Satellite-Based Mapping of Gold-Mining-Related Land-Cover Changes in the Magadan Region, Northeast Russia
Gold mining generates major environmental impacts like landscape degradation, accumulation of waste rock dumps, and water contamination by suspended solids. Russia ranks third in the world in gold production, but the impact of gold mining has not been previously estimated for its vast northeastern p...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/14/3564 |