Reclamation of gravel pits and quarries creates a post mining use for the land. It also creates a favorable tax base for the municipality that the mine is in.   Some common examples of post mining land uses  are:  wildlife habitat, commercial & residential developement, returning land back to farm land & excavating ponds  for wild life or residential purposes.

Stumps hauled in to create  a wild life habitat. Kasmerchek pit Fall 2007.

 Bank sloped down, topsoil put down & seeded. Kasmerchek pit, summer of 2006.

This field was leveled off after gravel hill was taken down.  Topsoil was applied & seeded later on.  fall 2005.

Same field after topsoil was applied & seeded. Pictures taken from deck of truck scale.

Same field, pictures taken from top of gravel pile. Truck scale in background.

Corn planted on reclaimed area of gravel pit. picture taken from top of 3/4 road gravel pile. Luxemburg pit spring 2007

Corn planted on another reclaimed area. Picture taken behind truck scale, Summer 2008

Applying topsoil to a bank sloped off along Sugar Lane, Casco Township. Summer of 2009