Assignment 1. Answer any two parts. Due Friday of week 7
(a)Discuss the ways mining can impact on the environment and the methods that can be used to remediate mine sites. You should also include details of methods to lessen this impact.
(b)Discuss how Acid Mine Drainage is formed, what impact it has on the environment and methods that can be used to lessen its impact.
(c)Discuss the use of biological remediation of mine sites, such as wetlands or phytoremediation.
(d)Briefly describe the process of extracting copper mineral from the ore body. Describe the ways in which copper mining can impact the environment.
Approx. 2000 words
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