Spitz, Karlheinz. 1955-
Mining and the environment : from ore to metal / Karlheinz Spitz and John Trudinger. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xxxii, 891 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Minerals, wealth and progress -- Environmental impact assessment -- Involving the public -- The anatomy of a mine -- Mining methods very widely -- Converting minerals to metals -- Our environment -- The baseline -- Identifying and evaluating impacts -- Emphasizing environmental management and monitoring -- Metals, their biological functions and harmful impacts -- Was the environmental assessment adequate? -- The range of environmental concerns -- Land Acquisition and resettlement -- Community development -- Indigenous peoples issues -- Acid rock drainage -- Tailings disposal -- Approaches to waste rock disposal -- Erosion -- Mine closure -- Looking ahead.
english
9780415465090 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415465095 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415465106 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415465109 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203895436 (ebook) 0203895436 (ebook)
2008037125
Mines and mineral resources--Environmental aspects.
Environmental impact analysis.
TN275 / .S6496 2009
363.731/SPM
Mining and the environment : from ore to metal / Karlheinz Spitz and John Trudinger. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xxxii, 891 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Minerals, wealth and progress -- Environmental impact assessment -- Involving the public -- The anatomy of a mine -- Mining methods very widely -- Converting minerals to metals -- Our environment -- The baseline -- Identifying and evaluating impacts -- Emphasizing environmental management and monitoring -- Metals, their biological functions and harmful impacts -- Was the environmental assessment adequate? -- The range of environmental concerns -- Land Acquisition and resettlement -- Community development -- Indigenous peoples issues -- Acid rock drainage -- Tailings disposal -- Approaches to waste rock disposal -- Erosion -- Mine closure -- Looking ahead.
english
9780415465090 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415465095 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415465106 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415465109 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203895436 (ebook) 0203895436 (ebook)
2008037125
Mines and mineral resources--Environmental aspects.
Environmental impact analysis.
TN275 / .S6496 2009
363.731/SPM