Small-scale mining in Africa: Tackling pressing environmental problems with improved strategy

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-174

  Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERAL PROCESSING; MITIGATION; SMALL SCALE MINING; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036311751     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10796502011002003     Document Type: Article

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