Ecological restoration of mining areas refers to the restoration of ecological problems such as geological hazards, land damage and vegetation damage caused by mining activities by relying on natural forces or through artificial intervention, so as to stabilize the geological environment, reclaim the damaged land, and restore and …
All the above-mentioned phenomena have a significant impact on the land and vegetation of post-mining areas. Land degradation caused by mining activities …
Download Citation | Monitoring Mining Activity and Vegetation Recovery in Rare Earth Element Mining Areas | Ecological restoration of rare earth element (REE) mining areas has become a key ...
Mining-induced vegetation reduction is a substantial environmental issue attracting attention from researchers and environmentalists. As stated previously, Hu et al. 7 suggested …
All the above-mentioned phenomena have a significant impact on the land and vegetation of post-mining areas. Land degradation caused by mining activities refers to the deterioration or loss of land quality, productivity, or ecological balance owing to mining operations. It occurs when mining activities disturb or alter the land's natural ...
The continuous mining process destroys vegetation/soil systems and reduces soil productivity and fertility, while the goal of reclamation involves returning the minesoil to its original state by restoring the nutritional properties of soil through a series of reclamation methods (Upadhyay et al., 2016).With engineering, chemical and biological …
Coal mining in regions characterized by high groundwater table markedly predisposes to surface subsidence and water accumulation, thereby engendering substantial harm to surface vegetation, soil, and hydrological resources. Developing effective methods to extract surface disturbance information aids in quantitatively …
The assessment results of this study indicate that the vegetation resilience of six mine regions in northern China shows a spatially decreasing trend from east to west. The vegetation resilience assessment of surface coal mines should comprehensively consider the combined effects of disturbance and recovery.
Stone mining is an activity that supports economic and infrastructure development (Mancini and Sala 2018), but it also has significant environmental impacts, especially on …
Mining activities degrade the landscape and ecosystems by introducing new land uses that alter soil characteristics. Mapping of this degradation is critical, particularly in the context of environmental protection, including climate change research. Even though mining provides significant industrial and economic benefits to society, it also decreases …
In the foreseeable future, akin to numerous energy sources in China and globally, the study watershed will persist in active coal mining. Understanding vegetation responses to these mining activities and concurrent climate-environment changes becomes imperative to sustain the fragile terrestrial ecosystem and socioeconomic development …
Vegetation Health Decline, Cape Preston Development (from Vegetation Monitoring Plan, Maunsell 2006) 24 Table 5.2 - Existing Monitoring Bore Inventory (July 2004) 27 Figures Figure 2.1 - Regional Setting 5 ... mining rate of approximately 67.4 Mt and annual production of the following:
Surface mining completely removes vegetation and soils, resulting in the conversion of the original vegetation into carbon source sites such as mine pits or industrial sites 15. The destroyed area ...
The spatial distribution of the impacts on the vegetation from the underground coal mining, open-pit mining, and vegetation reconstruction was identified with the EOFD method and verified by site investigations. These results demonstrated that the EOFD method can decompose the whole temporal variation of vegetation into …
The mining industry has significantly contributed to national economic development by supplying raw materials, offering employment opportunities, and spurring regional economic growth (Litvinenko, 2019).However, it has induced varying degrees of ecological damage in the vicinity of mining sites, such as vegetation destruction, soil …
The Stream Protection and Vegetation Restoration Act would require timely reclamation by setting enforceable deadlines for reclamation milestones, and improve inspections and monitoring protocols for surface water and ground water during mining and reclamation. Text of the Stream Protection and Vegetation Restoration Act is available …
Gold mining is a tremendously important economic activity in rural districts of Ethiopia. We assessed the impacts of artisanal gold mining on soil and woody vegetation in northern Ethiopia.
Mining operations often contaminate the soil with toxic heavy metals and acids. Acids can lower the pH of the soil, preventing plants and soil microorganisms from thriving, and can also react with various minerals in the soil that are required by plants, such as calcium and magnesium. The hydrogen ions from the acid absorb the soil particles ...
