Mining industry is closely linked with sustainable development, which leads to positive and
negative impacts of this industry on three key principles of sustainable development …

Regardless of the economic activity, decommissioning decisions are often highly complex.
This is due to the diversity of operational and local parameters, as well as the multitude of …

Environmental issues from the extractive industries and especially mining are prevalent and
maleficent. An effective way to manage these pernicious environmental problems is through …

Landfill site selection is a complex and time-consuming process, which requires evaluation
of several factors where many different attributes are taken into account. Decision makers …

The mining industry is a major contributor to Australia's economy. However, such returns
may come at high environmental and social costs, including loss of biodiversity or heritage …

Post-mining land use and associated economies have become a priority issue in mine
lifecycle planning amongst many major companies. Ensuring the post-mining landscape is …

With the development of the offshore fossil energy industry, the designing life of many
offshore oil and gas facilities will end. The decommissioning of these facilities has become …

Mine life is limited to mineable reserve, but economic, social and environmental factors can
make mine life shorter than what is expected. Mine closure is associated with adverse on …

To avoid a climate crisis, major industrial economies are being urged to reduce their
dependence on coal-fired power generation. Given decarbonisation pressures, many coal …

Urban ground subsidence (GS) causes ground elevation loss, threatens the safe operation
of various facilities, and affects surface runoff and hydrological circulation. Therefore, it is …