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Gavin M. Mudd is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at RMIT University, Australia. He was awarded a Ph.D. in
environmental engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and ...
in 2001, from the Victoria University of Technology.Dr Gavin Mudd
/ref> Mudd's research interests include environmental impacts, management of mine wastes,
acid mine drainage Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines. Acid rock drainage occurs naturally within some environments as part of the rock weathering ...
, sustainability frameworks, life-cycle assessment modelling and mine rehabilitation. In October 2007, Gavin Mudd completed a report on Australia's Mining Industry entitled ''The Sustainability of Mining in Australia: Key Production Trends and Their Environmental Implications for the Future.''


Selected recent publications


''Sustainability of Uranium Mining and Milling: Toward Quantifying Resources and Eco-Efficiency''
*''Global Trends in Gold Mining : Towards Quantifying Environmental and Resource Sustainability?'' Resources Policy, 32 (1–2), 2007, pp 42–56. *''Gold Mining in Australia : Linking Historical Trends and Environmental and Resource Sustainability,'' Environmental Science and Policy, 10 (7–8), 2007, pp 629–644. *''An Analysis of Historic Production Trends in Australian Base Metal Mining'', Ore Geology Reviews, 32 (1–2), 2007, pp 227–261. *''An Assessment of the Sustainability of the Mining Industry in Australia'' Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, 5 (1), 2007, pp 1–12.


See also

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Mining in Australia Mining in Australia has long been a significant primary sector industry and contributor to the Australian economy by providing export income, royalty payments and employment. Historically, mining booms have also encouraged population growth ...
* Mark Diesendorf * Nuclear industry in South Australia *
Uranium mining in Australia Radioactive ores were first extracted in South Australia at Radium Hill in 1906 and Mount Painter in 1911. 2,000 tons of ore were treated to recover radium for medical use. Several hundred kilograms of uranium were also produced for use in ce ...


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Living people Sustainability advocates Year of birth missing (living people) Monash University faculty Place of birth missing (living people) Victoria University, Melbourne alumni {{Australia-academic-bio-stub