Environmental Effects of Surface Mineral Workings
Author: Roy Waller Associates
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report reviews the main issues of contention regarding the environmental effects of surface mineral workings on local residents, looking at the problem and then recommending methods of good practice. Alternatives to current practice are suggested and, should these prove unacceptable or unworkable, possible ways to limit the effects of surface mineral extraction. The minerals considered are coal, limestone, chalk, clay, peat, hard rock, sand and gravel.