Mining And Its Environmental Impact -- Contents -- Mining Non-ferrous Metals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Background -- 3 Extraction and Concentration (Mining and Milling) -- 4 Smelting, Refining, and Recycling-Regulatory Developments -- 5 Treatment Technologies-Options to Meet Tighter Regulatory Criteria -- 6 Costs -- The Environmental Impact of Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Amazon Gold Rush Since 1979 -- 3 The Environmental Impact of Garimpo Mining -- 4 The Impact of Mercury Use in the Brazilian Amazon -- Revegetation of Metalliferous Wastes and Land After Metal Mining -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Constraints Upon Revegetation -- 3 Revegetation Objectives -- 4 Philosophies of Revegetation -- 5 Revegetation Techniques and Land Use -- 6 Direct Seeding -- 7 Surface Improvement and Covering Systems -- 8 Management and Aftercare -- 9 Conclusions -- Vegetative Remediation at Superfund Sites -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemical Aspects of Metal-contaminated Soils and Mine Spoils -- 3 Microbial Aspects of Metal-contaminated Soils and Mine Spoils -- 4 Vegetative Remediation at Mine Sites: Case Studies -- 5 Modeling of the Fate of Heavy Metals in Vegetated Soils -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Green Coal Mining -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mining Methods and Impacts -- 3 Review of Workplace Environmental Hazards and Controls -- 4 Mining Environmental Impacts and Controls -- 5 Technology to Mitigate Environmental Impact -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Mining Emissions from Coal Mining -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Knowledge About the Emission Sources -- 3 Technical Option for Emissions Control -- Acknowledgements -- Constructing Ecosystems and Determining Their Connectivity to the Larger Ecological Landscape -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Post-mining Site Reclamation.

3 Constructed Wetlands in Coal Mining Regions of Southwest Virginia -- Acknowledgements -- The Discharge of Waters from Active and Abandoned Mines -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Nature of Mine Water and its Potential Environmental Impact -- 3 Active and Abandoned Mines -- 4 The Scale of the Problem from Abandoned Mines -- 5 Some Thoughts for the Future -- Environmental Best-practice in Metals Production -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Limitations of Environmental Regulation and Challenge for Public Policy -- 3 Technical Change and Corporate Environmental Trajectories -- 4 Policy Implications for Mineral Producing Countries -- Acknowledgements -- Subject Index.