SUSTAINABLE MINING PRACTICES in eighteen refereed articles discusses energy, economics, efficiency and environment related issues in the mining industry. This book provides the industry professional and research community authoritative reports on developments in the most exciting field of sustainable mining practices today. The book deals with a wide variety of topics, ranging from the environmental issues in mining areas, vegetative and other reclamation strategies and procedures, economics, operational efficiency, placer mining, and policy initiatives. The issues raised in mining and its environmental impacts may lead to future solutions to the economic, technological and environmental problems associated with mining in many aspects and make this book key reading for practitioners and researchers in the field, as well as for environmentalists.

Preface / How Important is the Quality and Quantity of Organic Matter For in Situ Remediation of Acidic Mine Lakes? / Quantification of Placer Minerals by Modeling of Electromagnetic Response Using Computational Techniques: An Innovative Approach / Development of Machine Vision System based on Optimised Image Feature Set for Classification of Iron Ores / Improvements in Fertility of Reclaimed Coalmine Dumps Due to Afforestation – A Case Study from North Karanpura Area, CCL, India / Understanding Longwall Geo-mechanics for Improved Planning and Design of Longwall Workings – A Review / A Study on Effect of Coal Mining on the Vegetation Community Structure in Charhi and Kuju, Jharkhand / Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) of XBEE Communication Module in Laboratory and Opencast Mines – A Case Study / Propagation of Noise in Mines and Surrounding Residential Areas: A Case Study Through Noise Mapping / Influence of Natural Ventilation and Other Factors on Small Metal Mine Ventilation Systems / Mine Closure Planning: Legislative Framework and Environmental Management / Locating Critical Slip Surface in Limit Equilibrium Analysis for Homogeneous Slopes – A Simplified Approach / Prediction of Mine Water pH Using ANN Modelling / Blast Induced Rock Damage – A Review of Estimation and Measurement Methods / Study on the Impact of Leaching from Coal OB Dumps on Groundwater Quality Using Toxic Elements Transport Modeling / Air Quality Assessment Over Mining Area of Chandrapur During 2012 to 2016 / Assessment of Chromium Pollution at Nuasahi-Baula Mines, Odisha / Prediction of Blast Induced Vibration Using Numerical Simulation / Estimation of PM2.5 Concentration from MODIS-based Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Level in the Mining Regions.

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