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The environmental problems caused by mineral resources utilization means those problems that affect ecological balance and environment when mineral resources are used (including mining, transporting, processing and consuming), which are actual problems in the rapid development of the Chinese economic construction. After discussing the environmental effect in every aspect, the author analyses some charactristics of the Chinese mineral resources environment and puts forward some countermeasures and proposals.
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Xu, Q. The environmental problems and countermeasures of mineral resources utilization in China. Chinese Geographical Science 6, 97–103 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02683543
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02683543