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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - http://www.osmre.gov/
U.S. department. Implements SMCRA (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act). Addresses coal mining (open pit and strip mines). |
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Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia - http://www.amebc.ca/
Supports and promotes the mineral exploration community, promoting an environmentally responsible mining industry. History and technology of mining and prospecting in Canada, related internet links. |
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Mining Watch Canada - http://www.miningwatch.ca/
Technical and advocacy information about threats to public health, water and air quality, fish and wildlife habitat and community interests posed by irresponsible mineral policies and practices in Canada and around the world. |
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International Mine Water Association - http://www.imwa.info/
Professional organization with a focus on mine drainage. Includes details of symposia, journal contents, and links. |
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Mineral Policy Center - http://www.mineralpolicy.org/
Environmental impacts of mining (acid mine drainage, and cyanide spills), reform of U.S. 1872 mining law. Focus on hard rock mining in the United States. |
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Mineral Policy Institute - http://www.mpi.org.au/
Information on inappropriate mining and its consequences. Includes a mining watch campaign, reports and Mining Monitor magazine, all with worldwide scope. |
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USGS Mine Drainage Interest Group - http://mine-drainage.usgs.gov/
Research on mining and the environment, including abandoned mine lands. Emphasis on hard rock (metals) mining. |
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The Committee of Struggle against Gold Mining in Chalkidiki, Greece - http://antigoldgreece.tripod.com/
Activist site discusses concerns about TVX Gold's cyanide-leaching projects in Greece. |
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Minesite Drainage Assessment Group - http://www.mdag.com/
Technical information on mines, mining, and environmental geochemistry -- mining and the environment on land and underwater. |
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Wisconsin Resources Protection Council - http://www.wrpc.net/index.html
WRPC helps counter the lack of information about the effects of metallic sulfide mining on Wisconsin's water supplies, tourism and dairy industries, and upon Native American communities that are located near potential mine sites. |