Mining

See also:

• Business: Mining and Drilling  (698)
• Science: Agriculture: Soils: Erosion  (48)
• Science: Environment: Biodiversity  (835)
• Science: Technology: Mining  (219)
• Society: Issues: Environment: Nuclear: Uranium Mining and Milling  (5)

• Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mine Lakes (CSML) - Fosters the creation of mine lakes of value to the community, environment and economy through research, education and training. Includes programs, news and events. Australia.
• Environmental Regulation of Mine Waters in the European Union (ERMITE) - Research provides integrated policy guidelines for developing European legislation and practice in relation to water management in the mining sector. Includes a summary and policy briefs.
• Sudbury Soils Study - Study to evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment. Includes FAQ, news and events. Ontario, Canada.[English/French]
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Mining Wastes - Outlines legislative and regulatory history, and current status of the mining waste exemption. Includes supporting technical documents.
• Visual Impacts of Mining - Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.

• The Economist: Goldbugs - Bacteria and Ore Formation - Article discusses why gold mines may owe their origins to microbes. [PDF] (July 21, 2001)
• 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. (September, 1997)