Environmental Policy in Mining: Corporate Strategy and Planning (Hardcover)

Part I Chapter 1 Planning for Closure: Towards Best Practice in Public Policy and Corporate Strategy in Managing the Environmental and Social Effects of Mining Chapter 2 Integrated Environmental Management Through Planning for Closure from the Outset: The Challenges Part II Chapter 3 Mining, Mineral Processing, and Extractive Metallurgy: An Overview of the Technologies and Their Impact on the Physical Environment. Chapter 4 Ecotoxicological Impacts of the Extractive Industries Chapter 5 Issues in the Management of the Socioeconomic Impacts of Mine Closure: A Review of Challenges and Constraints Chapter 6 Effective Environmental Impact Assessment Chapter 7 Prediction, Prevention, Control, and Treatment of Acid Rock Drainage Chapter 8 Planning for Waste Management and Disposal in Minerals Processing: A Life Cycle Perspective Chapter 9 The Decommissioning of Leach Dumps and Protection of Water Quality: Lessons for Best Practice from Copper and Gold Leaching Operations in the United States Chapter 10 Recent Developments in the Treatment and Utilisation of Metallurgical Residues Chapter 11 Management of Ferro-Alloy Wastes Chapter 12 Sustainable Rehabilitation and Revegetation: The Identification of After-Use Options for Mines and Quarries Using a Land Suitability Classification Involving Nature Conservation Chapter 13 Integrated Planning for Economic Environmental Management During Mining Operations and Mine Closure Chapter 14 The Role of Waste Management and Prevention in Planning for Closure Chapter 15 Using Financial Assurances to Manage the Environmental Risks of Mining Projects Part Ill Chapter 16 Environmental Management Systems for Closure and Best Practice in the Indian Mining Industry Chapter 17 Current Regulatory Approaches to Mine Closure in the United States Chapter 18 Catavi: Lessons for Developing and Closing Mines in Non-Industrialized Countries Chapter 19 Lessons from Zimbabwe for Best Practice for Small- and Medium-Scale Mines Chapter 20 Alluvial Gold Mining Constraints and Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Manica, Mozambique Chapter 21 Planning for Mine Closure: Case Studies in Ghana Chapter 22 Socioeconomic Impact of Mine Closures: A Case Study of Ghana Chapter 23 The Environmental Impact of the Mineral Mining Industry of Ethiopia: The State of Development and Related Problems Chapter 24 Environmental Management and Pollution Control in Mining: A Case Study of the Non-Ferrous Metals Industry of China Chapter 25 Planning for Closure: The Case of Australia Chapter 26 The Smelter in the Park: Changing the Way People Think Chapter 27 Explicit and Implicit Technology Policies Affecting Closure: Examples from Australia, Canada, and the United States Chapter 28 Environmental Policy and Firm Level Environmental Behaviour: An Indian Case Study Chapter 29 Planning for Closure from the Outset: Towards Best Practice in Public Policy and Corporate Strategy for Managing the Environmental and Social Effects of Mining