Green management of water and gas emissions in mining activities: case studies for the mines of the future
Green management de l’eau et l’émission de gaz dans les activités minières : études des cas pour les mines de l’avenir
Abstract
During extraction and after closure, a mining project interacts with surface through gas and water emissions, waste management, subsidence and landscape perturbation. The I²Mine European FP7 project aims at developing innovative methods and technologies necessary for the mines of the future. One of its tasks concerns “Green mining” with the objective is to list and describe potential impacts that may be generated by mining activities on the environment as well as mitigation methods. Mine water and gas emissions are interrelated during the exploitation and the abandonment phases of the mine life cycle. Some best practices regarding the environmental management of gas and water are proposed here by the way of case studies.