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Mountaintop Removal - 10 sites

Acid Mine Drainage - 7 sites  Leaching - 1 sites

Site Reclamation - 2 sites  Tailings - 1 sites

Mining - Related Categories

 Business: Mining and Drilling - 667 sites
 Science: Agriculture: Soils: Erosion - 48 sites
 Science: Environment: Biodiversity - 813 sites
 Science: Technology: Mining - 210 sites
 Society: Issues: Environment: Nuclear: Uranium Mining and Milling - 5 sites

Mining - Web Sites

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.
url: www.ncl.ac.uk/environment/research/Ermite.htm

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]
url: www.sudburysoilsstudy.com/

Visual Impacts of Mining
Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.
url: www.gnest.org/Global_Issues/VisualImpacts.htm

The Economist: Goldbugs - Bacteria and Ore Formation
Article discusses why gold mines may owe their origins to microbes. [PDF] (July 21, 2001)
url: www.geobacter.org/press/2001-07-21-economist.pdf

USGS Plasenzuela Project
Background and preliminary findings of a USSpain study of the environmental impact of the Roman mineral industry at Plasenzuela, Extremadura, Spain. (September, 1997)
url: minerals.usgs.gov/east/plasenzuela/background.html

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