all steps of a mining project generally disturb the environment'soriginal condition during construction. therefore, it is crucial toimplement an appropriate mine reclamation plan throughout all mineplanning stages from sustainable and environmental point of view.planting the suitable plant species in each step of any reclamationplan and each area is one of the necessities in this respect.select...

A large number of metal deposits are initially extracted via surface methods, but then transition underground without necessarily ceasing to operate above ground. Currently, most mine operators schedule the open pit and underground operations independently and then merge the two, creating a myopic solution. We present a methodology to maximize the NPV for an entire metal deposit by determining ...

Zambia’s economy is fueled by copper production, which one of the country’s most important industries. In terms output, Zambia has around five large open-pit mines and eight significant underground mines. Government owns a stake in some these businesses. This article examines economic, social, technological, environmental ramifications mining Copperbelt area Zambia.

Abstract Global energy demand has surged, especially on coal commodities. To accommodate the demand, open-pit mining became a faster and cheaper solution, but left land-use change degradation. This research tried to examine impact of urban heat island (UHI) in Bontang city. The study used multitemporal Landsat images (2002 2019) assess land surface temperature. Then, UHI non area were calculate...

Unmanned Aerial Systems, or drones, are very helpful tools for managing open-pit mining operations and developing ecological restoration activities. This article presents a method identifying water erosion processes in active quarries by means of drone imagery remote sensing, the absence pre-existing mapping comparison. A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with spatial resolution (SR) >10 cm an o...