Reclamation of soil in the mine
Soil in the mine is soil located in the mine. It is thick sandy soil which is dense. It is not good at holding water and consists of little plant nutrient. There are stones, pebbles and holes distributed in the area.
How to observe area of soil in the mine
The area is excavated. Its soil is sandy and consists of pebbles. There is no mineral in the soil. There is stones, sand, holes and pond distributed in the area. Weeds and dry tolerant plant grow in the area but other plants can not grow.
Area where soil in the mine is found
It is found among mine area. Two of popular mines are Dredger-mine and Minesweeper-mine found in Phangnga, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Phuket, Surat Thani, Songkhla and Ranong.
Land management
Suitable landuse for mine are is as the following :
1. Reclaim the area for environment conservation.
2. Reclamation the area for agricutural activities such as cultivating, rearing animals
3. Reclamation the area for industrial area such as Concrete Factory or sand sale for construction.
4. To develop area for recreational facilities.
5. To develop area as a living place or stores.
Reclamation the area for environment conservation
To grow plants covering the area like growing forest or grassland.
1. Make the soil surface smooth according to the slope.
2. Select fast-growing plants like eucalyptus, Casuarina, cashew nut to grow with
construction.
Reclamation the area for agricultural activities
Rearing animal (cattle) Grow the grassland like Ginny grass or Signal grass mixed
with Hamata bean or Zentosima bean.
Fishery Rear the fiahes which are available, fast-growing and disease-tolerant.
It's stuff should have a good taste and be popular like genus Pangasius, genus
Puntius. In coastal area, rear fishes like genus Thynnichthys, perch.
Economic crops planting Select plant suitable for the area or economic crops like
cashew nut, pineapple, vegetables and truck crops.
Soil management for planting various plants
Type | Management |
| 1. Mulching plant - Ginny grass Signal grass Hamata bean, Zentosima bean | - Grow grass in the area 50x25x50 cm. and scatter beans 1 kg./rai. Apply chemical fertilizer (15-15-15) 120 kg./rai/year. Divide it and apply it 2 rai/month. |
2. Fast- growing plant
- eucalyptus, Casuarina | - Grow small plants in the area 2x2 m. Apply chemical fertilizer (15-15-15) 300-700 g./plant/year. Divide it and apply it every 3 months. Add organic fertilizerbelow the hole 10 kg./plant. |
| 3. Cashew nut | - Grow small plants in the area 6x6 m. Apply chemical fertilizer (15-15-15) half of the plant's age but not more than 5 kg./plant/year. Add organic fertilizer 60 kg./plant/year. |
| 4. Pineapple | - Grow the sprouts in two rows far from each other 1 m. in the area 50x30 cm. Apply chemical fertilizer (15-15-15) or (13-13-21) 120 kg./rai/year. Divide it to add every 3 month. Add organic fertilizer 3-6 ton/rai/year. |
5. Vegetables and truck crops
- lettuce, turnips, genus Terminalia - cowpea, cucumber, cantaloup | - Before planting, mix compost, animal manure or BKK fertilizer 30-40 ton/rai.
- Before planting, mix compost, animal manure or BKK fetilizer 3-8 ton/rai.
- For chemical fertilizer, add it (15-15-15) 100-400 kg./rai according to plant type and divide it to add every 10 days. |