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    Human beings are always trying to improve the quality of life. This has been possible through the advancement of science and technology. Everyday, innovative technology is coming up and as a result new developmental activities take place on earth. Whenever there is a developmental activity, it would always have some impact (+ ve or –ve) on various domains of environment, and what we need is a sustainable development. Mining is considered as an important development activity and is considered as the second largest industry after agriculture. More than 75% of world’s mineral production come from mining alone. It is a short term process with long term impact on environment. Mining is generally categorized into surface and sub­surface mining, and the former causes more environmental degradation than the latter. Once the mining is over, now a days more importance given to reclamation of mining sites. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of mining is mandatory for any mining activity and its objective is to evaluate the negative/positive effects of a mining project, ways to eliminate or reduce the negative effects and finally to find the best possible solution for a sustainable mining.

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    Human beings are always trying to improve the quality of life. This has been possible through the advancement of science and technology. Everyday, innovative technology is coming up and as a result new developmental activities take place on earth. Whenever there is a developmental activity, it would always have some impact (+ ve or –ve) on various domains of environment, and what we need is a sustainable development. Mining is considered as an important development activity and is considered as the second largest industry after agriculture. More than 75% of world’s mineral production come from mining alone. It is a short term process with long term impact on environment. Mining is generally categorized into surface and sub­surface mining, and the former causes more environmental degradation than the latter. Once the mining is over, now a days more importance given to reclamation of mining sites. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of mining is mandatory for any mining activity and its objective is to evaluate the negative/positive effects of a mining project, ways to eliminate or reduce the negative effects and finally to find the best possible solution for a sustainable mining.

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    Human beings are always trying to improve the quality of life. This has been possible through the advancement of science and technology. Everyday, innovative technology is coming up and as a result new developmental activities take place on earth. Whenever there is a developmental activity, it would always have some impact (+ ve or –ve) on various domains of environment, and what we need is a sustainable development. Mining is considered as an important development activity and is considered as the second largest industry after agriculture. More than 75% of world’s mineral production come from mining alone. It is a short term process with long term impact on environment. Mining is generally categorized into surface and sub­surface mining, and the former causes more environmental degradation than the latter. Once the mining is over, now a days more importance given to reclamation of mining sites. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of mining is mandatory for any mining activity and its objective is to evaluate the negative/positive effects of a mining project, ways to eliminate or reduce the negative effects and finally to find the best possible solution for a sustainable mining.

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    Sabu Joseph
    Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Kerala, Trivandrum 695 581, India E-mail: jsabu2000@yahoo.co.in Abstract. Human beings are always trying to improve the quality of life. This has been possible through
    the advancement of science and technology. Everyday, innovative technology is coming up and as a result new developmental activities take place on earth. Whenever there is a developmental activity, it would always have some impact (+ ve or ve) on various domains of environment, and what we need is a sustainable development. Mining is considered as an important development activity and is considered as the second largest industry after agriculture. More than 75% of worlds mineral production come from mining alone. It is a short term process with long term impact on environment. Mining is generally categorized into surface and sub-surface mining, and the former causes more environmental degradation than the latter. Once the mining is over, now a days more importance given to reclamation of mining sites. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of mining is mandatory for any mining activity and its objective is to evaluate the negative/positive effects of a mining project, ways to eliminate or reduce the negative effects and finally to find the best possible solution for a sustainable mining. It makes the mining eco-friendly and sustainable with minimum impact on environment. In mining projects, area characteristic is the defining factor and it largely determines the impact. Environmental impacts are identified with respect to the components like air, land, water, plants, animals, human health, socioeconomic, cultural etc. The EIA study covers impact identification, impact prediction, impact evaluation, impact mitigation and impact monitoring. In this paper, an attempt has been made to discuss the various surface and subsurface mining and their environmental impacts, followed by the various environmental impact assessment methods used with a case study on the environmental impact of clay mining in Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district.

    Shaji E & Pradeepkumar AP (Eds) 2014 Mineral Resources of Kerala Trivandrum: Dept of Geology Univ of Kerala ISBN 978-81-923449-0-4 180

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