Most worldwide policy frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals, highlight soil as a key non-renewable natural resource which should be rigorously …

Abandoned mines are widely known for their environmental problems and public health and
safety hazards. Although this is the case, the literature shows that the environmental …

Comprehensive knowledge on the issues contributing to mining conflicts is crucial in
balancing between the exploitation of mineral deposits and local claims. We explore recent …

Toward the restoration of the increasing numbers of abandoned mines across China,
external-soil spray seeding technologies have become more extensively utilized. However …

This article presents the concept of green transformation of the coal mining sector. Pump
stations that belong to Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń SA (SRK SA, Bytom, Poland) pump …

In this study, the environmental quality of agricultural soils around the Kalsaka abandoned
gold mine was evaluated. A total of 117 samples including industrial mine wastes, topsoil …

Evaluating how well a mining company is prepared to close an operating mine can help in
managing the risks of not achieving closure goals and intended future site conditions …

The purpose is to study the geological resource planning and environmental impact
assessments based on the geographic information system (GIS). In this study, the land …

The rehabilitation of abandoned mining sites is an increasingly pressing issue in the context
of sustainable development. Recent research has emphasized the need for a holistic …

The liquidation of the mine is the last and natural stage of mining activity. The activities
related to the revitalization and restructuring of hard coal mines are carried out by Spółka …