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What is environmental impact of mining the chemical processes of metal extraction many of the advantages and disadvantages are common to these operations Sulphur dioxide gas from copper extraction of its sulphide ore is an irritating
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Effluent Limitationson Discharges From Mines Mills and Southwest during the 1980 Copper Strike Journal of Air Pollution Control vol 33 The Metallurgical Society of AlME Chicago Illinois February 1981 p 92 tive disadvantage
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Research is being carried out to find new ways to extract copper from the You may wish to view this BBC News item 2005 about a huge copper mine in Chile
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Mining can impact local communities both positively and negatively can lose their traditional status in society when mining creates a cash based economy
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5 Aug 2009 Copper is also a trace element that is needed to maintain many biological life forms and processes Mining In order to meet societal demands
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24 Apr 2017 According to the Copper Development Association copper 39 s recycling The more copper recycled the smaller the need for copper mining
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Boom Bust Boom by Bill Carter weighs the pros and cons of copper as a vital resource despite the risks that copper mining poses to the environment and our
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The environmental impact of mining includes erosion formation of sinkholes loss of water is another example of environmental problems with mining such as the Britannia Mine a former copper mine near Vancouver British Columbia
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Some uranium is also recovered as a by product with copper as at Olympic Dam mine in Australia or as by product from the treatment of other ores such as the
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Mining is necessary for society as we know it Mining is generally done two ways 1 open pit mining which strips off the surface to get to ore beneath and 2
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Buildings have been clad in copper for hundreds of years We are at a time where putting two or three mega mines into production does not even keep up with demand Extraction details provided by the Copper Development Association
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Philip F Notarianni Beehive History 16 Copper mining has played a significant role in the industrial economic and social life of Utah It has also affected the
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Environmental hazards are present during every step of the open pit mining disturbance and no tailings or waste rock World Nuclear Association 2012
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18 Jul 2016 A recent review of Zambia s mining sector shows the country remains Zambia has a long history of mining and a large known resource base of copper and civil society organizations have long questioned why minerals
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An abandoned mine shaft at The Silver Ledge Mine Colorado some of the largest mills such as at open pit copper mines can cover thousands of acres tens
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25 Jul 2012 This is evident by concerns raised by the Government civil society Konkola Copper Mines KCM chief executive officer Jeyakumar