Mining activities are one of the main causes of heavy metal pollution, and therefore mine environmental governance is of great importance to protect human health and improve ecological sustainability. Mine environmental governance refers to a series of practices to protect the environment and natural resources and promote sustainable development while undertaking mineral industrial activities. The research of mine environmental governance includes, but is not limited to, environmental risk assessment, environmental protection and remediation, and ecological effects of pollution (Chaney, 2015; He et al., 2015). Mine environmental governance has become an important research area in the field of environmental sciences. This research topic is focused on the latest research progress and practical applications in this field, and has six published articles. Of them, two articles are in the area of environmental risk
