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What is the environmental impact of mining?

April 26, 2017Environmental impact mining

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What is the environmental impact of mining?

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open cast mining leaves large scars on the earth which may never heal. Machinery digging out and transporting uses fuel that polutes the atmosphere. Underground mining creates large spoil heaps on the surface of the earth destroying as many acres on top as has been mined underneath. Many many industries have to be created to make products available to mining using the product that mining makes available.