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7th International Scientific Conference - SGEM2007
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GOLD MINING IN TURKEY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

(SGEM Scientific GeoConference, 2007, I. Kursun, A. Kahriman, I. Demir, S. Turgut)

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Gold mining is attracting increasing attention in many countries of the world, although it has a major impact on the environment. Large quantities of hazardous chemicals such as mercury or sodium cyanide are consumed to recover gold from its ores. Therefore, this activity should be carefully regulated by means of global directives based on an up-to-date knowledge of ecotoxicity principles and modern environmental standards. In light of recent developments in world gold mining, Turkiye has caught the attention of f...

Ecology and Environmental Protection2007
5th International Scientific Conference - SGEM2005
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DETERMINATION OF MINERAL PROCESSING INDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

(SGEM Scientific GeoConference, 2005, I. Kursun, G. Tuncer, K. Cinku)

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People have always used metals and minerals and products made from or with minerals in a nearly infinite number of ways. With the increase in population and real per capita income, the demand for mineral commodities is likely to rise in the future.Mineral Processing in the mining industry can be defined as the economic recovery of a valuable commodity from a mineral deposit. Mineral processing operations produce significant amounts of solid and liquid wastes. As the quality of mineral deposits diminishes, raw mate...

Ecology and Environmental Protection2005
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