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Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mine Lakes
The Centre, located in Western Australia, is a research hub creating smart mine lakes that are of value to communities, the environment and the economy.
Mining Calendar of Events
Worldwide database of conferences and exhibitions on mining and environment.
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.
Visual Impacts of Mining
Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.
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.
Sudbury Soils Study - Sudbury, Ontario
A public process that will evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment.
U.S. EPA -- Mining Wastes
Acid rock drainage and other topics related to metals mining and the environment.
USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative
Detailed plans, pictures, data and reports of the USGS initiative to remediate the contamination left at abandoned mine sites at the Boulder River basin in southwestern Montana and the Upper Animas River basin in southwestern Colorado.
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.
Mine Water Research at The University of Newcastle
About research on the hydrochemistry, hydrogeology, and treatment of mine effluents.
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