Introduction
North Stradbroke Island ( NSI )is the second largest sand island and it consists almost entirely of sand, with rocks ar Point Lookout and small remnants of sandstone at Dunwich. in 1827 by Captain Henry John Rous named the island Stradbroke island after his father, the Earl of Stradbroke. NSI is a cherished and endangered land with even a rainforest at Myora Springs near Dunwich. There are more than 15 types of mammals including wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, koalas, and bandicoots...The following report will consider the impacts of sand mining on North Stradbroke Island, in conjunction with the destruction of the environment, loss jobs, and financial benefits
Sibelco Sand mining
The company Sibalco based in Belgium and Europe have peaked in their sand mining operations in Australia. In 2011, the Stradbroke sand mining began in 1948 on NSI Sibalco have worked hand-in-hand with community organizations, and government to improve and enhance the quality of life of the environment in Stradbroke. Sand mining is a practice to extract sand from large pits or beachsides. It is …show more content…
These Impacts include increased turbidity in the water at the mining site caused by sedimentation from stockpiling and dumping of excess mining materials. Moreover, there have been a number of cases where Sibelco have caused oil spills. A recent example of this was in 2013 The reason behind this oil spill leakage was from excavation machinery and mining vehicles on the site. Furthermore, there has been an increase of riverbed and bank erosion which has lead to suspended solids in the water on the site and downstream. These Suspended solids would have most likely affected aquatic ecosystems in NSI. Aquatic ecosystems are home to many important species and plants and when one ecosystem is affected this could lead to impacts on other ecosystem components. (Michelle
North Stradbroke Island ( NSI )is the second largest sand island and it consists almost entirely of sand, with rocks ar Point Lookout and small remnants of sandstone at Dunwich. in 1827 by Captain Henry John Rous named the island Stradbroke island after his father, the Earl of Stradbroke. NSI is a cherished and endangered land with even a rainforest at Myora Springs near Dunwich. There are more than 15 types of mammals including wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, koalas, and bandicoots...The following report will consider the impacts of sand mining on North Stradbroke Island, in conjunction with the destruction of the environment, loss jobs, and financial benefits
Sibelco Sand mining
The company Sibalco based in Belgium and Europe have peaked in their sand mining operations in Australia. In 2011, the Stradbroke sand mining began in 1948 on NSI Sibalco have worked hand-in-hand with community organizations, and government to improve and enhance the quality of life of the environment in Stradbroke. Sand mining is a practice to extract sand from large pits or beachsides. It is …show more content…
These Impacts include increased turbidity in the water at the mining site caused by sedimentation from stockpiling and dumping of excess mining materials. Moreover, there have been a number of cases where Sibelco have caused oil spills. A recent example of this was in 2013 The reason behind this oil spill leakage was from excavation machinery and mining vehicles on the site. Furthermore, there has been an increase of riverbed and bank erosion which has lead to suspended solids in the water on the site and downstream. These Suspended solids would have most likely affected aquatic ecosystems in NSI. Aquatic ecosystems are home to many important species and plants and when one ecosystem is affected this could lead to impacts on other ecosystem components. (Michelle