What are the effects of mining on the environment?
You forget sink holes, erosion, and the danger of tailing (the trash left over after the metal has been extracted). In Colorado there is a poison lake that is so deadly a flock of birds spent the night there and all of them died. According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining#Envi… “Environmental issues can include erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of groundwater and surface water by chemicals from the mining process. Modern mining companies in some countries are required to follow environmental and rehabilitation codes, ensuring the area mined is returned to close to its original state. In some countries with pristine environments, such as large parts of Australia, this is impossible despite the best intentions. Some mining methods have devastating environmental and public health effects. Mining can have adverse effects on surrounding surface and g
