把被采矿破坏的土地恢复到人们所期望的状态谓之“复垦”,它是矿山环境保护的重要手段,也是再利用国土资源的必要措施。复垦工程,在国外已被采矿法律所保证,并成为采矿工艺的一个组成部分。在国内近年来也开始予以一定的重视。农牧渔业部起草的《土地法》(1983年10月送审稿)中,已规定凡被采矿破坏的土地由使用单位负责复垦。湘潭锰矿早在1914年就开始小规模露天开 Restoring the land destroyed by mining to the state of what people want is called “reclamation”. It is an important means of environmental protection for mines and is a necessary measure for the reuse of land and resources. Reclamation projects abroad have been pledged by mining laws and become an integral part of the mining process. In recent years, China has also begun to give some attention. In the Land Law drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (submitted for review in October 1983), it has been stipulated that any land destroyed by mining should be reclaimed by the user. Xiangtan manganese ore as early as 1914 began a small-scale open-air