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Distinguish among (a) surface mining and subsurface mining and (b) open-pit mining, dredging, area strip mining, contour strip mining, and mountaintop removal as methods for extracting mineral resources. 14. List five major environmental impacts of mining, processing, and using mineral resources and discuss the issue of whether these impacts ...
Assessment of potential impacts to surface and subsurface ...
1. Introduction. The utilization of high-recovery underground mining methods, such as longwall or high-extraction room-and-pillar operations, has the potential to cause adverse impacts to both surface and subsurface bodies of water as strata movement and deformations propagate from the mined seam through the overburden to the surface .. Previous research has indicated that mining induced ...