Environmental impact of mining

thumb|Carrara marble|A quarry at Carrara in [[Tuscany, Italy]] thumb|A Portland stone quarry on the [[Isle of Portland, England]] thumb|An abandoned construction aggregate quarry near [[Adelaide, South Australia]] thumb|An abandoned construction aggregate quarry with turquoise pond near [[Thouars, France]] thumb|right|An abandoned stone quarry in Kerala, India thumb|Stone quarry in Soignies, [[Hainaut (province), Belgium]] thumb|Matera quarry in [[Basilicata, Italy]] thumb|Donnerkuhle Quarry, near Hagen, Germany thumb|Prospect Hill (New South Wales)|Prospect Quarry gap in [[Sydney, Australia]]

river in Spain

broad category of mining

environmental problems with the uncontrolled mining

outflow of acidic water produced by sulfide oxidation from metal mines or coal mines

practice that is used to extract sand

potash spoil tip in Heringen, Hesse, Germany

impact of the hydraulic fracturing industry

overview of phosphate mining in Banaba and Nauru