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Metal mining and the environment

December 31, 1999

The booklet, Metal Mining and the Environment, and the colorful companion poster offer new tools for raising awareness and understanding of the impact and issues surrounding metal mining and the environment. The 64-page full-color booklet contains a copy of the poster which includes a student activity on the back. This booklet and poster can help you: illustrate the importance of our natural and environmental resources; provide a geoscience perspective on metal mining and the environment; improve Earth science literacy; and increase student understandings of Earth resources and systems.

Publication Year 1999
Title Metal mining and the environment
Authors Travis L. Hudson, Frederick D. Fox, Geoffrey S. Plumlee
Publication Type Book
Publication Subtype Monograph
Index ID 70189449
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Office of the AD Energy and Minerals, and Environmental Health