Mine closure: The environmental challenge

Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. Transactions. Section A: Mining Technology

Volumn 109, Issue SEPT/DEC, 2000, Pages

  Smith, F W ^a   Underwood, B ^b  

^a FWS Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IEMA ^*

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EID: 33748955392     PISSN: 14749009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/mnt.2000.109.3.202     Document Type: Article

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