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GM Coal - Industry as a partner for SD
The purpose of the WCI report, 2002 is to provide information on the progress of the coal industry in implementing sustainable development (SD) principles. To achieve this goal, the report includes a general overview of coal markets and the structure of the coal mining sector.
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Handbook of Technologies for AMD Management
Handbook of Technologies for Avoidance and Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage by Skousen J, Rose A, Geidel G, Foremen J, Evans R, Heiller W; ADTI – Acid Drainage Technology Initiative; June 1, 1998; The handbook addresses various types of acid drainage control and treatment methods, including design criteria and case studies. The focus is on acid mine drainage from coal mining, mainly in the eastern US, but findings are also relevant for metal mining.
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CD The Community’s Toolbox
The FAO community's toolbox (1990): The idea, methods and tools for participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation in community forestry.
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BD A Guide on Biodiversity and EA
A Guide on Biodiversity and Environmental Assessment; Biodiversity Convention Office, Canada, 1996. Although current EA processes already consider biodiversity, this guide highlights the importance of biodiversity conservation. Consideration of biodiversity is a reasonable offshoot of normal practice - not a completely new challenge.
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Design of Sediment Controls - Coal Mining
Design of Sediment Control Measures for Small Areas in Surface Coal Mining This design manual gives a series of four design procedures for estimating the performance of a wide variety of erosion control structures which are presently used to control sediment from small areas subjected to surface coal mining.
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