A public process that will evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment.
The Centre, located in Western Australia, is a research hub creating smart mine lakes that are of value to communities, the environment and the economy.
Nature of soils and commercial tree planting on phosphate mining clay settling pond areas. Explains challenges and procedures for achieving land reclamation of such artificially altered areas.
Articles and other information about mine tailings management and disposal, including accidents, case studies, and announcements of conferences.
Describes USGS research efforts on environmental aspects of massive sulfide mineral deposits. These have a high potential for adverse environmental impact due to high sulfide content and low acid-buffering capacity of host rocks.
Acid rock drainage and other topics related to metals mining and the environment.
Detailed plans, pictures, data and reports of the USGS initiative to remediate the contamination left at abandoned mine sites at the Boulder River basin in southwestern Montana and the Upper Animas River basin in southwestern Colorado.
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Mining
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