mining of iron ore impacts on environment

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  Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution …

  2023422 · A global map of mining land use which utilizes high-resolution satellite data shows the growing scale of mine activities across countries and highlights widespread overlap with protected areas.

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  Lithium mining has negative environmental impacts

  20231030 · The environmental fallout from lithium mining is clear and far-reaching. Massive quantities of fresh water, classified as a precious resource in these arid regions, are diverted for lithium mining operations, fueling the salt flats brine.

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  Metal concentrations and biological effects from one of the …

  202043 · Discussion Two environmental disasters of large proportions involving mining dams occurred in Brazil in less than four years. Iron ore tailings released by the ruptures of both the Fundão and ...

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  Iron Ore mining on Mount Nimba, Guinea - Environmental …

  2023718 · The iron-ore mine infrastructure has been in development since 2003 directed by the Société des Mines de Fers de Guinée a subsidiary of Euronimba Ltd. The primary shareholders of SMFG were BHP Billiton Limited (today BHP Limited) and Newmont Mining Corporation. However, in 2019, 85% of the shares were acquired by the US …

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  Environmental Impacts: Local Perspectives of …

  202344 · Promising new green steelmaking techniques won’t work with our main iron ore exports. We must future proof this key industry.

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  Livelihood impacts of iron ore mining-induced land change …

  202271 · Between 2011 and 2018, the iron ore mining industry directly provided jobs for some people and enhanced livelihoods in its ancillary industries. Notwithstanding, the negative livelihood impacts of iron ore mining on agricultural productivity and forest products was far higher than the positive impacts. Iron ore mining Land change Livelihood ...

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  Environmental impact assessment studies for mining area in …

  20181212 · The mining industry is a fundamental source for building infrastructures and an enabler for a country’s growth. Over the last decade, the act of mining has been among the top in the list of human activities which has the most disturbing and catastrophic impacts on environment, therein extensively affecting the ecological, economic, and …

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  Analysis of life-cycle GHG emissions for iron ore mining and …

  201841 · In this study, a life-cycle model for mining and processing of Chinese iron ores is developed and used to estimate GHG emissions. Results show that the mean life-cycle GHG emissions for Chinese ...

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