Mining
Mining Links
- Steep Rock Iron Mines Naturalization Describes the successful restoration of an iron ore mine site in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
- Humanizing the Workplace dedicated to raising awareness of and discussion of issues particular to the mining industry
- IGC: Mining resources for activists working on mining issues
- Inez, Kentucky Disaster Activist describes the aftermath of an event in which a coal slurry 'pond' owned by Martin County Coal Company breached into an underground mine shaft releasing coal sludge into nearby streams.
- CANMET Environment Laboratory Canadian government institution that addresses the environmental concerns of the minerals and mining industries, including effluent processing, safe disposal of waste materials, and decommissioning of closed plants and mines.
- Mines and Communities Website News and other information, including the Minewatch and Partizans archives, intended to empower activists and those affected by global mining trends, particularly in the Pacific region.
- Mountaintop Removal Environmental activist's page about this method of strip mining for coal.
- Best Practice Environmental Management in Mining Database Suite Searchable database of mining case studies, directory of the Australian minerals and energy industries, technical references on environmental issues in mining, and more.
- Mercury Network - Hg-Net Internet expert forum on the effects and environmental impacts of mercury use and abuse, with special emphasis on small-scale gold mining. [English and Spanish]
- Visual Impacts of Mining Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.
- MiMi-Mitigation of the environmental impact from mining waste Swedish research programme directed to improve handling and remediation of mining waste, financed by the Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research.
- No Crandon Mine Site provides links to organizations opposed to, and information about, the proposed Wolf River Crandon mine in Wisconsin
- Groundwork Magazine Latest developments in environmental management and science in the Australian minerals and energy industries.
- Defenders of Weetootla Activist site describes basis for opposition to magnesite open-cut mines in the Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia.
- Mining Calendar of Events Worldwide database of conferences and exhibitions on mining and environment.
- Looking for an alternative to mountaintop removal Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette article about environmental aspects of the mountaintop removal method of strip mining.
- U.S. EPA -- Mining Wastes Acid rock drainage and other topics related to metals mining and the environment.
- USGS Plasenzuela Project Background and preliminary findings of a US-Spain study of the environmental impact of the Roman mineral industry at Plasenzuela, Extremadura, Spain.
- Environmental Processes that Affect Mineral Deposits in the Eastern United States Describes USGS research efforts on environmental aspects of massive sulfide mineral deposits. These have a high potential for adverse environmental impact due to high sulfide content and low acid-buffering capacity of host rocks.
- Mountaintop Removal About the environmental effects of this newly accepted technique in surface mining, which arose due to technological advances in heavy machinery.
- Abandoned Mineral Lands in the U.S. National Parks About the legacy of mining in the national parks, the environmental impacts of mining, and the hazards associated with abandoned mine lands. Many photos.
- Mineral Resources Forum An Internet framework for international co-ordination on the theme of minerals, metals and sustainable development. News and information about mining and the environment world-wide.
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