Raj K. Singhal, Federal Government of Canada & Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment. Anil K. Mehrotra, University of Calgary, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

• Foreword, Organization, Environmental impact assessment, permitting and management, Waste management practices, Environmental issues in open pit and underground mining, Emerging technologies for environmental protection, Mine site closure - Tailings disposal and rehabilitation, Environmental impact-National reports, Computer modeling and applications, Waste characterization and modelling, Index.

Raj K. Singhal, Federal Government of Canada & Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment. Anil K. Mehrotra, University of Calgary, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

• Foreword, Organization, Environmental impact assessment, permitting and management, Waste management practices, Environmental issues in open pit and underground mining, Emerging technologies for environmental protection, Mine site closure - Tailings disposal and rehabilitation, Environmental impact-National reports, Computer modeling and applications, Waste characterization and modelling, Index.

Raj K. Singhal, Federal Government of Canada & Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment. Anil K. Mehrotra, University of Calgary, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

• Foreword, Organization, Environmental impact assessment, permitting and management, Waste management practices, Environmental issues in open pit and underground mining, Emerging technologies for environmental protection, Mine site closure - Tailings disposal and rehabilitation, Environmental impact-National reports, Computer modeling and applications, Waste characterization and modelling, Index.