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• Business: Mining and Drilling  (667)
• Science: Agriculture: Soils: Erosion  (48)
• Science: Environment: Biodiversity  (813)
• Science: Technology: Mining  (210)
• Society: Issues: Environment: Nuclear: Uranium Mining and Milling  (5)

» Environmental Regulation of Mine Waters in the European Union (ERMITE) - Research provides integrated policy guidelines for developing European legislation and practice in relation to water management in the mining sector. Includes a summary and policy briefs.




» Sudbury Soils Study - Study to evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment. Includes FAQ, news and events. Ontario, Canada.[English/French]




» Visual Impacts of Mining - Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.




» The Economist: Goldbugs - Bacteria and Ore Formation - Article discusses why gold mines may owe their origins to microbes. [PDF] (July 21, 2001)




» 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. (September, 1997)