Mining activity and its impact on the environment: Study from Makrana marble and Jodhpur sandstone mining areas of Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 557-570

  Bhadra, B K ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Sharma, J R ^a   Choudhary, B R ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Govt of Rajasthan ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment (EIA); Jodhpur sandstone; Makrana marble; Mine mapping; Mineral resources; Rajasthan; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIS; MAPPING; MINERAL RESOURCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JODHPUR; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38649143666     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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