The lack of awareness for timely management of the environment surrounding a metal mine
site results in several adverse consequences such as rampant business losses, abandoning …

As Europe transitions away from fossil fuel energy, the challenges associated with closing
mines, along with restructuring mine-dependent communities, continue to reduce the rate at …

Sustainable land use in post-mining areas has received more attention only recently. This
study examined landscape characteristics and post-mining land use in 51 metal mining sites …

In the traditional backfill mining engineering, cement cementation method is generally
adopted, but it has high cost and emits a large amount of CO 2, which aggravates the …

The present study was performed to know the effects of chronic lead exposure on serum
lipids, lipoproteins, and liver enzymes in a cohort study among of lead mine workers. We …

The use of portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) and inductively coupled plasma atomic
emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) increases the rapidity and accuracy of soil contamination …

Today, most mines (coal, iron, and others) in Europe are already closed due to economic,
environmental, and societal issues. Therefore, post-mining risk assessment and …

In this study, the environmental quality of agricultural soils around the Kalsaka abandoned
gold mine was evaluated. A total of 117 samples including industrial mine wastes, topsoil …

Derelict mining districts represent anthropogenically influenced landscapes that are often
characterized by important geological, ecological, environmental, industrial, cultural, and …

As mineral resources are depleted, most mines are typically abandoned and left unattended,
resulting in serious social problems that impede sustainable development of these areas …