Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Participants. Part 1: Geoenvironmental Deposit Models. Geoenvironmental models: an introduction; R.B. Wanty, et al. Part 2: GIS/RS Methods and Techniques. Applications of remotely sensed data in geoenvironmental assessments; G. Lee, et al. Photo econometrics for natural resource monitoring; P. Gong. Multiple data layer modeling and analysis in assessments; G.K. Lee. A strategy for sustainable development of non-renewable resources using spatial prediction models; C. F. Chung, et al. Part 3: Resource Assessment and Management. Mineral deposit models: new developments; B.R. Berger, L. J. Drew. Geologic information for aggregate resource planning; W.H. Langer, et al. Environmental impacts of mining natural aggregate; W.H. Langer, B. F. Arbogast. Application of the porphyry copper/polymetallic vein kin-deposit system to mineral-resource assessment in the Mátra Mountains, northern Hungary; L.J. Drew, B. R. Berger. The assessment and analysis of financial, technical and environmental risk in mineral resource exploitation; P.A. Dowd. Part 4: Resource Policies and Sustainable Development. A hierarchical model of collaborative resource management; D.J. Shields. Environmental and resource planning: methodologies to support the decision making process; E. Beinat. Implementation of environmental systems in compliance with ISO 14001 standard in the context of SMEs in northwestern Italy; S. Olivero. Asset life-cycle in the mining industry: how to improve economic and environmental decision-making by applying JCT; I.L. Ritsema. Industrial ecology and bioremediation: theoretical framework and technological tools for sustainable development; E. Feoli. Part 5: Case Studies. Land use change and vulnerability as a result of coal mining activities: application of spatial data analysis in the Upper Silesian Region of the Czech republic; A. G. Fabbri, et al. The impact of mining on the environment: a case study from the Tharsis-Lagunazo mining area, Province Huelva, SW Spain; T. Woldai, A.G. Fabbri. Environmental impact of mine liquidation on groundwater and surface water; N. Rapantova, A. Grmela. Protection of groundwater resources quality and quantity in mining areas; A. Grmela, N. Rapantova. Part 6: Other Contributed Papers. Irresistible holes in the ground: text of after-dinner speech given at Mátraháza, Hungary on September 10, 1998; L.J. Drew. Environmental security and radioactive contamination; K.A. Karimov, R.D. Gainutdinova. PC-based information system for the management and modelling of subsurface coal fires in mining areas (COALMAN); Z. Vekerdy. Integrated modelling of acid mine drainage impact on a wetland stream using landscape geochemistry, GIS technology and statistical methods; A. Szücs, et al. Assessment of mining induced environmental degradation using satellite data and predictive models; D. Limpitlaw. Environmental impact of exploitation of pyrite and stibnite in the Malé Karpaty Mountains, Slovakia; S. Tríková. Partitioning of heavy metals in sequential extraction fractions in soils developed over the historical "St. Jacob" silver mine mount Medvednica, Croatia; M. Cović, et al. Part 7: Working Group Reports. Report of working group I: Geoenvironmental models; D. Limpitlaw, R.B. Wanty. Report of working group II: GIS/RS methods and techniques: a spatial data laboratory network; Z. Vekerdy, C.F. Chung. Report of working group III: natural resource assessments and resource management; B.R. Berger, A. Botequilha. Report of working group IV: resource policy and East West relationships; G. Gaál, S. Solar. Report of working group V: Natural aggregate resources: environmental issues and resource management; W.H. Langer, S. Solar. Index.