The need for a sustainable mining waste management/legislation and mineral recovery from
tailings is increasing day by day in the world. There is a need to draw a perspective for …

Large quantities of lead/zinc (Pb/Zn) mine tailings were deposited at tailings impoundments
without proper management, which have posed considerable risks to the local ecosystem …

The cultivation of energy plants (Pennisetum hybrid) with anaerobic fermentation residues
has become an important phytoremediation approach in ionic rare earth elements (REEs) …

The stacking of tailings results in serious environmental pollution and plant growth difficulty.
However, moss and microorganisms can successfully colonize in tailings to form biological …

Rare earth elements are crucial for applications in aerospace, electronics, petrochemicals,
and metallurgical industries. However, as rare earth mining expands, their tailings …

The exploitation of ion-adsorption rare earth elements (REEs) deposits results in serious
ecological and environmental problems, which has attracted much attention. However, the …

Nutrient deficiency is the primary obstacle in tailing ecological restoration besides high
heavy metal content. Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are known for their C and N fixation …

Direct revegetation is an important measure to immobilize heavy metals and improve the
microecological properties of metal smelting slag sites. However, the vertical distribution of …

Degraded tailings generated by the mining of metal ores are major environmental threats to
the surrounding ecosystems. Tailing reclamation, however, is often impeded due to adverse …

Extensive mining of rare earth deposits has caused severe soil erosion, resulting in the
degradation of plant–soil systems and the reduction in microbial diversity. Combined …