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  An Overview of Mining and the Environment in Western Australia

  201411 · Mining in Western Australia has been dominated by a select group of commodities, initially gold in central WA from the 1890s, followed by the rise of iron ore, nickel, and bauxite–alumina in the 1950s–1960s. Other commodities have also made important contributions, such as mineral sands, diamonds, coal and base metals.

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  Brazil: Worst environmental disaster in history | Maryknoll …

  2024516 · Brazil: Worst environmental disaster in history Southeastern Brazil has been devastated by toxic mud due to a dam that burst at an iron-ore mine in November. Brazil is calling it the worst environmental disaster in its history. The following article was published in the January-February 2016 issue of NewsNotes.

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  Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable …

  20231017 · The mining giant in recent years was involved in two tailings dam collapses in Brazil that left hundreds dead and caused serious environmental damage, leading it to search for ways to reduce its ...

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  US Mining Disasters - Mining Technology

  2010414 · Following the West Virginia mining disaster, we chart the history of mining accidents in the US over the last 100 years.

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  Lloyds Metals Surjagarh Iron Ore Mines: Fueling India's Steel …

  2  · Experience the excellence of Lloyds Metals at Surjagarh Iron Ore Mines, where sustainable mining techniques meet unparalleled iron ore production capabilities in India. Visit us now!

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  The 2019 Brumadinho tailings dam collapse: Possible cause …

  202081 · After 3 years of the Mariana tragedy, on 25th January 2019, another mining dam consisting of iron ore tailings failed catastrophically in the Brumadinho city, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

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  Cyanide Use in Gold Mining - Earthworks

  Cyanide’s efficiency makes mining more wasteful. Because cyanide leaching is very efficient, it allows profitable mining of much lower ore grades. Mining lower grade ore requires the extraction and processing of much more ore to get the same amount of gold. Partially due to cyanide, modern mines are. much larger than before cyanide was used;

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  Iron ore in the US - Mining Technology

  202475 · Iron ore. According to GlobalData, the US is the world’s ninth-largest producer of iron ore in 2023, with output up by 4% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, production from the US decreased by a CAGR of 5.54% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 0.24% between 2023 and 2027. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to …

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  ArcelorMittal has increased its environmental violations | Mining …

  20211221 · ArcelorMittal has increased its environmental violations. Operated by ArcelorMittal, the Mount Wright iron mine near Fermont is the large open pit mine in Canada. The Canadian subsidiary of the steel giant has been found guilty on more than 90 counts related to incidents that took place between 2011 and 2013.

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