Mine environmental monitoring using CHRIS Proba imagery of the Dexing Copper Mine, China
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چکیده
Traditional ground based monitoring of mining activities are no longer acceptable or sometimes sufficient in terms of assessing sustainable business practices. Remote sensing is increasingly influencing the changing social and management processes of mineral extractions. This study focuses on the application of hyperspectral remote sensing to monitor water and vegetation pollutions at the Dexing Copper Mine (DCM), China. The 2007 CHRIS/Proba image was selected for this research. A focus of this study was the mapping of the tailings water body in addition to an assessment of the relative health of mine environment vegetation stress. This study critiques the use of advanced satellite based hyperspectral techniques in the monitoring of mineral resource extraction in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
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