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Minerals Resources Forum
An information resource and forum for international co-ordination on the theme of minerals, metals and sustainable development. Site maintained by UNEP.
http://www.natural-resources.org/minerals/
Mines and Communities Website
News and other information, including the Minewatch and Partizans archives, intended to empower activists and those affected by global mining trends, particularly in the Pacific region.
http://www.minesandcommunities.org/
Sudbury Soils Study - Sudbury, Ontario
A public process that will evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment.
http://www.sudburysoilsstudy.com/
Reclamation of Phosphate Mining Sites
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.
http://www.treepower.org/soils/main.html
Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mine Lakes
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.
http://www.csml.curtin.edu.au
CANMET Environment Laboratory
Canadian government institution that addresses the environmental concerns of the minerals and mining industries, including effluent processing, safe disposal of waste materials, and decommissioning of closed plants and mines.
http://envirolab.nrcan.gc.ca/
Abandoned Mineral Lands in the U.S. National Parks
About the legacy of mining in the national parks, the environmental impacts of mining, and the hazards associated with abandoned mine lands. Many photos.
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/distland/ab...
Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: The Mining Campaign
Monitoring Australian mining companies' impact on the environment and vulnerable communities.
http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/mining/ind...
Visual Impacts of Mining
Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.
http://www.gnest.org/Global_Issues/VisualI...
Mine Water Research at The University of Newcastle
About research on the hydrochemistry, hydrogeology, and treatment of mine effluents.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/minewater/
U.S. EPA -- Mining Wastes
Acid rock drainage and other topics related to metals mining and the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining/i...
No Crandon Mine
Site provides links to organizations opposed to, and information about, the proposed Wolf River Crandon mine in Wisconsin
http://www.nocrandonmine.com/index.html
Environmental Processes that Affect Mineral Deposits in the Eastern United States
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.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/info/seal1/
USGS Plasenzuela Project
Background and preliminary findings of a US-Spain study of the environmental impact of the Roman mineral industry at Plasenzuela, Extremadura, Spain.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/east/plasenzuela/...
Tailings.Info
Articles and other information about mine tailings management and disposal, including accidents, case studies, and announcements of conferences.
http://tailings.info
USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative
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.
http://amli.usgs.gov/
Defend Weetootla
Campaign site for those opposing proposed magnesite open-cuts in the Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia, home of 2 endangered species.
http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/greenh/pa...
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