Environmental evaluation of metals and minerals production based on a life cycle assessment approach: A systematic review

Rachid, Safa; Taha, Yassine; Benzaazoua, Mostafa

doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108076

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“…In response to these challenges, organizations, institutions, and societies, both in the public and private sector, are under increasing pressure to take measures that mitigate their negative impact on the surrounding environment [4,5]. This includes implementing sustainable practices, reducing pollution, managing waste production, and implementing a circular economy [6][7][8][9]. Organizations, institutions, and societies need to go beyond compliance with environmental regulations and actively pursue strategies and actions that contribute to the reclamation of ecological ecosystems and an ecological energy transition.…”

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Advancements in Mine Closure and Ecological Reclamation: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Overview (1980–2023)

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El Mansour,

Hakkou

et al. 2023

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Faced with the ongoing energy transition and the escalating fragility of our natural ecosystems, ecological reclamation emerges as an imperative necessity. Investigation within this field has been in progress since the early 20th century. To gauge the advancements in this realm, elucidate the evolving research trends, and emphasize pertinent metrics, it is essential to perform a comprehensive overview of the subject. Undertaking this bibliometric study is necessary to clarify research’s current state of play, grasp research hotspots, showcase outstanding researchers, and predict future research trends. In this work, 40,386 articles were retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science databases, and bibliometric analysis was carried out using the Biblioshiny R package (Version 4.0.0, K-Synth Srl, Naples, Italy), and Python (PyCharm Community Edition 2023.2.1)o understand the progress in this research field from 1980 to 2023. The findings reveal a consistent upward trend in the publication rate within the field of mine closure and ecological reclamation over this timeframe, culminating in 6705 articles by 2022. Notably, authors and institutions from China have taken the lead, followed closely by those from the USA and Canada in terms of article publications. This prominence can be attributed to these countries’ rapid economic growth and energetic transition, which has frequently come at the expense of environmental quality, and a rise in reclamation challenges. In this sense, the circular economy has risen in force recently, which highlights the withdrawal of the old linear economy. In coming research on mine closure and ecological reclamation, multi-scale ecological reclamation research should be reinforced, and social and economic concerns should be integrated. This study pinpointed current research hotspots and forecasted potential future research areas, providing a scientific baseline for future studies in mine closure and ecological reclamation.

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