Indian small-scale mining with special emphasis on environmental management

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Ghose, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Economic development; Geo environment; Landslides; Opencast; Soil erosion; Waste dump

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LANDSLIDES; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SOILS;

SMALL-SCALE MINING;

MINING;

EID: 0037332750     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00035-5     Document Type: Note

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