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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Sustainable mining"”.
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Environmentally Sustainable Mining: Reusable Zeolite for Sodium Mitigation from Potash Brine Impacted Groundwater
Potash mining creates highly saline waste products. Current industry standards include storage and contamination prevention measures; however, the risk to surrounding soil and groundwater from the highly saline waste solution is a significant concern. Zeolites, specifically clinoptilolite-rich …
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Sustainable Mining - Solving the Problem of Chalcopyrite Treatment/Processing - Leaching, Solvent Extraction & Flotation
… flotation is a water-intensive process in mining. In order to sustain mining operations such flotation, which rely heavily on water, chapter 3 of the dissertation looks at using alternative water sources (in this case reclaimed wastewater) in the flotation of chalcopyrite ores; this effort …
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Going green : sustainable mining, water, and the remaking of social protest in post-neoliberal Ecuador
… politics in the context of so-called sustainable mining development in Ecuador. Progressive governments in Latin America herald sustainable mining initiatives as the lynchpin to development capable of generating revenues to finance social welfare programs and protecting the …
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Safeguarding rights of mining communities in South Africa: an analysis of the legal mechanisms in force with a particular focus on community development agreements
… distributed equitably and sustainably among all mining stakeholders including mining communities. Sustainable mining practices extend to the promotion of socio-economic development of local communities affected by mining activities. Mining communities often bear the brunt of the negative effects …
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The effect of flotation reagents on the coagulation and dewatering of flotation tailings
Sustainable water management in mining operations is necessary due to South Africa's water scarcity, especially in PGM mining, where flotation tailings pose serious difficulties. Water constitutes 80-85% of the mineral pulp in the flotation process, emphasising the significance of its role. …
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Mining led industrialisation and gender-based violence amongst indigenous communities in Odisha, India
… in the 1990s, India experienced widespread mining-led industrialisation on account of the abundance of natural resources present within its borders in conjunction with global advocation for the same in mineral resource-rich countries. The new economic policy reforms, intended to eliminate …
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Identifying Optimal Sites for Aquaculture in Southern Ontario Aggregate Pit Lakes: A Sustainable Post-Mining Land-Use Alternative
… and economic impacts. However, effective post-mining land-use (PMLU) in pit lakes must carefully consider the limnology, geography, and technical attributes of each site. We propose the implementation of aquaculture as an innovative and sustainable PMLU strategy in pit lakes. With proper …