Tropical surface gold mining: A review of ecological impacts and restoration strategies

Surface gold mining severely degrades landscapes, causing deforestation, soil erosion and displacement, and toxic contamination. The prevalence of both large‐scale and artisanal, small‐scale surface gold mining in the tropics has risen over recent decades. Restoration strategies developed for less‐s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Land degradation & development 2022-12, Vol.33 (18), p.3661-3674
Hauptverfasser:	Timsina, Shrabya, Hardy, Nora G., Woodbury, David J., Ashton, Mark S., Cook‐Patton, Susan C., Pasternack, Rachel, Martin, Meredith P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ASGM Contamination Deforestation Degradation Ecological conditions Ecological effects Gold Gold mines & mining Literature reviews mine reclamation Mines Mining R&D Reforestation Research & development Restoration strategies Soil contamination Soil erosion surface mining Topsoil Tropical environments tropical restoration
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