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.

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       Land management
       Suitable landuse for mine are is as the followinf :
       1. Reclaim the area for environment conservation.
       2. Reclamation the area for agricutural activities such as cultivating, rearing animals and fishing.
       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 Ginny grass, Signal grass mixed with Hamata bean or Zentrosema bean.

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For more information, please contact Soil and Water Conservation Division Tel. 02-579-3504
E-mail : scd_4@ldd.go.th or Land Development Regional Office
Land Development station in province