Tropical forests are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, completed by huge
biodiversity. An expansion in natural resource extraction through open-pit mining activities …

The issues of land degradation are directly or indirectly influenced by human and/or natural
actions, and it is one of the most challenging issues confronting several regions of the world …

The vegetation of the post-mining areas is subject to constant and significant changes.
Reclamation works, carried out after the cessation of mineral extraction, contribute to the …

Land reclamation plays a vital role in the ecological improvement and economic
development of mining regions. This study aims to conduct a preliminary discussion on the …

Abstract Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) landscapes form integral part of the Land
use land cover (LULC) in the develo** worlds. However, the spatial, spectral, and …

Accurate classification of the satellite image is always a challenging task, and hence
uncertainty involves in the change detection analysis in the land use for mining regions. The …

Mining trends in the gold sector indicate a growing imbalance in global supply and demand
chains, especially in light of accelerated efforts towards industrial electrification and …

Placer mining is a mineral extraction method in floodplains that involves the removal of earth
material to access mineral-laden sediments, a process that can have significant and long …

The present study aims to design a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) model for
the detection and delineation of coal mining regions. The study also examined the effect of …

In Ghana, there is a consensus that all the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) degraded
landscapes should be restored to ecologically functionable limits after the small-scale …