In tropical countries soil erosion is often increased due to high erodibility of geologically old and weathered soils; intensive rainfall; inappropriate soil management; removal of forest vegetation cover; and mining activities. Stream ecosystems draining agricultural or mining areas are often severely impacted by the high loads of eroded …
The clearer the satellite image was, the more accurate the recognition result was, and the accuracy was closer to . By determining the coverage of mine vegetation, the damage degree of mine vegetation and the area that needs ecological vegetation restoration could be determined, which provides a data basis for decision-making …
1. Introduction. Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change, the direct manifestation of landscape and vegetation coverage, is strongly related to the ecological environment and social and economic development and is an important part of global change research (Verburg et al., 2011).The vegetation index shows the vegetation …
1. Introduction. Mining is a crucial activity in the global economy and the development of many societies [1, 2].It affects most ecosystems and is considered the most destructive anthropogenic activity [3].Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is widespread worldwide, especially in developing countries [1], where it is an essential …
Vegetation showed a decreasing tendency in 40% mining areas, but an increasing tendency in 60% mining areas after mining. Vegetation change in Shengli No. 1 had a significant correlation with precipitation and human activities after mining. Except Shengli No. 1, an obvious correlation was found between vegetation change and …
Ecological restoration of rare earth element (REE) mining areas has become a key component in the sustainable development of the ion-adsorption-type REE industry. Current studies on ecological restoration assessments are mainly based on a comparison of REE mining ranges conducted over two or more periods, therefore, the …
1. Introduction. Mining has been and continues to be an essential economic component to satisfy people's demand and industrial development. However, mining activities have significant impact on the …
2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining …
The maps showed low NDVI and EVI values in and around the mining zones, indicating negative impacts of mining on vegetation health. The areas within 0–1 km from the mining sites exhibit relatively lower values compared to other zones, suggesting that the disturbance caused by mining operations influences the …
Mining is the process of extracting useful materials from the earth. Some examples of substances that are mined include coal, gold, or iron ore.Iron . ore is the material from which the metal iron is produced.. …
Long-term large-scale mining operations pose a significant threat to the ecological environment, resulting in extensive soil erosion, environmental pollution, …
Mining causes different types of damage under different natural conditions. In plain and high-diving level area mining, surface subsidence and water accumulation occur (Hu et al., 2018), whereas, in grassland open-pit mining, the result is vegetation stripping and exacerbated grassland degradation (Shrestha and Lal, 2010).
Mining sites are areas where mining and restoration coexist and are constantly changing. The vegetation condition can reflect the process of surface mining and restoration, while quantifying the impacts …
Conversely, vegetation recovery, signifying reclamation efforts, was evident in sharp NDVI increases. This process led to the creation of maps illustrating the temporal patterns of vegetation disturbance due to mining and subsequent restoration through reclamation efforts.
Some soils in the Yueliangbao gold mining area have been contaminated by heavy metals, resulting in variations in vegetation. Hyperspectral remote sensing provides a new perspective for heavy metal inversion in vegetation. In this paper, we collected ground truth spectral data of three dominant vegetation species, Miscanthus floridulus, …
The coal mining might cause the disturbance to the vegetation and the disturbance impacts might exist the differences for different areas, and few literatures compared and analyzed different disturbed areas based on the location of the mining face, and paid attention to the post mining self-healing effects of vegetation.
Coal mining in arid and semiarid regions often leads to numerous ecological and environmental problems, such as aquifer depletion, lake shrinkage, vegetation degradation, and surface desertification. The drainage from coal mining activities is a major driving force in the evolution of the groundwater-soil-vegetation system. In order to …
This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of high-intensity coal mining on vegetation in Liangbei Town, a typical deep coal mining area in central of China. Using Landsat remote sensing data from 2000 to 2023, processed by the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, the study calculates the Normalized Difference …
