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Open Face Mining
By: Shannon Fagen and Lauren Ringgenberg
What is Open Face Mining?
The extraction of ore and minerals from earth's surface by stripping away large expansions of land.
Where On Earth Does it Happen?
There are many mines found across the globe. In the United states, many open-pit mines can be found in Alaska and Arizona. Many undeveloped countries have mines to produce a source of income within the country, these mines generally harbor unsafe working conditions and unsanitary processes for the environment.
What organisms are most effected?
The organisms most effected by open-pit mines are those that are native to the mining site. Plants are torn out and discarded, and animals are forced to flee.
How and when did humans realize it was harmful to biodiversity?
Mining was discovered to be harmful to the environment in the 1970s. Humans realized that the excevation of land polluted the air with dust, water also was polluted by dust and chemical discharge. Forests, plants, and land were stripped from the zones, animals were forced to flee in order to survive, drilling and other mechanisms caused ground vibrations.
What are humans doing to prevent it?
-Using all of the materials extracted for various purposes so that nothing is wasted and fewer mines must be opened.-More regulations about what mining corporations can legally do. -Taking more care into what we do to recover broken land -Keeping track of the toxic mining waste -Closing/reclaiming the old sites, doing more to help the land grow from the destruction. Improving the efficiency of the process by investing in machinery that is faster but also less harmful to the environment. -EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) working to add more regulations to this process.
What do you think should be done by government and environmental organizations to regulate the effects of open face mining?
Should companies be responsible for regulating pollution levels while mining, and for the restoration of ecosystems on retired mining zones?
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