Mining can have harmful effects on surrounding surface and groundwater if protective measures are not taken If proper precautions are not taken the result can lead to unnaturally high concentrations of some chemicals, such as arsenic, sulfuric acid, and mercury over a significant area of surface or subsurface...
How To Control Effects Of Mining Wiki - srisathyasaitechin Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 SMCRA is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United Stat...
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit...
Environmental impact of mining
Know MoreMining can have harmful effects on surrounding surface and groundwater if protective measures are not taken If proper precautions are not taken the result can lead to unnaturally high concentrations of some chemicals, such as arsenic, sulfuric acid, and mercury over a significant area of surface or subsurface...