Environmental Issues in Mining. Posted by jp × May 1, 2013 at 11:13 am In some parts of the world, mining in an age old practice. Miners are people who survey the surface and subsurface areas on the earth to discover minerals and other resources for extraction and processing. The very nature of the task – removing minerals from the surface and subsurface – is damaging to the earth since
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WhatsAppعرض المزيدThe top environmental issues associated with mining include: • deforestation and destruction of natural habitat. • air pollution (from particles released from mining operations) • water pollution and contamination (from chemicals and mine tailings) •soil erosion and formation of sinkholes.
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