Best Management Practices
for Mining in Idaho

• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 - Access and Haul Road Construction and Use
• Chapter 2 -- Surface Mining and Dredge and Placer Operation
• Chapter 3 - Waste Dumps, Spent Ore Dumps, Topsoil and Ore Stockpiles
• Chapter 4 - Mill Tailings Impoundments
• Chapter 5 - Settling Ponds, Process Water Ponds, Slime Ponds
• Chapter 6 - Exploration or Test Hole Drill Sites
• Chapter 7 - Transportation, Storage, Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Materials and Spill Response

Best Management Practices

• Section I - Soil Stabilization
• Section II - Seeding and Revegetation
• Section III - Runoff Collection
• Section IV - Runoff Dispersion
• Section V -- Sediment Collection

Appendices

• Appendices Introduction
• Appendix A - Existing Programs and Regulatory Authorities
• Appendix B - State/Federal Mine Permit Guide
• Appendix C - Applications
• Appendix D - Technical Information and References
• Glossary of Terms
• References Cited

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