Mines Rock Your World!
A mining educational blog to awaken your senses and challenge your views.
Wind turbines are subsidised in many countries. This economic incentive translates into a demand for metals as wind turbines need large quantities of raw materials.
Read MoreWater is life! And this water comes from old mine workings. A simple water purification plant provides water to farmers in Arizona that otherwise would be lost in mine workings .
Read MoreJust when you thought it was safe to gnaw on a new shoot...
Read More"Despite the best of efforts, miners do not achieve 100 percent recovery rates. But that may not be all bad news..."
Read MoreAnother great rehabilitation mining story you haven't heard of. The historic development of iron mines near Marquette, Michigan impacted wetlands. But subsequent to mining wetlands have very successfully been reintroduced. Five years of environmental monitoring post reclamation demonstrates the successful creation of new wetlands and wildlife habitat.
Read MoreTassie mine approved a second time. This new approval allows for fines to be levied if more than two Tassie devils are run over in a year.
Cement Creek Colorado: One of many naturally acidic and metal laden streams in Colorado. What do we and our regulators need to know?
Read MoreUS government looks for and finds rare earth elements in abandoned mine tailings. Photo: Edward Burtynsky's Nickel and Platinum tailings Sudbury, Canada. Metals for batteries and catalytic convertors being stored for the next generation?
Read MoreThe Golden Cross Gold-Silver Mine in New Zealand is a great example of a mining area being reclaimed. This mine is nestled in the bush of the Corormandel Peninsula and clearly shows the low impact of a significant operation. The gold may be gone from this site but it lives on, recycled again and again for future generations to use.
Read MoreMining Focus Educational Foundation is a human centred resource designed to educate affected communities and society at large about the benefits and impacts of mining today and through the ages.
