Large areas of reasonably flat land can be demined very quickly using a demining machine. It's a large armored vehicle with a set of rotating flails on the fron

Large areas of reasonably flat land can be demined very quickly using a demining machine. It's a large armored vehicle with a set of rotating flails on the front, similar in appearance to a combine harvester. The flails detonate the mines, while a thick steel scoop deflects the blast away from the vehicle. It's a low-tech but very effective approach. The problem in the Falklands is that demining machines are very destructive of habitat. A demining machine effectively ploughs the land - a useful side-effect if you're clearing agricultural land, but a serious problem if you're clearing a nature reserve. http://www.gichd.org/resources/publications/detail/publication/mechanical-demining-equipment-catalogue-2010/ http://www.gichd.org/resources/publications/detail/publicati...