Remote sensing survey of geological environments in mines in west-central Inner Mongolia

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Addressing mining-induced challenges in geological environments is currently a priority for ecosystem conservation and restoration. A prerequisite for formulating effective conservation and restoration strategic planning is to thoroughly ascertain the ecological status and challenges. Based on high-resolution remote sensing image data from 2020 and 2021, and field investigations, this study dynamically monitored the geological environments in mines in west-central Inner Mongolia. The results indicate that in 2021, mining activities in west-central Inner Mongolia led to an additional 3 380.91 hm² of destroyed land, while the newly restored and managed area reached 1 801.31 hm², suggesting an overall imbalance between mining and management. This study analyzed the status and challenges of geological environments in mines from the perspectives of the spatial distribution and type of destroyed land, mineral species, and restoration and management. Furthermore, this study proposed recommendations for subsequent remote sensing monitoring, restoration, and management of geological environments in mines. Overall, the results and recommendations of this study can serve as a reference for local ecological environment restoration and mineral resource planning.

Keywords remote sensing monitoring geological environment in a mine ecological restoration metallogenic belt strategic mineral

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	Ting LI
	Lijuan YE
	Junquan YANG
	Jing ZHANG
	Yun ZHANG
	Huan LIU

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Ting LI,Lijuan YE,Junquan YANG, et al. Remote sensing survey of geological environments in mines in west-central Inner Mongolia[J]. Remote Sensing for Natural Resources, 2025, 37(3): 45-53.

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Fig.1 Distribution of grade III metallogenic belts in the study area (modifiedfromreference[25])

Fig.2 Workflow of the study

Fig.3 Remote sensing monitoring map of newly mined and rehabilitation land in west-central Inner Mongolia in 2021

Tab.1 Distribution of newly mined and rehabilitation land in west-central Inner Mongolia in 2021

Tab.2 Statistics of different types of newly mined and rehabilitation land in west-central Inner Mongolia in 2021

Tab.3 Statistics of newly mined and rehabilitation land area for strategic minerals in west-central Inner Mongolia in 2021

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Fig.4 An example of ecological restoration modes

Fig.5 An example of disaster remediation modes

Fig.6 An example of land reclamation modes

Fig.7 An example of comprehensive management modes

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