The oxidation of iron sulfide caused the iron to disintegrate forming sulfuric acid. AMD has greatly transformed the environment of the site because public health and livestock ecosystems are unable to growth and survive, developing further issues in the geological system of the mine site. Earth systems and other organisation are integrating in the management, planning of AMD with two known technologies, sulfate-reducing bacterial systems and lime-dosing treatment plants that remediate the effects of AMD and retrieves back to productive state. Surprisingly, the iron sulfur minerals will continue to remain in the local waterways and this is the legacy of…
Although Shaunna Rangel would argue that the diamond mining industry has taken adequate measures to reduce the harmful impact on animals and the environment, Tavin McLeavitt makes it clear that the opponents have a stronger case. Rangel mentions general improvements, however, there is no data to support her claims. McLeavitt specifically outlines impacted species, landforms, and natural resources. Rangel generally states, "In some cases, areas surrounding the mines are actually improved. "…
Statement of Problem The Ely Copper Mine was declared a superfund site in 2001. Mining activity occurred from 1821 to 1920 Ore body discovered in 1813 Location The Ely Copper Mine is located in East Central Vermont in the rural town of Vershire, Orange County. The site is part of a region referred to as the Vermont Copper Belt, or the Orange Country copper district. Over 30 miles long, the belt runs in a NNE–SSW direction. The Ely Mine is one of three major mine sites in the region.…
A small western town, Libby Montana is known as the land of shiny mountains, originating from loggers and fur traders. Amongst the mountains is a 25-26 million year old volcano that was discovered to be a source of ore. Strip mines soon developed around 1923, providing well paying jobs for the citizens of the sleepy town. Zonolite merged with W.R. Grace and Company, becoming the the biggest employer of the towns men who pride themselves on being hard working and family oriented. These men worked many long days for many years amongst clouds of dust kicked up from the mines and production of vermiculite, zonolite, and tremolite, substances to later to be found extremely toxic.…
Powder Springs, located in Georgia, is a place between Marietta and Hiram. It is a city located in Cobb County. The people in Powder Springs focus on family life and how they can better themselves. They try to help others as much as they can, but it is not always easy. The town is full of life and life experiences.…
Dear, PolyMet Company Why have the mine near the boundary waters? I strongly believe that the PolyMet mines are unsafe. The mine will create an unsafe environment to humans and nature, causing pollution and water problems. If we placed the mine near the boundary waters it will lessen the amount of tourists each year.…
What I love most about Iron Mountain is you’re never too far away from the wilderness. I routinely have deer, rabbits, and other woodland critters in my yard, and it’s not uncommon to come across bears, coyotes, or even moose on the way to exams. Outside of work, there is no shortage of camping, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, hunting, and hiking opportunities. The Fumee Lake Natural Area, just outside of Iron Mountain, has miles of trails to enjoy scenic views, wild life and flowers.…
This shows that the government of Guatemala and Canada have not done anything to help the situation in the past or present. Goldcorp also does not have a good history with causing environmental effect, in the Toronto Stock Exchange that Goldcorp has the highest amounts of environmental fines among mining companies (Zarsky and Stanley 2013). Part of Goldcorp’s goal is to delivering long-term worth and great returns while operating safely and responsibly (Goldcorp 2017). Demonstrated from the points talked about above it can be seen that Goldcorp is not fulfilling this goal and doing the opposite in most cases. This shows that Goldcorp is not very involved with the communities they operate in and do not care about the effects the cause to locals and the environment.…
Digging, digging, and digging until a shiny yellow substance comes out of the ground which everybody will fight for. It is 1848 a man by the name of sutter finds a flake of gold by his farm in california and that sparks a revolution of people from all over the world trying to get to California. During the Califorina gold rush 49ers stayed on rotting terrible ships for long periods of time, had harsh rides across country, and lost all of their fortunes. “a sea journey could be shortened by going up and overland and going thru the jungles isthmus of Panama, a region ripe with cholera and other diseases.” When traveling by sea most 49ers went thru panama to shorten the ride but what they did not know is that Panama was ripe with cholera and other diseases.…
Since the beginning of the coal mining industries in the 1800s, thousands of mines have been created, extracting the precious mineral, and then dumped, empty and hollow. Once industries finished with a certain area, it would be dropped and they would move on, drilling in another location. The act of reclaiming these mines did not come to light until 1977 when the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act was passed by Congress after they saw the disruption in the environment. This act put a strain on the profits of many coal mining industries, such as Peabody Energy and Alpha Natural Resources. Now, Peabody Energy and Alpha Natural Resources wrongly reclaim their retired mines as a way to protect their profits, doing the bare minimum of reclamation.…
The Keystone Pipeline is a Legitimate Issue and Should Not Be Approved The controversy surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal steams from very legitimate concerns. While the issue has attracted support from some parties, it is apparent that many, including environmental activists, civilians and politician have strongly opposed the move, but the big question is, what are the specific reasons is in all this? According to Natural Resource Defense Council, NADR a New York based natural environment gives a comprehensive account why the move will be disastrous not only to natural environment but also to people (NADR). In addition, other non- partisan organizations like the Friends of Earth have also voiced their opposition to…
total of 283 million tons of coal were mined, providing about 64% of the state’s electrical production (Reese and Loughlin, 61). ” Mining has caused severe environmental impacts ranging from the toxic chemicals seeping into the watershed, the altering of landscapes, and large amounts of waste (Reese and Loughlin, 61). New laws have been developed in order to reverse the negative trends from mining, which include the following: Abandoned Mine Land law, Open Cut Land Reclamation Act, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Reese and Loughlin, 62)…
Hello I’m Destiny Tran and I’m a sophomore. I’m currently going into my second on the Hazen drill team. I’m different for the kids in your class because I’m actually doubling up this year, so I’m taking two math classes. I’ve always had a love for math so I was really excited to have this opportunity to challenge my skills.…
On Monday, January 2, 2006 an explosion occurred at about 6:30 am in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia. (Madsen, 2009). The Sago Coal Mine explosion resulted in 12 fatalities, but 14 other workers were able to successfully evacuate (West Virginia Office of Miners ' Health, Safety, and Training, 2006). Accident investigations were promptly launched by the owner of the Sago Mine known as International Coal Group, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and the state of West Virginia (Madsen, 2009). The main purpose of the investigations was to determine causation in order to prevent similar tragedies.…
Federal law does not require formerly deforested mine sites to be reforested (Butler, 2009). Some may feel that strip mining brings much needed jobs to poverty stricken mountain towns; however, the opposite reigns true. The equipment…