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I think your forgetting the effects of mining on water quality. Acid mine drainage from mines is a significant problem worldwide and water doesn't just sit arou
by 2trill2spill 7y ago
I think your forgetting the effects of mining on water quality. Acid mine drainage from mines is a significant problem worldwide and water doesn't just sit around[1]. The Ok Tedi mine is an example of a mine that has far reaching environmental consequences[2].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_mine_drainage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_mine_drainage
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Tedi_environmental_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Tedi_environmental_disaster
- Retric 7y agoI am including down stream effects. Mines eventually drain into rivers, but that water does not then flow back up tributaries or after the land downstream all that much. On top of that major rivers have so much water flowing that it tends to drastically reduce the impacts from mines.