Environmental impacts of Indian small-scale mining industry - An overview

Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 24-33

  Ghose, Mrinal K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecologically sensitive; Effective technology; Mineral policy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERALS INDUSTRY; MINING INDUSTRY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 0242667132     PISSN: 14041049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14041040310001966     Document Type: Article

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