Reclamation — Science definition
Restoring mined or degraded land to a stable, safer, and useful condition after resources have been extracted.
Where it is taught
- Mineral & Soil Resources — Energy, Water & Material Resources, Physics & Environmental Science, Grade 12
In use
For minerals, conservation means using less, recycling metals (recycling aluminum uses only about 5% of the energy needed to make it from fresh ore), and reclamation — restoring mined land once extraction ends.
Mineral & Soil Resources