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Mining-induced geo-hazards with environmental protection measures in Yunnan, China: an overview

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There are abundant mineral resources in Yunnan Province, which is located in the southwestern part of China, due to its unique geological conditions. The distribution of minerals is related to geological formations and past tectonic movements. The mineral resources extracted in Yunnan Province constitute 83 % of total mineral production in China. The local environment around the mines in Yunnan Province has been destroyed due to harmful mining methods. Yunnan is a province with complicated and serious mining-induced environmental problems. Mining-induced geo-hazards found here include collapse, landslide, debris flow, sinkhole collapse, earth fissure, and water flowing into mine pits. To protect and control the geological environments in mining areas, countermeasures such as monitoring, and engineering rehabilitation and recovery, need to be adopted. Monitoring measurement combined with a digital mine information system can be used to forecast mine induced geo-hazards effectively. Moreover, appropriate engineering rehabilitation technology should be chosen according to the type of mining-induced geo-hazards.

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The research work described herein was funded by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 41102175, No. 41202220, and 41372285). Financial supports also comes from Shanghai Jiao Tong University under the grant of the Starting Funding and New Star Plan (type B) of young faculty members. These financial supports are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Yu-You Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Ye-Shuang Xu, Shui-Long Shen & Yao Yuan

  3. Ecole Centrale Nantes, GeM UMR CNRS, LUNAM University, 6183, Nantes, France

    Zhen-Yu Yin

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Zhen-Yu Yin

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Yang, YY., Xu, YS., Shen, SL. et al. Mining-induced geo-hazards with environmental protection measures in Yunnan, China: an overview. Bull Eng Geol Environ 74, 141–150 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-014-0608-6

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