Fugitive dust is generated along unpaved mine roads from intermitlent equipment traffic. Typically. the majority of such traffic consists of trucks hauling either mine product or waste from the surface mine pit andlor the processing plant. Fugitive dust generated along these unpaved mine roads includes particles of all sizes which become airborne. The potential hazards include the deleterious e...

This study evaluated blood and urine cadmium (Cd) levels and human exposure factors for residents in an abandoned metal mine in Korea. We collected blood, urine, soil, water, and rice grain samples to analyze Cd concentrations and analyzed heavy metal concentration patterns in soil. We estimated the major exposure factor of Cd through non-carcinogenic risk assessment depending on exposure route...

The present study represents a first insight into the Draa Lasfar mine (Marrakech) to assess the possible diffusion of heavy metals and to predict the risk of their mobility in the surroundings of the mine area. The edaphologic parameters pH, electrical conductivity (EC), loss on ignition (LOI) and CaCO3 were measured according to standard methods, whilst heavy metals concentration was determin...

The present study focuses on the gold mining in Mahd Ad Dahab region of Saudi Arabia. The study aims at the integrated use of existing meteorological information with the drainage basin morphometry of the mine catchment for determining the preferential flow path for the mine contaminants. The study reveals that the actual mining area lies at the headwaters of two watersheds: Watershed A and Wat...

this paper deals with the planning of rehabilitation of spoils of asbestos mine in nw greece with the name mabe in prefecture of kozani. for this purpose a detailed ecological research has taken place in the wider area in order to estimate the prevailing environmental (site) conditions. the spoils heaps are characterized by very steep slope inclination (80-90%). in order to improve the stabilit...

This paper shortly describes the principles and ideas behind the project SMART, a European project intended to help Mine Action Centres (MAC) or Mine Action Authorities (MAA) in their task of area reduction by providing a GIS-based environment with specific tools to ease the interpretation work of the operator. Using multi-spectral optical data as well as SAR data obtained during a flight campa...

To evaluate the environmental impacts from large scale mercury mining (LSMM) and artisanal mercury mining (AMM), total mercury (THg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) were determined in mine waste, ambient air, stream water and soil samples collected from Wuchuan mercury (Hg) mining area, Guizhou, Southwestern China. Mine wastes from both LSMM and AMM contained high THg concentrations, which are import...