Fig. 3: Landscape analysis of revegetation in relation to mining tailing pile heights and proximity to primary vegetation and mining ponds.

a Maps (see Fig. 1 for locations in Balata) of cross-sectional lines showing ponds (blue), revegetation pre 2019 (pink) and revegetation post-2019 (red); b Cross-sectional profiles of LiDAR derived relief (brown) and satellite-derived NDVI of revegetation post 2019 (green).