Fred G. Bell, Laurance J. Donnelly

Mining and its Impact on the Environment (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the 2007 E.B. Burwell, Jr. Award of the Geological Society of AmericaMining activity has left a legacy of hazards to the environment, such as waste, unstable ground and contamination, which can be problematic when redeveloping land.This book highlights the effects of past mining and provides information on the types of problems it may cau

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040210550
• Artikelnr.: 73756597

Autorenporträt

Fred G. Bell is a Research Associate with the British Geological Survey, formerly Professor and Head of Department of Geology and Applied Geology at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. He has acted as a consultant and advisor to numerous organizations. He is the author or co-author of some 230 papers and author or editor of 20 books.

Laurance Donnelly is presently a consultant geologist with the Halcrow Group and was previously with International Mining Consultants and the British Geological Survey. He has worked in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Central and South America and the Caribbean on mining related projects. He is the author or co-author of some 70 publications.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Subsidence Due to the Partial Extraction of Stratiform
Mineral Deposits 3. Longwall Mining and Subsidence 4. Metalliferous Mining
and Subsidence 5. Subsidence Associated with the Abstraction of Fluids 6.
Quarrying and Surface Mining 7. Waste Materials from Mining and Their
Disposal 8. Mine Effluents and Acid Mine Drainage 9. Dereliction and
Contamination Associated with Mining and Related Industries 10. Other
Problems Associated with Mining