Environmental Impact Assessment of Mining Activities on Groundwater: Case Study of Copper Mine in Jiangxi Province, China

AbstractSeepage from a tailings dam associated with a copper mine located in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, may affect surrounding groundwater quality during mine operations. A groundwater envir...

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