Ecological restoration of mineland with particular reference to the metalliferous mine wasteland in China: a review of research and practice

MS Li - Science of the total environment, 2006 - Elsevier
Despite a principal contributor to the rapid economic growth, the mining industry in China
produced a large amount of wasteland and caused water pollution and soil erosion as well …

Ecological restoration and land reclamation in open-cast mines in Shanxi Province, China

Z Miao, R Marrs - Journal of Environmental Management, 2000 - Elsevier
Although a major contributor to economic development, the mining industry in China
produces a large amount of derelict land, and causes pollution of water and soil erosion as …

Ecological restoration of abandoned mine land in China

H Zhenqi, W Peijun, L Jing - Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2012 - BioOne
Mining activities produced a lot of abandoned mine land. This paper introduced the
theoretical and technical progress of ecological restoration of surface coal mines, mining …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and comprehensive analysis on ecological restoration of mining areas in the arid region of China: Challenge, capability and …

H Xu, F Xu, T Lin, Q Xu, P Yu, C Wang, A Aili, X Zhao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The arid region in China with rich mineral resources are belongs to ecological fragile region
with inadequate recovering capacity. Hundred years of continues mining of mineral …

An extensive review on restoration technologies for mining tailings

W Sun, B Ji, SA Khoso, H Tang, R Liu, L Wang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Development of mineral resources and the increasing mining waste emissions
have created a series of environmental and health-related issues. Nowadays, the ecological …

Ecological restoration of mine degraded soils, with emphasis on metal contaminated soils

MH Wong - Chemosphere, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the ecological aspects of mined soil restoration, with special emphasis
on maintaining a long-term sustainable vegetation on toxic metal mine sites. The metal …

Revegetation of extremely acid mine soils based on aided phytostabilization: A case study from southern China

S Yang, B Liao, Z Yang, L Chai, J Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Acidification is a major constraint for revegetation of sulphidic metal-contaminated soils, as
exemplified by the limited literature reporting the successful phytostabilization of mine soils …

Natural colonization of plants on five lead/zinc mine tailings in Southern China

WS Shu, ZH Ye, ZQ Zhang, CY Lan… - Restoration …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mine tailings can have a specific assemblage of plant species due to their unique
physicochemical properties, and this process can be important in developing ecological …

A landscape approach towards ecological restoration and sustainable development of mining areas

K Lei, H Pan, C Lin - Ecological Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Mining activities have caused severe environmental pollution and ecological degradation in
China. The rehabilitation and ecological reconstruction of mine lands is a key problem for …

A review on in situ phytoremediation of mine tailings

L Wang, B Ji, Y Hu, R Liu, W Sun - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Mine tailings are detrimental to natural plant growth due to their physicochemical
characteristics, such as high pH, high salinity, low water retention capacity, high heavy metal …