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GEO-INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE MINING DEVELOPMENT AT VARIOUS SCALES
(SGEM Scientific GeoConference, 2003, Y. Itard, D. Cassard, B. Coste)
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Mining-related environmental problems should be studied not only at site scale (as imposed by most environmental regulations), but also at a regional scale, enabling satisfactory solutions to be found from the environmental and socioeconomic viewpoints. The regional environmental assessments by BRGM in collaboration with the Indian Bureau of Mines in 2000 are a good illustration of what can be achieved at the scale of a mining district. At a larger scale, the Environmental GIS of Central Europe shows the possibili...
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