Indian small-scale mining with special emphasis on environmental management

被引:43
作者
Ghose, MK [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Sch Mines, Ctr Min Environm, Dhanbad 826004, Bihar, India
关键词
economic development; geo-environment; opencast; waste dump; soil erosion; landslides; deforestation;
D O I
10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00035-5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 [工学]; 0830 [环境科学与工程];
摘要
Although small-scale mining provides a wealth of socioeconomic benefits to the rural inhabitants of developing countries, there is often total disregard for the environment industry-wide. This paper focuses upon some of the key environmental issues in the Indian small-scale mining industry. The geo-environmental factors constraining the mining of the Himalayan limestone, magnetite, phosphate, and polymetallic sulphur ore deposits are discussed, and the environmental impacts of small-scale operations working prospective deposits are detailed. The paper further examines the schematics of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) adopted for small-scale mines in India. It is concluded, however, that widespread environmental improvement can only be achieved industry-wide if additional mining cooperatives are formed, and the Indian Government, through their Department of Environment, oversees the implementation of effective mitigation practices for small scale-mines, particularly at the university level. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:159 / 165
页数:7
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