As a result of Structural Adjustment Programme from the 1980s, many developing countries
have experienced an increase in resource extraction activities by international and …

Nunavut has gained importance in the last few years as an area of high mineral potential
with exploration leading to discoveries of several mineral deposits that have, or will in the …

An often-heard viewpoint is that the concept of sustainable development is incompatible with
the extractive miner als industry, and that mining in any form is un-sustainable. Because the …

Anchored in the core literature on natural resources, energy production, and environmental
analysis, Green-lite is a critical examination of Canadian environmental policy, governance …

A mineração de carvão constitui importante atividade econômica na região sul catarinense.
A área da bacia hidrográfica do rio Fiorita (Município de Siderópolis, SC) foi intensamente …

The different stages involved in coal mining-related activities result in a degraded landscape
and sites associated with large amounts of dumped waste material. Remediation of these …

This paper analyzes literature on the Whitehorse Mining Initiative (WMI) and subsequent
multipartite dialogue processes in the extractive sector in Canada and overseas to critically …

AIM: To assess water quality of three lakes located in an abandoned coal mining area, in the
Morozini River basin (Treviso, Santa Catarina State, Brazil). METHODS: The study sites …

Among the neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB), Gallionella is one of the most
abundant genera in freshwater environments. By applying qPCR and DGGE based on 16S …

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi estudar a utilização de rejeito de carvão, proveniente da
região carbonífera de Santa Catarina, na fabricação de blocos de concreto para …