A Review of Operations Research in Mine Planning
mines differ depending on the nature of the mate-rial removed. Shallow mines from which gravel and sand are extracted are generally referred to as quar-ries; deeper, long mines from which coal is removed are known as strip mines. Figure 1 depicts a deep surface mine that is typical of mines with hard metal deposits such as copper. Overburden (i ...
Preliminary review of mine air pollution in Zambia
The aim of this article was to review the relevant publications on the impacts of air pollution arising from mining operations with respect to human health, plants, animals and infrastructure and ...
Identification and categorization of hazards in the …
The aim of this literature review is to provide a helpful resource for researchers, mining engineers and OHS managers who are concerned about risk management/engineering issues and are seeking insight into how best to …
Transitional and Post-Mining Land Uses: A Global Review of …
The literature review conducted as part of the present study revealed that in addition to the traditional 4R actions of land management, namely remediation, restoration, reclamation, and rehabilitation, two more actions, repurposing and co-purposing, have now been added, with the purpose to address the social and economic impacts of mine closures.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
In addition to this, it also causes closure of stomata in plants and deposition of dust on the surface nearby. Hence we see that the flora and fauna of the areas surrounding the mines are influenced due to particulate matter. Suspended particulate matter (SPM) poses world over, a serious concern for the mine environmentalists.
Review Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of …
These abandoned mine land usually suffer from deficient plant nutrient (N, P, K), toxic chemicals, poor physical structure, and extreme soil pH. Furthermore, mining causes adverse effects on human life. ... the writing of this review was necessitated by the fact that after a careful survey of several literature platforms, we could not find a ...
The Future of Mine Safety: A Comprehensive Review of Anti …
Underground mining operations present critical safety hazards due to limited visibility and blind areas, which can lead to collisions between mobile machines and vehicles or persons, causing accidents and fatalities. This paper aims to survey the existing literature on anti-collision systems based on computer vision for pedestrian detection in underground mines, …
Appendix 2: Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining …
Environmental and social impacts of mining have been well-documented and an ample literature exists on this topic. The following discussion summarizes those environmental and social …
Literature Review
For the literature review portion of your final paper, you will need high quality academic research on your topic. This is the formally published literature in scholarly, peer review journals. ... Colorado School of Mines This link opens in a new window. Search the library's catalog for physical and electronic resources to find books, articles ...
In-pit crushing and conveying technology in open-pit …
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(PDF) Critical Review of Dust in the Mining Environment: A …
Dust inhalation is a huge concern in the mining environment and within all its operations. In fact, dust to be one of the most serious occupational hazards in the mining industry.
Review A review on the impact of mining and mineral …
This review paper identifies the research gaps to the existing literature that can form the base for future research direction in the field of LCA and sustainable energy …
(PDF) Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods and
This review presents a systematic synthesis of the various methods and measures that have been used to investigate the effects of coal mining in India.
Stemming and best practice in the mining industry: A literature review
Generally, legislation and regulations pertaining to the use of stemming are vague. Literature on stemming and best practices for stemming is also difficult to find. This leaves explosive engineers and blasters on mines divided on what stemming material is best and what quantities of material to use.
A review of machine learning applications for underground mine …
Literature review on production scheduling optimisation is abundant with improvements on the works of early scholars largely because optimal solutions remain elusive in the face of dynamism and uncertainty inherent in real operations (Sotoudeh et al., 2020). The constantly evolving circumstances in underground mining pose a huge challenge to ...
A review of dust control/removal methods in metal mines in …
The literature review mentioned above indicated that a lot of research has been done on the prevention and control of dust pollution in recent years in China. However, the analysis of the physical properties of different ore dust was still unsolved. ... Human health risk assessment in opencast coal mines and coal-fired thermal power plants ...
Review Potential Technologies for Removing Thallium …
For complete coverage of the literature the authors recommend that the reader refer to the publication by the US EPA Mine Waste Treatment Program (MWTP, 1999). 1.2. Thallium in the environment A recent review of the occurrence of thallium in the environment has been edited by Nriagu (1998). A summary of the review is presented in Table 1.
Maintenance management: Literature review and directions
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners.
Review Evaluating the environmental and economic impact …
In this review, the impact of mining has been conceptualized into economic, environmental, and social impacts. While it is clear that mining has transformed many …
What Are Literature Review Of Mines Plant
The scientific literature on mining and biodiversity is also scarce, with less than 1% of papers in leading conservation journals referring to mining-related threats (electronic supplementary material, S1). ... given that site preparation for mine expansion and waste management is a destructive process, ... 2015 A review of corporate goals of ...
Review A review of fauna in mine rehabilitation in Australia: Current
Moreover, the two mine types constituting the bulk of the literature (bauxite and mineral sands) have less pollution risks than other mining industries (e.g., gold cyanide-bearing tailings, Donato et al., 2007; and coal acid drainage, Harries, 1997), further biasing the literature. As a consequence of these two biases, the results of this ...
Preliminary review of mine air pollution in Zambia
Mine air pollution in Zambia, which is largely due to SO 2 and PM, both fine and ultrafine (PM 10, PM 5.0, PM 2.5 and PM 0.1) emissions has been a topical issue since commercial mining started in the 1920s in the Copperbelt region of Zambia.However, very few studies have been undertaken to chronicle the extent of damage to the environment and harm …
Recycling and Reuse of Mine Tailings: A Review of …
This review paper explores available literature on the main techniques of mining tailing recycling and reuse and discusses leading technologies, including the benefits and limitations, as well as ...
Risk Assessment Methods in Mining Industry—A Systematic Review
The stability of slopes in open-pit mines is extremely important ... water treatment is done at five water treatment plants (WTPs). ... short literature review connected with information systems ...
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING AND …
entional effects on Air pollution, Water pollution, and impacts on land environment. After reviewing the previous study, it was found that the major environmental impacts of mineral mining and its …
A Review on Remediation of Iron Ore Mine Tailings via …
Mining operations degrade natural ecosystems by generating a large quantity of mine tailings. Mine tailings remain in dams/open ponds without further treatment after valuable metals such as iron ore have been extracted. Therefore, rehabilitation of tailings to mitigate the negative environmental impacts is of the utmost necessity. This review compares existing …
Review Biological remediation of acid mine drainage: Review …
Formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) is a widespread environmental issue that has not subsided throughout decades of continuing research. Highly acidic and highly concentrated metallic streams are characteristics of such streams. Humans, plants and surrounding ecosystems that are in proximity to AMD producing sites face immediate threats.
Review A review on the impact of mining and mineral processing
This review paper identifies the research gaps to the existing literature that can form the base for future research direction in the field of LCA and sustainable energy integration in mining and mineral processing industries. ... it can be generally classified as waste management, acid mine drainage, sedimentation, metals deposition, and ...
A review of sustainable management of mining waste
literature review are based on the topics of sustainable mining, mining waste generation, 48 mine waste management practices and key examples and case studies from around the world,
Mitigating climate change by abating coal mine methane: A …
Methane has a short atmospheric lifetime compared to carbon dioxide (CO 2), ∼decade versus ∼centuries, but it has a much higher global warming potential (GWP), highlighting how reducing methane emissions can slow the rate of climate change.When considering the contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to current global warming …