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Chong-chong Qi is currently a professor at School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, China. He received his Bachelor degree from China University of Mining and Technology, China, and PhD degree from The University of Western Australia, Australia. Prof. Qi has published over 60 peer reviewed SCI papers. He is an Editorial Board Member of SCI journals ‘International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials’ and ‘Advances in Civil Engineering’. Moreover, he has served as chair and committee member for many international conferences. The research interests of Prof. Qi include cemented paste backfill, environmental assessment and protection, mine closures, construction stability, etc.
Andy Fourie is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at University of Western Australia, Australia. He has Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and a PhD from Imperial College, University of London, UK. After a period in consulting practice with SRK in Johannesburg, he began an academic career at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research is inmitigating the impact of mining and municipal solid waste disposal. Andy has published over 200 articles, including more than 80 in international journals. He has recently been appointed to the ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals) ‘expert review panel’ for the ICMM Global review of tailings storage facility standards and critical controls. He has contributed to a new series of guidelines for managing mine tailings in Australia, as well as developing a document for the International Atomic Energy Association on barrier systems for retainin guranium mining waste.
Qiu-song Chen is an associate professor at School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, China. He has published more than 50 papers, among them around 30 are published in reputed SCI journals. Assoc. Prof. Chen has helped SCI journals review more than 60 papers and served as lead guest editor and guest editor for several special issues. The total citation was more than 800 (Google Scholar) and several papers have been selected as ESI highly-cited papers.
Ryan Veenstra received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Science (Geological Engineering) from University of Waterloo, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. from University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Veenstra has worked over 10 years for the mining industry in Australia and Canada. Dr. Veenstra is currently working as Senior backfill Engineer at Newmont Mining Corporation, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Qi, Cc., Fourie, A., Chen, Qs. et al. Editorial for special issue on mitigating the impacts of mining. Int J Miner Metall Mater 27, 1007–1008 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2152-7
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