Environmental management of small-scale and artisanal mining: The Portovelo-Zaruma goldmining area, southern Ecuador

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-179

  Tarras Wahlberg, N H ^a  

^a Box 19090   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Environmental policy; Management; Small scale mining

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MINING;

ARTISANAL MINING; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MINING DISTRICT; POLICY INITIATIVES; RIVER SYSTEMS; SMALL SCALE; SMALL-SCALE MINING; TECHNICAL MEASURES; TECHNICAL POLICIES;

MINERS;

CYANIDE; GOLD; METAL;

ARTISANAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOLD MINE; SMALL SCALE MINING;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; MINING; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ECUADOR; PORTOVELO; ZARUMA;

EID: 0036623261     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.2002.0542     Document Type: Article

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