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How did development of large scale mining affect the environment in the west?
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How did the development of large-scale mining affect the environment in the west?
water used in large mines polluted water needed by farmers
How did the development of large mining scale affect the environment in the west?
water used in large mines polluted water needed by farmers
How did the development of large scale mining affect the environment in the west?
water used in large mines polluted water needed by farmers
How did changes in the environment affect large animals?
the plants were dead
What are the advantages for data mining services?
Some of the advantages in data mining services include Market Data Research. this provides the companies with large amounts of data for research and development.
How did the Australian gold rush affect the landscape?
Alluvial gold mining left the environment cleared and razed in many places, as large amounts of bushland were cleared for gold mining to take place. This caused some loss of habitat for native animals. In addition, "mullock heaps" (consisiting of the tailings) were left behind to scar the landscape.
Is gold mining sustainable?
Gold mining CAN be sustainable, but 85% or 90% of the time it isn't. Gold mining is hurting the environment badly, and it blasts away the entire mountains to unearth gold-rich ore. They blast it away with dynamite and large machines. Open-pit mining, Tunnel mining and dredging are a few ways of mining out gold. It hurt the environment because Waste Rock is around the mining area and it's too costly to move further away from the area the waste rock is in. Gold mining puts dust into the atmosphere and that's how they destroy habitats of animals. Well, that's all I have for this :P
How large mining companies succeed?
Large mining companies succeeded by using machines to dig deeply for gold.
After the rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who over mining operations?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to gold mining towns?
Large mining companies
Does gold mining have a positive effect on the environment?
No, gold mining has no positive effects on the environment. Gold mining can be viewed as the recovery of surface gold (placer mining) or deep rock mining. In either event the recovery of the gold requires the removal and disposal of large amounts of waste rock (gangue) - both as rock and as fine taillings. These materials are often contaminated with cyanide, heavy metals and potentially mercury from the recovery processes. Eithern as pure rock they can cover the bottoms of lakes and streams destroying the ecosystems present there.
