Innovations in Sustainable Mining

lt;p>Dr. Kirtikumar R. Randive is presently working as Professor at the Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. Initially, Dr. Randive served the Geological Survey of India as Geologist. He published extensively in national and international journals, including two monographs, one each on Geochemistry (RPS, Singapore) and Mineral Economics (Nova, New York). He has edited two special issues of reputed international journals and presently working as an Editor of the De Gruyters Journal Open Geoscience. Dr. Randive was the member of 31st Indian Expedition to Antarctica and Visiting Fellow to the University of Portsmouth, UK (2018).

Part I: Value Added Products from Mining Wastes.- Chapter 1. An Overview of Mining Wastes (Kirtikumar Randive).- Chapter 2. Red Mud in Pollution Control (Suchita Rai).- Chapter 3. Aluminum Dross (Upendra Singh).- Chapter 4. Geopolymers from Mining Rejects and Industrial Slags (P A Mohamed Najar).- Chapter 5. Geopolymers for Construction (Sneha Dandekar).- Chapter 6. Detoxification of Aluminium Spent Pot-Lining (M. T. Nimje).- Chapter 7. Beneficiation of Low-Grade material (P. G. Bhukte).- Chapter 8. Use of Saprolite in Refractory Industry (P. G. Bhukte).- Chapter 9. REE from Fertilizer Mineral Wastes (Yamuna Singh).- Chapter 10. Value Added Products from Mining Wastes (Abhijeet Bhondwe).- Part II: Innovations for Balancing Environment, Ecology, and Economy.- Chapter 11. Microbial Remediation of Mine Dumps and Soils (Anand Barapatre).- Chapter 12. Bioremediation of Chromium (Shweta V. Deote).- Chapter 13. Nanotechnology in Bioremediation (Bipin D. Lade).- Chapter 14. Mineral and MiningWastes (Nikhil Kulkarni).- Chapter 15. Mine Waters (Rajani G. Tumane).- Chapter 16. Bats in Abandoned Mines (Madhuri Thakre).- Chapter 17. Arsenic as an Exploration Tool (Gladson Bage).