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Abandoned/Orphaned Mines
Australian Mineral Industries Research Association (AMIRA)
http://www.amira.com.au
Australian Center for Mining Environmental Research (ACMER)
The Australian Center for Mining Environmental Research Limited (ACMER) [ACN 083 004 399; ABN 62 083 004 399] was established as an industry initiative, and a major focus of its activities is mine closure which is considered as a whole-of-mine-life process which typically results in tenement relinquishment.
http://www.acmer.com.au/
Mineland Restoration
http://ecorestoration.montana.edu/
Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC)
http://www.engr.colostate.edu/hsrc/
Acid Drainage
The International Network for Acid Prevention
http://www.inap.com.au
Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Program
http://mend2000.nrcan.gc.ca
Acid Drainage Technology Initiative - Metal Mining Sector (ADTI - MMS)
The objectives of the ADTI-MMS are to identify, evaluate, develop, and disseminate information about cost effective, environmentally sound methods and technologies to manage mine wastes and related metallurgical materials for abandoned, active and future mining and associated operations and to promote understanding of these technologies.
http://www.unr.edu/mines/adti
The U.S. Geological Survey Mine Waste Characterization
The U.S. Geological Survey Mine Waste Characterization Project has taken a multidisciplinary approach to assemble, develop, and refine methods and tools for characterizing and screening weathered solid-mine wastes.
http://crustal.usgs.gov/minewaste/
U.S. Geological Surve
Progress on Geoenvironmental Models for Selected Mineral Deposit Types
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-195/
Best Practices
http://www.deh.gov.au/industry/industry-performance/minerals/booklets/
Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Coal waste dams and impoundments
http://www.msha.gov/impoundments/impoundment.htm
Coaltech 2020
The main purpose of the Coaltech 2020 collaborative research programme is the development of technology and the application of research findings which will enable the South African coal industry to remain competitive, sustainable and safe well into the 21St Century.
http://coaltech.csir.co.za/
The Office of Surface Mining
http://www.osmre.gov/osm.htm
Conflict Resolution
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
http://www.ecr.gov/
The Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/environment/
Sustainable Communities Network (SCN)
http://www.sustainable.org/creating/mediation.html
Institute for Environmental Negotiation (IEN)
http://www.virginia.edu/~envneg/IEN.html
NGOs
Global Mining Campaign
http://www.globalminingcampaign.org
Australian Minerals & Energy Environment Foundation(AMEEF)
Minerals and Metals Indicators (MMI)
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/mmi/
Environmental Regulation of Mine Waters in the European Union-ERMITE
http://www.minewater.net/ermite/
Substainable Development
Tailings Information
Mining Association of Canada- Guidelines
- Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual for Tailings and Water Management Facilities.
- A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities.
European Union Project
Environmental Regulation of Mine Waters in the European Union
Tailings Impoundment Failures
http://www.antenna.nl/wise/uranium/mdaf.html
Safety of Tailings
http://www.antenna.nl/wise/uranium/mdas.html
United Nations APELL Program
http://www.uneptie.org/pc/apell/disasters/tailings.htm
Europeon Union Project on Tailings Closure
http://www.clotadam.com
United Nations Environmental Program(UNEP)
Mineral Resources Forum
http://www.mineralresourcesforum.org
Water Sustainability
Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable
http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/swrr/UNESCO, International Year of Freshwater
http://www.unesco.org/water/Water Web Consortium
http://www.waterweb.org/World Water Council
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/Water Poverty Index
http://www.ceh-wallingford.ac.uk/research/WPI
Miscellaneous
Mining-Mineral USGS Fact Sheets
http://www.trschools.k12.wi.us/TRHS/library/Study/Science/mining.htm
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