Mining and its Impact on the Environment - 9780367390792

CRC Press

Mining and its Impact on the EnvironmentAuthor(s): Fred G. Bell, Laurance J. Donnelly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367390792, 978-0367390792\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2007 [url] Burwell, Jr. Award of the Geological Society of America\n\nMining activity has left a legacy of hazards to the environment, such as waste, unstable ground and contamination, which can be problematic when redeveloping land.\n\nThis book highlights the effects of past mining and provides information on the types of problems it may cause in both urban and rural areas. By way of example, the book also demonstrates how such problems may be anticipated, investigated, predicted, prevented and controlled. Furthermore, it shows how sites already affected by mining problems and hazards can be remediated and rehabilitated. \n\nCovering subsidence, surface mining, disposal of waste, problems resulting from mine closure and mineral processing, Min.