Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.102007 |
Global-scale remote sensing of mine areas and analysis of factors explaining their extent | |
Werner, Tim T.1,2; Mudd, Gavin M.2; Schipper, Aafke M.3,4; Huijbregt, Mark A. J.3; Taneja, Lakshay5; Northey, Stephen A.6 | |
2020 | |
发表期刊 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS |
ISSN | 0959-3780 |
EISSN | 1872-9495 |
出版年 | 2020 |
卷号 | 60 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Australia; Netherlands |
英文摘要 | Mines are composed of features like open cut pits, water storage ponds, milling infrastructure, waste rock dumps, and tailings storage facilities that are often associated with impacts to surrounding areas. The size and location of mine features can be determined from satellite imagery, but to date a systematic analysis of these features across commodities and countries has not been conducted. We created detailed maps of 295 mines producing copper, gold, silver, platinum group elements, molybdenum, lead-zinc, nickel, uranium or diamonds, representing the dominant share of global production of these commodities. The mapping entailed the delineation and classification of 3,736 open pits, waste rock dumps, water ponds, tailings storage facilities, heap leach pads, milling infrastructure and other features, totalling similar to 3,633 km(2). Collectively, our maps highlight that mine areas can be highly heterogeneous in composition and diverse in form, reflecting variations in underlying geology, commodities produced, topography and mining methods. Our study therefore emphasises that distinguishing between specific mine features in satellite imagery may foster more refined assessments of mine-related impacts. We also compiled detailed annual data on the operational characteristics of 129 mines to show via regression analysis that the sum area of a mines features is mainly explained by its cumulative production volume (cross-validated R-2 of 0.73). This suggests that the extent of future mine areas can be estimated with reasonable certainty based on expected total production volume. Our research may inform environmental impact assessments of new mining proposals, or provide land use data for life cycle analyses of mined products. |
英文关键词 | Mining Remote sensing GIS Land use change Impact assessment |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000515200100002 |
WOS关键词 | RESOURCES |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Geography |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/279939 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Melbourne, Sch Geog, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton, Vic, Australia; 2.RMIT Univ, Sch Engn, Environm Engn, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; 3.Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Inst Water & Wetland Res, Dept Environm Sci, POB 9010, NL-6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands; 4.PBL Netherlands Environm Assessment Agcy, POB 30314, NL-2500 GH The Hague, Netherlands; 5.Monash Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Civil Engn, Clayton, Vic, Australia; 6.Univ Technol Sydney, Inst Sustainable Futures, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Werner, Tim T.,Mudd, Gavin M.,Schipper, Aafke M.,et al. Global-scale remote sensing of mine areas and analysis of factors explaining their extent[J]. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,2020,60. |
APA | Werner, Tim T.,Mudd, Gavin M.,Schipper, Aafke M.,Huijbregt, Mark A. J.,Taneja, Lakshay,&Northey, Stephen A..(2020).Global-scale remote sensing of mine areas and analysis of factors explaining their extent.GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,60. |
MLA | Werner, Tim T.,et al."Global-scale remote sensing of mine areas and analysis of factors explaining their extent".GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS 60(2020). |
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