Reclamation of the Enugu Coal Mine Site at Abandonment

Mining of coal (fossil fuel) resources in Enugu resulted groundwater pollution/depletion and left the mine site with potentials air pollution, loss landscape/aesthetic degradation soil contamination. Other Environmental impacts were extensive damage, alteration microbial communities affecting vegetation leading to destruction vast amounts land displacement dwellers. Reclamation is process restore ecological integrity these disturbed areas. It includes management all types physical, chemical biological disturbances soils such as pH, fertility, community various nutrient cycles that makes degraded productive. does not mean permanent for other use. On hand it holds potential altered improved use apart from restoring agriculture, forestry irrigation. This paper attempts view best practices reclaiming abandoned which ceased production since 2002.