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ENVIRONMENT
INDIA/ORISSA -
Supreme Court clears mining projects
In a recent move, the Supreme Court cleared the mining projects of
Vedanta and Poscoe in the hills of Orissa.
These hills
are considered to be the "most bio diversity hot spots of the
Eastern Ghats" by
environment protection Group and the villagers consider these as
sacred. The
villagers consider any amount of compensation "worthless" and are
moving to use their
legal protection provided by the "Forest Rights Acts". Their efforts
got a boost from the recent visit of a
Congress Leader..
CANADA -
Lakes for tailing ponds
The reclassification of the Second Portage Lake for the Doris North
Project and the Baker Lake for the Meadowbank Project as tailing ponds
in the Canada Gazette brings to focus the need for awareness of the
local residents who feel the need to be educated by expert, professional
and unbiased information. There is a provision that a "habitat
compensation plan" provided by the mining companies is in place.
11082008
PERU -
Instability of tailing dump threatens city's water supply
he chosen location at
Coricancha metal mine is subsequently found to be unstable and the
management of the mine is
already seized of the issue and necessity to relocate the crushing and
milling operations as well as the old toxic waste dumps. The fear of
contamination by arsenic, lead and cadmium from the toxic waste to
the city water supply has already set the alarm bells and a state of
emergency is already in place. The range of
environmental concerns regarding the mining operations needs to be
considered to the logical conduit.
The instability is attributed to the seismic activity and subterranean
water filtration in the area and the
management has initiated already a
geotechnical audit.
02082008
MINE SAFETY and REGIONAL DISASTERS
The increasing frequency of Natural disasters as well as
the unprecedented intensities appear to call for a fresh look at the
co-existence of community and old as well as new mine sites with the
toxic waste from abandoned mines, tailings and mining waste generation
and storage.
Cyclone "NARGIS" hit Myanmar earlier and while the
impact is yet to be fully grasped, the "Picher tornado"
brings home an added dimension from toxic wastes.
This Tar Creek Superfund Site under the process of clean up and
relocation faced the reality with telling effect under
severe
weather. Responsible mining can no longer be local but has become
regional or even global.
