Surf these sites: AMEEF -- Australian Minerals and Energy Environment Foundation -- information on mining and the environment, particularly in Australia. Anti-Uranium Coalition WA -- This site contains information about uranium mining in Australia, the companies involved, and how they can be stopped. British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines -- Supports and promotes the mineral exploration community and related services, promoting an environmentally responsible mining industry. History and technology of mining and prospecting in Canada, links to environmental information and other mining-related resources. Citizens Coal Council -- support for coalfield citizens in the U.S. Environmental Mining Council of British Columbia -- Designed to give community organizations the tools they need to take action around mining impacts. Web site offers extensive background information, maps, articles, and photos related to impacts of mineral developments from exploration to abandonment. International Directory of Coal Industry Organisations -- associations, institutes, government departments and societies for the coal mining industry Mineral Policy Center -- environmental impacts of mining (acid mine drainage, cyanide spills, etc.), reform of U.S. 1872 mining law. Focus on hard rock mining in the United States. Minesite Drainage Assessment Group -- Technical information on mines, mining, and environmental geochemistry -- mining and the environment on land and underwater. Office of Surface Mining -- U.S. Dept. of Interior Office of Surface Mining. Implements SMCRA (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act). Addresses coal mining (open pit and strip mines). PROJECT underGROUND online -- Supporting communities threatened by the mining & oil industries. USGS Mine Drainage Interest Group -- research on mining and the environment, including abandoned mine lands. Emphasis on hard rock (metals) mining.
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