Environmental Impact of Mining Articles

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Rieuwerts, J.S., Mighanetara, K., Braungardt, C.B., Rollinson, G.K., Pirrie, D. & Azizi, F. 2014. Geochemistry and mineralogy of arsenic in mine wastes and stream sediments in a historic metal mining area in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 472, 226-234.

Power, M.R., Pirrie, D., Camm, G.S. & Andersen, J.C.A. 2009. The mineralogy of efflorescence on arsenic calciner buildings in SW England. Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 27-42.

Simons, B., Pirrie, D., Rollinson, G.K. & Shail, R.K. 2011. Geochemical and mineralogical record of the impact of mining on the Teign estuary Devon, UK. Geoscience in South-West England, 12, 339-350. pdf

Rollinson, G.K., Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Cundy, A and Camm, G.S. 2007. Geochemical and mineralogical record of historical mining, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, UK. Geoscience in south-west England, 11, 326-337. pdf

Thorndycraft, V.R., Pirrie, D. & Brown, A.G. 2004. Alluvial records of Medieval and prehistoric tin mining on Dartmoor, SW England. Geoarchaeology, 19, 219-236.

Camm, G.S., Butcher, A.R., Pirrie, D., Hughes, P.K. & Glass, H.J. 2003. Secondary mineral phases associated with a historic arsenic calciner identified using automated scanning electron microscopy; a pilot study from Cornwall, U.K. Minerals Engineering, 16, 1269-1277.

Thorndycraft, V., Pirrie, D. and Brown, A.G. 2003 . An environmental approach to the archaeology of tin mining on Dartmoor. In: Murphy, P. and Wiltshire, P. (eds) The environmental archaeology of industry. Oxbow Books, Oxford, 19-28.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Rollinson, G., Camm, G.S. and Hughes, S.H. 2003. The spatial distribution and source of arsenic, copper, tin and zinc within the surface sediments of the Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK. Sedimentology, 50, 579-595.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Rollinson, G., Cundy, A. and Watkins, D.C. 2002. Impact of mining on the sediment geochemistry and mineralogy of the Helford River, Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 323-328. pdf

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Wheeler, P., Cundy, A., Bridges, C. & Davey, G. 2002. Geochemical signature of historical mining; Fowey Estuary, Cornwall, UK. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 76, 31-43.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Payne, A., Camm, G.S. & Wheeler, P.D. 2000. Impact of mining on sedimentation; the Camel and Gannel estuaries, Cornwall. Geoscience in south-west England, 10. 21-28. pdf

Thorndycraft, V.R., Pirrie, D. & Brown, A.G. 1999. Tracing the record of early alluvial tin mining on Dartmoor, UK. In: Pollard, A.M. (ed) Geoarchaeology: exploration, environments, resources. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 165, 91-102.

Pirrie, D. & Camm, G.S. 1999. The impact of mining on sedimentation in the coastal zone of Cornwall. In: Scourse, J.D. & Furze, M.F.A. (eds) The Quaternary of West Cornwall. Field Guide, Quaternary Research Association, London, 62-73.

Pirrie, D., Hughes, S.H. & Camm, G.S. 1999. Late Holocene sedimentation due to mine waste discharge, Fal Estuary. In: Scourse, J.D. & Furze, M.F.A. (eds) The Quaternary of West Cornwall. Field Guide, Quaternary Research Association, London, 113-121.

Pirrie, D., Camm, G.S., Sear, L.G. & Hughes, S.H. 1997. Mineralogical and geochemical signature of mine waste contamination, Tresillian River, Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK. Environmental Geology, 29, 58-65.

Pirrie, D., Hughes, S.H. & Pullin, H. 1996. The effect of mining on sedimentation over the last 500 years in the Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK. In, Healy, M.G. (ed.), Late Quaternary coastal change in West Cornwall, UK, Field Guide. Environmental Research Centre, University of Durham, Research Publication 3, 75-82.