Miami Mine Case Study

On reviewing the state, federal documents and federal database for the Ely Copper mines representing 87% of currently operating copper Ely mines, and responsible for 89% of U.S. copper production in 2010. The Ely Copper mines were chosen based on an operating record of more than five years. These mines provide a representative view of the types of environmental impacts resulting from the development of copper porphyry deposits, focusing on pipeline spills, tailings failures and water collection and treatment failures. It was found that all of the mines (100%) experienced pipeline spills or other accidental releases. The most frequent spills were reported at the Ray Mine in Arizona, where over fifty pipelines Spills occurred from 1988 to 2012. Data shows that among 13 of the 14 mines (92%), water collection and treatment systems have failed to control contaminated mine seepage, resulting in significant water quality impacts. The development of acid mine drainage was associated with the most severe and lasting impacts.

Regarding the PolyMet mine, I feel that we shouldn’t build it. It has been debated for a long time, and I think that we need to make a decision.

The Midway Mine was in good standing at the time the violation in question was cited. Matt Dunlap the Day Shift Foreman and the person responsible for directing the work force is viewed as being “charged” with the supervision of the miners Therefore, concluding that Cline is an agent of the operator.

Tijuana, San Diego, it is not only a a dominant manufacturing center in the San diego, but also a home of more than 4000000 people. The promotion of the industrial development results in the dramatically grew of the maquiladora industry. Nonetheless, few people notice the environmental health effects of maquiladoras which the low-income and minority group are facing in their neighborhoods. When the harmful industry activities are unevenly distributed in the area of Tijuana, the spatial injustice also emergences. Actually, the people who live in Tijuana expose in a higher age-infant mortality and perinatal mortality comparing to other district in San Diego. Everyday, the resident breathes in the toxic air and even uses the polluted water which flows from the maquiladoras. The growing of factories in this area causes a serious threat to the health of the resident due to the solvents, acids, and heavy metals. On the other hand, the air quality problem in Tijuana is extremely serious when the level of black carbon were two times higher than in other place of San Diego. In fact, Soja demonstrates about the idea of unjust geographies when he mentions, “Unjust geographies arises endogenously or internally from the distributional inequalities through decision making by individual, firms and government” (9, Soja). When the city planner and government allow the

A. Identify at least two points in the process where your issue seemed to “work.”

Cuba currently uses its land to grow sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, and beans. Before the 1959 revolution, Cuba was a highly layered society in which 8 percent of the population held 79 percent of the farmable land. Most of the farm workers experienced extreme poverty and malnutrition, and almost no workers owned land. In 1959, the Agrarian Reform law divided the largest estates and distributed land to two hundred thousand landless farm workers. In 1975, the National Association of Small Farmers led the effort to build the agricultural cooperatives. By 1986, a vast majority of private farmers had chosen to participate in agricultural cooperatives. In exchange, the state provided them with seeds, fertilizer, equipment, social security, modern housing, and lower income taxes.

Mineral Mountain is a propelled adventurer with spotlight on advancement of gold activities with "camp Scale" potential, inside of financially savvy, politically agreeable, mining neighborly areas of Canada and the United States (as cited in Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., n.d). Their plan of action is in view of having an astoundingly solid administration group with expertise in exploration, finance, business administration, and the capacity to frame vital associations (as cited in Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., n.d). Their administration group has driven them to a solid financial position with a solid treasury permitting them to develop the organization through exploration and undertaking acquisitions (as cited in Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., n.d).

I have decided to move to California, the land where there is supposedly gold around every corner, or so they say at least. I do wish you and your wife would move with me I think there would be great opportunities for you two. If you wish to mine gold there is plenty, but if you would want to do something else then there are many other options. Here I’ll give you some examples.

Crash! The rails of the minecarts rolled along into the mine echoing on the solid stone walls. The Walder family of five is beginning a tour in the Old Hundred Gold Mine in Silverton Colorado. The family had mixed feelings about going into the mine. Brad and Carla (the parents)thought it would be a good experience, and very educational for the family, but Cade (their oldest son) was kind of nervous and afraid that there would be a collapse in the mine and his family would be trapped. After a five minute minecart ride in a dark and wet tunnel….. Errrrrkkkkk! The minecarts stopped abruptly and the tour guide announced that they were half a mile into the mine.

In 2005, the Sago mine was purchased by International coal group (ICG) owner, billionaire financier, Wilber Ross. According to Jack Spadaro, who oversaw training of federal mine inspectors until retirement in 2004, “ICG was a company known to be irresponsible and dangerous”. According to some on Wall Street “he was a vulture investor, a bottom feeder, someone who goes in, buys to cut cost, and then sell them and make a huge profit.” (Ross, 5) The Sago Mine was in bankruptcy for two years, with well over the national average for incidents with days lost and hundreds of safety issues that needed to be addressed even before the mining operations could start.

A coalmines in West Virginia, had gas that was buildup. The director of safety reported the issue to the mine manager. The owner of the mines had orders for the director of safety to keep the information to himself about the dangerous gas. The mine owner came to a conclusion the gas buildup was only slightly threatening. He decided he had to take the chance with the gas buildup, because he couldn’t take the chance to close the coalmines also he had to fulfil coal orders. An gas explosion occurred on May 2nd collapsing a section of the tunnel. Several miners managed to escape, three miners were killed, and eight were trapped.

Mount Isa mines two different materials: zinc and copper. It is important that these minerals are mined because they play a big role in our society. Mount Isa is the biggest zinc resource base, and biggest underground mine network, in the world. Such a large workplace needs 3,200 employees, which allows benefits

One thing that sticks out in the article Navajo Nation sues feds over massive 2015 mine waste spill, was the overall lack of help from the U.S. government. After a federal contractor caused the spill, three million gallons of contaminated water spilled into rivers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The EPA has taken responsibility for cleaning up the spill, but “the agency has failed to compensate Navajos for their losses or provide any meaningful recovery efforts over the past year.” All though the EPA dedicated almost $30 million to respond to the spill, the Navajos have only received a small fraction “nearly $1.6 million doled out to all the parties.”

Figure 1 does a good job of highlighting several stages of a well-structured decision-making process. This environmental decision-making process utilizes an iterative adaptive risk management approach. This approach emphasized learning by doing and continued adaptation to improve outcomes. Major components of this framework include defining the issue, establishing decision criteria, identifying and incorporating relevant information, evaluating options, and monitoring/revisiting effectiveness. By following the iterative approach presented by this process, well-thought out and appropriate decisions should be made.

There are five major shareholders who together account for 50.9 per cent of the total shares in issue. The Chairman who is also the Chief Executive holds 26,376,469 of the shares and the finance director who is also the company secretary has a holding of 5, 165 shares. In total there are five directors to the company. In terms of employment; 2,154 people are employed by the group in