It appears that land degradation, environmental pollution, and numerous socioeconomic issues have been major concerns for Ghanaian communities practicing small-scale mining. The majority of these ...
Air contamination. Public safety. Physical Disturbances. The largest physical disturbances at a mine site are the actual mine workings, such as open pits and the associated waste rock disposal areas.
Regular operations at gold mines adversely affect the environment in several ways. For example, the operation of large mining equipment requires fuel and results in the emission of greenhouse gases. However, potential mine accidents and leaks pose an even greater threat to nearby land and water resources. Contaminated tailings, …
Mining is the process of extracting useful materials from the earth. Some examples of substances that are mined include coal, gold, or iron ore. Iron ore is the material from which the metal iron is produced. The process of mining dates back to prehistoric times. Prehistoric people first mined flint, which was ideal for tools and …
Abstract. Land use conflicts are becoming increasingly apparent from local to global scales. Surface gold mining is an extreme source of such a conflict, but mining impacts on local livelihoods often remain unclear. Our goal here was to assess land cover change due to gold surface mining in Western Ghana, one of the world's leading gold ...
Background, aim, and scope In water systems, water quality and geochemical properties of sediments determine the speciation of trace metals, metal transport, and sediment–water exchange, influencing metal availability and its potential effects on biota. Studies from temperate climates have shown that iron-ore mining and …
The effects of mining for the clean energy transition. ... "Mining companies and government need to do a better job of consulting with communities. We need solid plans and financing for mine closures in place from the beginning of mining operations, so that when the mine dries up, there's the money needed to secure tailings dams and …
government.7 Analysts have labelled the steep and sudden downturn 'the end of the iron age'.8 Iron ore mining Iron ore is one of the most abundantly available minerals and is …
This study examined the effects of sand mining activities of rural people on agricultural land in Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 240 respondents from 24 rural communities in the state. Data on personal characteristics, livelihood options and their peculiarities were collected using interview …
The effects of mining for the clean energy transition. Global climate change is understood to be the most pressing environmental issue facing humanity today. Mitigating climate change requires reducing carbon emissions by transitioning away from …
The water table is dropping and the river is drying up as a result of groundwater being taken out of the Santa Cruz River Basin in southern Arizona to be used in a nearby copper mine. 4. Water Pollution. Water pollution is one of the effects of mining on the environment.
Relatively deep deposits, or those with elongated or irregular shapes are typically mined from underground with deep vertical shafts, declines (sloped tunnels) and levels (horizontal tunnels) (Figures 8.2.1 and 8.2.2). In this way it is possible to focus the mining on the orebody itself. In some cases, the near-surface part of an orebody is ...
In some countries, mining is responsible for significant amounts of water use, as well as water waste. Environmentally, potential negative effects of mining can include air, land/soil and water pollution of different kinds. Mining produces potentially hazardous/toxic tailing waste, and can leach toxic chemicals, heavy metals and air …
Underground coal mining leads to land subsidence, which, in turn, results in damage to buildings and infrastructure, disturbs the original ecological environment, and hinders the sustainable ...
Such is the case in Brazil, where iron mining removes exceptionally diverse plant communities entirely . In other cases, spatial coincidence between minerals and biodiversity may lead to less significant impacts, because either extraction is infeasible, biodiversity is unaffected by mining, or mining causes less damage than alternative …
Abstract. Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and dumping have different effects on soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Moreover, the reconstructed landscape produces increased …
Urgent concern: how mining damages wildlife on land and at sea. From Rio Tinto's bauxite operations in Australia to Nautilus' Solwara 1 project in Papua New Guinean waters, the work of mining companies can have a significant – and often destructive – impact on local wildlife. Guidelines and legislation operating above the level …
The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …
This study focused on coal mining subsidence areas in the eastern mining regions of China, comparing reclaimed cultivated land with surrounding non-subsided cultivated land. Soil samples were collected at depths of 0–20 cm, 20–40 cm, and 40–60 cm, and 25 soil indicators were measured.
This study was carried out to determine the environmental effects of sand and gravel mining in Luku, North central Nigeria, using field observations and laboratory analysis of soil samples.
The land use types were sourced from the team of Geological Big Data and Mineral Resources research of the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. We obtained the data of mining sites, roads, and water sources in the study area through field investigation, and then calculated Euclidean distances using …
This paper outlines a novel spatial approach that land managers and policy makers can apply to other landscapes to assess the effects of past mining activity on …
Immense impact. Mining is a reality in South Africa, and it cannot be wished away. But the impact a mine has on a farm or a community is so great that this cannot be overlooked either. Janse says the impact of mining on a farming community can be enormous. "Even if the mine is on the neighbouring farm, it may have an impact on your …
Such is the case in Brazil, where iron mining removes exceptionally diverse plant communities entirely . In other cases, spatial coincidence between minerals and biodiversity may lead to less …
Iron ore mining caused livelihood shift from farming to artisanal gold mining. • Iron ore mining indirectly constricted forest product livelihood. • Iron ore …
Such change in local livelihood can also result in additional change in LULC outside the mining sites ( Zhang et al., 2015 ). This shows that corporate mining …
DOI: 10.1016/J.EARSCIREV.2019.02.015 Corpus ID: 134220936; Effects of surface coal mining and land reclamation on soil properties: A review @article{Feng2019EffectsOS, title={Effects of surface coal mining and land reclamation on soil properties: A review}, author={Yu Feng and Jinman Wang and Bai and Lucy P. Reading}, …
Findings revealed that 38.3 ha of forests were cleared out of the 1000 ha leased to Mbeya Cement Company Limited. Similarly, soil erosion, loss of vegetation, and air pollution were the main ...
There is growing scrutiny of the mining sector's climate impacts, but the links between forest impacts at project level and climate commitments at corporate level remain underexplored. The monitoring and reporting of mining's direct and indirect roles in land-use change, including forest loss and degradation, could support a more ...
Has Mining Iron Ore Affect The Environment. Environmental Effects Of Mining Iron Mountain Usgs . The environmental consequences of mining iron mountain became apparent only a few years after the start of open mining in 1896.Fish kills in 1902 in the sacramento river, near the city of redding, were the first documented effects, and …