Mineral Resources Management and the Environment

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 the world mining industry, and the environmental challenges it faces. * links between the mode of occurrence of a mineral and the ways of mining it * the impact of mining on the environment in terms of industry and waste * health consequences arising from the various hazards of mining * the environmental impact of process technologies, and control technologies to make the mining industry ecologically sustainable * methods of rehabilitation of mined land, and reuse of mine wastes and mine water * socio-economic dimensions of the mining industry.

ISBN 9058095452   Pages 316 ISBN13 9789058095459 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher A A Balkema Publishers   Weight (grammes) 766 Imprint A A Balkema Publishers   Published in Rotterdam Format Hardback   Height (mm) 254 Publication date 01 Jan 2003   Width (mm) 178 Library of Congress 2004298182   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 338.2   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword
		Preface
		Copyright Acknowledgement
1		Introduction		1
2		Mining Methods and the Environment		25
3		Mode of Occurrence of Mineral Deposits		69
4		Environmental Impact of Mineral Industries - Industry-Wise		83
5		Impact of Mining on the Environment - Waste-Wise		105
6		Mining and Health Hazards		123
7		Process Technologies and the Environment		145
8		Control Technologies for Minimizing the Mining Environmental Impact		167
9		Mitigation of Mining Impacts		215
10		Socio-Economic Dimensions of the Mining Impact		245
		References		259
		App. A: Conversion Constants		265
App. B		Particulars of Important of Metal Mines in the World		269
App. C		World Production of Minerals/Metals		283
App. D		List of Major Accidents Related to Mining Since 1975		285
App. E		Industry Standards (ISO 14001)		287
		Author Index		289
		Subject Index		291

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