Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Current Regulatory Framework; 5 3 Planning Coal Slurry Refuse Impoundments; 6 4 Mine Mapping and Surveying; 7 5 Technologies For Locating Mining Workings; 8 6 Limiting Potential Failures; 9 7 Alternatives for Future Coal Waste Disposal; 10 8 Conclusions and Recommendations; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 13 Appendix B: Information Provided to the Committee; 14 Appendix C: Glossary; 15 Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations; 16 Appendix E: Geophysical Techniques

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Committee on Coal Waste Impoundments, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council