Research funded by the Centre for Resource Studies,Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

An important new contribution to the environmental literature that presents practical and comprehensive solutions to mining activities. Four key reasons to put this book to work for you: timely content that has been peer reviewed by experts in mining, government, engineering, biology, geology, zoology, and education; practical format that addresses the major issues surrounding the process of extraction and processing of non-petroleum minerals, while outlining implications to the ecosystems; provides details for tailoring a mining operation's environmental management program to local needs and requirements; and packed with case histories, there is extensive coverage of current methods used on new and existing sites to perform damage prevention and restoration.

"An excellent aspect of this book is the use of case studies that are presented in these chapters. They provide insights into some of the environmental and related economic issues in various types of mining operation...The quality of writing is excellent."-Ecological Engineering"Appropriate public policies and sound environmental practices by mining companies require both an understanding of how mining affects the environment and what can be done to reduce the magnitude of these effects. This book contributes to this understanding by assembling information that heretofore has been widely scattered."Roderick G. Eggert, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO