Describe the environmental protection programmes that mines may already have in place, or make some suggestions of steps they could implement to minimise environmental damage.

Here are some of the steps that environmental protection programs can implement in order to minimize environmental damage:
they could reduce water and energy consumption
they could minimize land disturbance and waste production
they could prevent soil, water, and air pollution at mine sites
they could conduct successful mine closure and reclamation activities
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