Environmental Effects of Mining

"An excellent aspect of this book is the use of case studies that are presented in these chapters. They provide insights into some of the environmental and related economic issues in various types of mining operation...The quality of writing is excellent."
-Ecological Engineering
"Appropriate public policies and sound environmental practices by mining companies require both an understanding of how mining affects the environment and what can be done to reduce the magnitude of these effects. This book contributes to this understanding by assembling information that heretofore has been widely scattered."
Roderick G. Eggert, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

FOREWORD, INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER ONE: MINERAL EXTRACTION, CHAPTER TWO: ECOSYSTEMS, CHAPTER THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, CHAPTER FOUR: PREVENTION, RECLAMATION AND REHABILITATION, CHAPTER FIVE: SULPHIDE ORES, CHAPTER SIX: GOLD AND SILVER, CHAPTER SEVEN: URANIUM, CHAPTER EIGHT: IRON ORE, CHAPTER NINE: CARBON PRODUCTS: COAL, PEAT, GRAPHITE, AND DIAMON, CHAPTER TEN: POTASH AND OTHER SALTS, CHAPTER ELEVEN: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APPENDIX, GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX

Research funded by the Centre for Resource Studies,Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada