Natural resource endowments have the potential of transforming the prospects of many
developing economies. However, a nation's mineral resources can only generate prosperity …

Construction site induced water pollution could negatively affect the environment as well as
the economic and social well-being of people. The underlying problem that has initiated this …

With the fast development of Chinese economy in recent years, China has become the
largest coal production and consumption country in the world. Correspondingly, it has …

The environmental challenges from coal mining include coal mine accidents, land
subsidence, damage to the water environment, mining waste disposal and air pollution …

In the Americas, years of unregulated mining and mineral processing activities have not
come without high environmental costs. For decades, large volumes of untreated wastes …

Manganese is one of the most difficult elements to remove from mine waters, due to its high
solubility in both acid and neutral conditions; thus it can be found in quite high …

This paper presents a case study of an optimized combination of mine water control,
treatment, utilization and reinjection to achieve the zero discharge of mine water. Mine water …

This paper examines the concepts of “cleaner production (CP)” and “pollution prevention” in
the mining context. These terms, which have become the subject of important international …

Water usage and wastage management in the construction industry is the key to achieving
active water efficiency. It is essential to use water conservation practices in the process of …

This work describes an environmentally-friendly procedure for the removal of manganese
and fluoride from industrial wastewaters (IW) using layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and …