Bell, Fred G.

Mining and its impact on the environment / Fred G. Bell and Laurance J. Donnelly. - London : Taylor & Francis, 2006 - x, 547 p.

Includes index

Subsidence due to the partial extraction of stratiform mineral deposits --
Longwall mining and subsidence --
Metalliferous mining and subsidence --
Abstraction of fluids and subsidence --
Quarrying and surface mining --
Waste materials from mining and their disposal --
Mine effluents and acid mine drainage --
Dereliction and contamination associated with mining and related industries --
Other problems associated with mining.


9780415286442 (hbk)


Mineral industries--Environmental aspects

622.0286 / B4131