Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Abandoned mines are a costly legacy for governments in countries or regions with a long history of mining. These mines present different types and magnitudes of environmental problems, public health and safety risks, and socio-economic concerns. Therefore, abandoned mine sites cannot be used or reused sustainably without effectively addressing their hazards. This makes the rehabilitation or repurposing of these mines for sustainable, alternative uses necessary. The sustainable uses of abandoned mines and their features can significantly help to address the socio-economic issues that they present. This Special Issue invites submissions of manuscripts on work conducted on the sustainable use of abandoned mines or their features. It covers topics such as (i) the characterization and prioritization of abandoned mines for rehabilitation, (ii) repurposing and reusing abandoned mines or features (e.g., mine waste dumps, underground mine workings, abandoned mine infrastructure, surface excavations, etc.), (iii) the selection of the appropriate rehabilitation and post-mining uses for sustainability, and (iv) the estimation of the costs of the rehabilitation and repurposing of abandoned mine sites.

Dr. Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo
Dr. Ingrid Watson
Dr. Kawawa Banda
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• sustainability
• repurposing
• recycling
• reutilization
• rehabilitation prioritization
• post-mining management
• environmental monitoring

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