ABSTRACT
Plant communities that can grow on mine spoils and are capable of accumulating metals in their parts have immense scope for mine reclamation and for biogeochemical exploration. The chemical composition of these plants is usually correlated with the mineral composition of the soil in order to fetch biogeochemical prospecting [1]. Thus, the plant community established on a mine spoil can be useful in mineral exploration as well as in remediation to minimize the impacts of mining [2-4]. Therefore, considering the diversity of plants and their responses in metal-contaminated sites having different levels of metals, it is important to study the composition of the plant communities of abandoned mines or mine spoils, which would serve as a basic approach for initiating steps for mine reclamation and remediation.
