Illegal Mining Dust
The scientists restoring a gold-mining disaster zone in the
On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick …
Illegal mining threatens Ghana forests | Africanews
Ghana's widespread illegal mining activities are destroying the gold-rich West African country's forests, the government's forestry agency warned Tuesday at a news conference in Accra.
Illegal mining: Probe report gathers dust at Punjab vigilance …
A probe report that could expose the nexus between the sand mining mafia and officials of different departments is gathering dust at the Punjab vigilance bureau headquarters here for more than ...
Sand Mining in India – Grain of Despair: Failure of …
Illegal mining constitutes loss of revenue to the State, and degradation of the environment apart from causing annoyance and law and order situations. Adhering to the need to monitor mining activities, particularly sand mining, the Ministry of Environment, ... Quarry dust. Quarry dust is a product that occurs as a result of the crushing process ...
Illegal Sand Mining
In a significant move against illegal sand mining, Bihar police arrested sand smugglers near the Sone River. This operation reflects a crucial step in combating illicit sand mining
In Liberia, a gold boom leads to unregulated mining and …
Liberia has abundant mineral resources and legislation aimed at preventing the most environmentally destructive forms of mining but little capacity to enforce those regulations.
Forced evictions at industrial cobalt and copper mines in the …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to grievous human rights abuses The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses including ...
Photos: DR Congo's faltering fight against illegal cobalt mines
Photos: DR Congo's faltering fight against illegal cobalt mines DRC, the world's largest cobalt producer, is struggling to impose structure among the artisanal miners in the country.
Illegal mining playing havoc in Goa
Hartman De Souza's book Eat Dust vividly describes the impact of unregulated and/or illegal mining in Goa — its destruction of hills, forests, rivers and springs, its undermining of the social ...
IMPACT OF ILLEGAL MINING ON WATER RESOURCES …
IMPACT OF ILLEGAL MINING ON WATER RESOURCES FOR DOMESTIC AND IRRIGATION PURPOSES Amankwah Emmanuel Department of Agricultural Engineering, Wa Polytechnic, UWR, Ghana ... the gold dust and the danger of collapsed mine which could easily be prevented by applying appropriate safety mechanisms.
New federal rules will limit miners' exposure to deadly …
The Federal Mine Safety Agency, after decades of stalled attempts, has a proposal to tighten rules about how much harmful silica dust mineworkers can be …
Dust Control in Mines: Methods, Sources, Solutions | Oizom
Explore dust control in mines methods to improve worker safety and environmental compliance. Discover revolutionary mining airborne particle management solutions with case studies.
The Dust Settles Over Illegal Mining, for Now
For two decades, the former mining site sat idle, losing its status as a legal mine. Then, in 2017, it was leased by the Nutter Corporation, which initiated mining …
Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli
If we keep losing Aravalli hills in Haryana to illegal mining, we lose our only shield protecting us from being swallowed up by the dust storms coming from the Thar.
The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org
Mining operations have large repercussions on the local surroundings as well as wider implications for the environmental health of the planet.
Illegal gold mines flood Amazon forests with toxic mercury
Illegal gold mines flood Amazon forests with toxic mercury ... is another strand in the growing web of evidence that connects mining to mercury pollution in rivers, fish, and forests. ... Leaves, which are coated in mercury-tainted dust, also absorb gaseous mercury as they take in air. The metal eventually finds its way to the forest floor as ...
Toxic silica dust mining restrictions approved by Biden …
Coal miners, including very young ones, have developed severe respiratory disease in recent decades due in part by silica dust levels.
Ending Exploitation in the DRC's Deadly Cobalt Mines
In the DRC's artisanal mining sector —which exists alongside the formal mining industry—children and adults toil underground for hours in dangerous tunnels, using sticks or makeshift tools to mine for the cobalt-rich mineral heterogenite. Others sift ore in noxious, contaminated waters. ... The air, hazy with dust and particulates from ...
How Brazil is taking the fight to destructive illegal mining
This is the front line of Brazil's battle against destructive wildcat mining in the country's largest indigenous reserve, a remote expanse the size of Portugal that is home …
Illegal gold mines flood Amazon forests with toxic mercury
But the forest is hiding a toxic secret: It is tainted by mercury at levels as high as those found in industrial regions in China, according to new research. The …
Federal Crackdown on Silica Dust Begins as Mining Industry …
Experts have long-known that silica dust is causing a surge in the incurable and most severe stage of black lung disease, known as complicated black lung or …
In Tamil Nadu, yet another sand storm
In Tamil Nadu, yet another sand storm Once again, the issue of illegal sand mining is kicking up dust in Tamil Nadu. This time, it is not just issues relating to sand excavation over and above the ...
Why illegal mining in Aravallis should scare Delhi and its neighbours
Despite several court orders, illegal mining continue unabated in Aravallis in Delhi and its neighbouring areas such as Gurugram.
Environmental Risks of Mining
As dust, these minerals (such as the asbestos-like mineral riebeckite) can be absorbed into lung tissue, causing problems like pneumoconiosis and silicosis, commonly known as "Black Lung" (Paul & Campbell, 2011). …
Toxic silica dust mining restrictions approved by Biden …
The Biden administration agreed Tuesday to limit workers' exposure to toxic silica dust, a common byproduct in U.S. mining operations. The federal rule will reduce …
Scourge of illegal mining plagues communities around …
Despite the deaths of many illegal miners, Limpopo has seen the growth of illegal mining activities.
In Nigerian Gold Rush, Lead Poisons Thousands Of Children
But the gold here is embedded in lead, and the dust kicked up by this dirty and illegal mining has killed hundreds of children and sickened thousands more. Experts say this may be the worst case ...
Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, ...
Grenades, Drugs and Discrimination: Inside South Africa's Illegal …
They spend weeks underground, blasting rocks with explosives in the hope they'll find gold. VICE World News meets the "zama zamas" – South Africa's controversial illegal miners.