SH2607, Winter 2009Environmental Impact of Mining

Outline

Mining Techniques

Environmental Impact and Health

The In Situ Leaching Process

Acid and Alkaline leaching

Advantages and disadvantages of ISL

Advantages

Disadvantages

References

• Mudd. (2000). Acid In Situ Leach Uranium Mining : 1 - USA and Australia. Research Report.

• Mudd. (1998). An Environmental Critique of In Situ Leach Uranium Mining. Research Report, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

• IAEA-TECDOC-1428. (2005). Guidebook on environmentaL impact assessment for in situ leach mining process. IAEA in Austria.