Focuses on methods and technologies for monitoring, controlling, and preventing acid mine drainage (AMD), addressing environmental impacts, and discussing successful management, mitigation strategies, and innovative solutions.

Covers the hydrological and hydrogeological dynamics of mining influenced water, including geochemical and biogeochemical processes affecting water quality, water movement in mines, and negative effects on aquifers.

Discusses integrated approaches for managing mine water and broader water resources, balancing mining operations with sustainable water use, and addressing issues such as water quality, scarcity, and surplus.

Explores environmental, social, and economic issues related to mine closure, including strategies for managing mine water rebound and contamination of mine water, land rehabilitation, and affected communities.

Addresses the geochemical characteristics and behavior of surface water and groundwater affected by mining activities, including mine water, waste rock, tailings, and ore bodies, along with methods for assessment and investigation.

Examines advances in artificial intelligence, sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robotics, and other technologies for monitoring, analyzing, and managing mine water and related environmental challenges.

Investigates the interactions between mine water management and changing climatic patterns, including the effects of extreme weather events, changing hydrological conditions, and adaptation strategies for resilience.

Covers active treatment methods and technologies for mine drainages, including chemical, physical, and biological processes for contaminant removal and water quality improvement.

Highlights low-energy, low-carbon approaches such as bioreactors, reactive media, and constructed wetlands for passive treatment of mining-influenced water, exploring ecological methods to reduce pollution and improve water quality.

Discusses the management of tailings and tailings ponds, environmental risks, monitoring, treatment technologies, and strategies to minimize negative effects on water resources or promote recycling and reuse.

Explores the ecological and microbiological aspects of systems affected by mine water, including microbial processes involved in water generation and mitigation, biodiversity, and interactions between microorganisms and contaminants in various mining environments.

Examines the potential of using mine water for geothermal energy production, including technical approaches, economic feasibility, changes in flow and temperature, and case studies of successful implementations.

Discusses the role of circular economy principles in mine waste and water management, including resource recovery, waste minimization, underground pumped hydroelectric storage, operational resilience, and reuse of mine drainage and sludge as resources.

Presents detailed case studies of mine water management from various mining operations worldwide, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned from real-world applications.