Environmental Issues in Mineral Resource Development

The book comprises selected critical reviews and specific case studies by distinguished geoscientist, mining and mineral engineers, and eminent authorities of the subject in countrydealing with environmental fallouts of mining, mineralprocessing, mineral based industries and possible remedial measures aimed at recuperation and preservation of the surrounding environment in Indian context. The book concerns the big growth in mineral industry and increasing public apprehensions regarding its irreversible impacts on the ecology, environment and socioeconomic, traditional and cultural fabric of the populace in the affected regions.