complications have been identified in the fields of environmental, socio-cultural and economic impacts of mine closure. The study unveiled that the most implemented reclamation strategy was intensive and non-intensive recreation/tourism-based reclamation techniques. Thus the study paves the way for the incorporation of an interdisciplinary strategy through cooperation between various stakeholders and research fields for the long-term viability of a mining site restoration.

Abandoned Mines, Economic impacts, Environmental Impacts, Reclamation Strategies, Socio-cultural impacts