Abandoned Mineral Lands in the U.S. National Parks Save
About the legacy of mining in the national parks, the environmental impacts of mining, and the hazards associated with abandoned mine lands. Many photos.
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/distla...   

CANMET Environment Laboratory Save
Canadian government institution that addresses the environmental concerns of the minerals and mining industries, including effluent processing, safe disposal of waste materials, and decommissioning of closed plants and mines.
http://envirolab.nrcan.gc.ca/   

Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mine Lakes Save
The Centre, located in Western Australia, is a research hub creating smart mine lakes that are of value to communities, the environment and the economy.
http://www.csml.curtin.edu.au   

Defenders of Weetootla Save
Activist site describes basis for opposition to magnesite open-cut mines in the Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia.
http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/gree...   

Environmental Processes that Affect Mineral Deposits in the Eastern United States Save
Describes USGS research efforts on environmental aspects of massive sulfide mineral deposits. These have a high potential for adverse environmental impact due to high sulfide content and low acid-buffering capacity of host rocks.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/info-handout/seal1/   

Mercury Network - Hg-Net Save
Internet expert forum on the effects and environmental impacts of mercury use and abuse, with special emphasis on small-scale gold mining. [English and Spanish]
http://www.hruschka.com/hg-net   

Mine Water Research at The University of Newcastle Save
About research on the hydrochemistry, hydrogeology, and treatment of mine effluents.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/minewater/   

Mineral Resources Forum Save
An Internet framework for international co-ordination on the theme of minerals, metals and sustainable development. News and information about mining and the environment world-wide.
http://www.natural-resources.org/mine...   

Mines and Communities Website Save
News and other information, including the Minewatch and Partizans archives, intended to empower activists and those affected by global mining trends, particularly in the Pacific region.
http://www.minesandcommunities.org/   

Mining Calendar of Events Save
Worldwide database of conferences and exhibitions on mining and environment.
http://www.miningcalendar.com/   

No Crandon Mine Save
Site provides links to organizations opposed to, and information about, the proposed Wolf River Crandon mine in Wisconsin
http://www.nocrandonmine.com/index.html   

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: The Mining Campaign Save
Monitoring Australian mining companies'' impact on the environment and vulnerable communities.
http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/minin...   

Reclamation of Phosphate Mining Sites Save
Nature of soils and commercial tree planting on phosphate mining clay settling pond areas. Explains challenges and procedures for achieving land reclamation of such artificially altered areas.
http://www.treepower.org/soils/main.html   

Sudbury Soils Study - Sudbury, Ontario Save
A public process that will evaluate the levels of metals and chemicals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and arsenic in the local environment.
http://www.sudburysoilsstudy.com/   

U.S. EPA -- Mining Wastes Save
Acid rock drainage and other topics related to metals mining and the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/min...   

USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative Save
Detailed plans, pictures, data and reports of the USGS initiative to remediate the contamination left at abandoned mine sites at the Boulder River basin in southwestern Montana and the Upper Animas River basin in southwestern Colorado.
http://amli.usgs.gov/amli/   

USGS Plasenzuela Project Save
Background and preliminary findings of a US-Spain study of the environmental impact of the Roman mineral industry at Plasenzuela, Extremadura, Spain.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/east/plasenz...   

Visual Impacts of Mining Save
Paper on visualization of the visual impacts of mining and quarrying.
http://www.gnest.org/Global_Issues/Vi...   

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