The negative impacts of limestone quarries need to be carefully managed through proper planning, regulation, and implementation of best practices to maximise the gains while minimising the adverse …
In order to cope with the rapid development in the Sultanate of Oman, many companies have invested in sand and gravel mining and quarries which abundantly exist in the mountainous areas, the...
lead, nickel, manganese and zinc, while other regions in the sultanate are blessed with deposits of dolomite, limestone, gypsum, silica, cobalt, marble and iron. Not only does …
Our objectives were: Firstly, to analyze guidelines for the Impact Assessments of Non-Coal Mining projects and recommend sustainable strategies; and …
Highlights. •. The Oman Exotic limestones blocks in the Khatm El-Shiklah (KES) area, UAE-Oman border, were deposited sometime during Middle to early Late …
Soil destruction and deforestation are two most crucial environmental impacts of open pit mining activities. Surface mining speeds up erosion and sedimentation and short …
Limestone mining causes widespread disturbance in the environment. Myriad impacts are observed as changes in land use pattern, habitat loss, higher noise levels, dust emissions and changes in...
This report reviewed papers on the possible impacts of the mining region's limestone quarrying activities on the atmosphere and climate change. Results on the …