Environmental Implications of Mining of Beach Placers for Heavy Minerals

Debashish Sengupta and Shayantani Ghosal
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Shayantani Ghosal: Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur, India

Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, 2017, vol. 2, issue 3, 48-50

Abstract: With the increasing demand for clean energy in emerging economies like India, the requirement for Rare Earth Elements (REE) along with thorium is getting enhanced. In such a situation an indigenous resource of these are important. The easy extraction of these elements from beach placers has attracted considerable interest. However, mining in beach areas can have a detrimental impact, if suitable measures are not undertaken. The impact of mining of heavy minerals, primarily by dredging, along the east coast of India is discussed.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2017.02.555588

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