Syllabus

Overview: Basic concept of eco-friendly mining. Selection of eco-friendly equipment and exploitation operations, Environmental Parameters:
Water quality – physical, chemical, biological, criteria and standards. Classification and chemistry of major air pollutants, Soil chemistry – nature and importance of soil, soil properties, soil amendments
Waste Management: Wastewater management – sources characteristics, techniques of treatment. Acid mine drainage – occurrence, effects and treatment techniques Solid waste management for mine spoils,
Mine Reclamation & Mine Closure: Mine Reclamation strategies, Principles, planning, financial provisions, implementation, and standards for closure criteria, systems approach for mine closure and development of closure plan, Socio-economic Aspects of Mining

To make the students familiar with the concepts of eco friendly mining practices and their application

To understand the impact of mining on water and soil, and the remediation techniques.

Understand the process of rehabilitation and mine closure and its implementation.

CO1: Understand the basic concepts of eco-friendly mining and its application.
CO2: Select and adopt appropriate technologies for better environmental conditions in mines.
CO3: Estimate the extent of environmental impact due to mining and decide the management options.
CO4: Understand the process of rehabilitation and mine closure and its implementation.

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C. J. Barrow, Environmental Management: Principles and Practice (Routledge Environmental Management Series),, Routledge , 1st edition, 1999

P. G. Hutchison, and R. D. Ellison,, Mine Waste Management, CRC Press, , 1st edition, 1992.

G. Burke, B. R. Singh and L. Theodore,, Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology,, Wiley-Interscience, , 2nd edition, 2000.