Sultana, Zakia Rehman, Muhammad Yasir Abdur Khan, Hudda Khaleeq Malik, Riffat Naseem
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Environmental geochemistry and health
Heavy metals exposure through dust emissions pose a health risk to workers in coal and chromite mines. The processes involved in mining are noteworthy for the generation of heavy metal-contaminated dust which causes human health implications, especially to the workers that are mainly exposed to such toxins. This study determined pollution levels in...
Dendle, Nicholas
This project investigated mathematical optimisation methods to improve open-pit mine management, on a minute-to-minute scale. High-performance computer simulations were designed to represent complex mine site processes, and understand how changes in mining practices and truck movements could enhance efficiency. By incorporating the effect of dispat...
Combes, Jean-Louis Combes Motel, Pascale Doamba, Manegdo Ulrich Ndiaye, Youba
African countries are natural resource-rich. The continent has natural forests, homes of endemic biodiversity and various ores. This richness brings hope for sustainable and inclusive development in a continent whose population is rapidly growing. It also raises fears of environmental degradation. This article studies mining-driven deforestation us...
Kypritidou, Zacharenia Kourgia, Paraskevi-Maria Argyraki, Ariadne Demetriades, Alecos
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Environmental geochemistry and health
The Lavreotiki-Lavrion area, situated in the south-eastern tip of mainland Hellas, has one of the longest mining, ore beneficiation and smelting legacies worldwide. With a history of over 5000 years of argentiferous Pb-Zn ore exploitation, Lavrion is a place that shaped human civilisation by being a major wealth producing centre of the ancient worl...
Cox, Stephen Terrill, Janice Gruenhagen, Jan Henrik
This research builds upon case studies of METS firms in the Mackay region to uncover blueprints for successful innovation activities, most prevalent enablers and challenges encountered by innovators, and lessons learnt for overcoming such innovation challenges. We base our analysis on case studies of firms, collecting data from interviews with owne...
Yu, Haoxuan Zahidi, Izni Liang, Dongfang
Dartford, a town in England, heavily relied on industrial production, particularly mining, which caused significant environmental pollution and geological damage. However, in recent years, several companies have collaborated under the guidance of the local authorities to reclaim the abandoned mine land in Dartford and develop it into homes, known a...
Pires da Cruz, Tiago
L’Autorité Internationale des Fonds Marins (AIFM) est mandatée pour réguler le développement de l’industrie minière des grands fonds marins au-delà des juridictions nationales. Elle développe des politiques environnementales dès ses débuts en 1996. Mais celles-ci demeurent liées à son mandat minier. La négociation internationale environnementale qu...
Lidman, Johan Olid, Carolina Bigler, Christian Berglund, Åsa M. M.
The release of toxic metals from local mining activities often represents a severe environmental hazard for nearby lake ecosystems. Previous studies on the impact of mining have primarily focused on single lakes, with less emphasis on spatial and temporal recovery patterns of multiple lakes within the same catchment, but with different hydrological...
Ghorbani, Yousef Nwaila, Glen T. Zhang, Steven E. Bourdeau, Julie E. Cánovas, Manuel Arzua, Javier Nikadat, Nooraddin
Underground mining has historically occurred in surface and near-surface (shallow) mineral deposits. While no universal definition of deep underground mining exists, humanity's need for non-renewable natural resources has inevitably pushed the boundaries of possibility in terms of environmental and technological constraints. Recently, deep undergro...
Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Robinson, Suzanne Powell, Daniel Kwasnicka, Dominika
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International archives of occupational and environmental health
Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO), which entails travelling mostly from the urban areas to stay and work in remote areas for designated periods and travel back home to spend designated days of leave, has become a common work arrangement in the mining sector globally. This study examined the mental and physical health of FIFO workers and described their health-...
