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   Effects of stockpiling on selected properties of opencast coal mine soils

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa M Nicky Mushia --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Siseko D Mkula --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa

   Soil stockpiling is a necessary component of opencast coal mining and, because most of the soils involved have arable potential, this involves the possibility of serious soil degradation. A study at four mines on the Highveld of South Africa involved...

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