Environmental Effects Of Surface Mining Of Minerals Other Than Coal

Since the mining industry is still expanding, comprehensive information on the effects of mining activities on the environment is needed. This book provides information on biological and physico-chemical treatments of mining effluents, on factors affecting human health and on environmental effects that have to be taken into account by the mining industry when aiming for sustainable development of their industry. Further regulatory guidelines and legislation relevant to the decommissioning of mining sites are reviewed. Mining industry, consulting companies, and governmental agencies alike will find a wealth of valuable information in this book.

Research funded by the Centre for Resource Studies,Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

New York : Wiley, c1977.

Compilation of keynote addresses delivered at different national and international conferences, symposiums, seminars, etc., with special reference to India.

This report reviews the main issues of contention regarding the environmental effects of surface mineral workings on local residents, looking at the problem and then recommending methods of good practice. Alternatives to current practice are suggested and, should these prove unacceptable or unworkable, possible ways to limit the effects of surface mineral extraction. The minerals considered are coal, limestone, chalk, clay, peat, hard rock, sand and gravel.

Through an exploration of the links between geologic setting, mining and process technologies, economics, environment and stakeholder communities, this text addresses ways in which the mineral industry can be made safe, efficient and ecologically sustainable, focusing in particular upon the following key themes: a review of the current status of t