Mine Hydrothermal Vents

When the water or lava comes up from the inner core from either a volcano or from a geyser, the temperature of the liquid it produces would be able to produce the same result we get from using fossil fuel to supply our energy. Geothermal energy could possibly be used to directly heat buildings or used to power turbines and thus generate electricity.

Some important things made from metals include cars, bridges, appliances, power generation, infrastructure, and obviously many more. Everything electrical needs copper, (which is mined), to function. A major concern for the mine is that it will pollute and destroy the nearby natural

This mine would expose us to many dangerous metals and minerals that, if not handled correctly could contaminate the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. The minerals that could be found in the formation are mercury, asbestos, arsenates, sulfates, silicate dusts, and many other poisonous or potentially poisonous minerals.

One of the many reasons why I believe that the mine should be relocated is because of the toxins that the mine would create. The toxins will penetrate through the ground and into the ground water, which will flow into the rivers and into Bristol Bay where the salmon

Nagle also discussed both pro’s and con’s of extracting the water from the ocean. It will not be an easy task because while the United States is fighting a water shortage, attempting to mine the water from the ocean could cause huge irreversible damage to the ecosystem of the ocean and pollution to the environment. If the drilling is not done very carefully, the entire water supply could be contaminated. Nagle discusses that the underwater drilling would be comparable to drilling oil

Instead of the United States drilling for oil in Alaska, we should focus more on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources. Let’s face it the air as we know it isn’t getting any cleaner. We have a lot of pollution in the air; unfortunately oil is an enormous part of the everyday lives of people living in the United States. Not only does it affect us here in the United States, but did you ever think about the harm we are making in Alaska? We have plenty of renewable resources where we can limit the amount of oil.

The Arctic is estimated to be the site that holds the world's largest remaining untapped gas reserves. A big key player in this is the large undeveloped oil reserves. These reserves, if broken into, have problems for the global climate, and for the vast Arctic environment. Certainly, drilling in these untouched Arctic lands would be a positive idea as it would greatly boost the economy and put the risk for running out of oil at a much slower rate. The whole Earth would be affected by choices like these though, as plants would not be able to sustain the imbalances, thus pushing the drive for global warming up. Drilling in the Arctic is not an effective way for harvesting energy as it destroys unique environments along with their inhabitants,

Canada is one of the Arctic States that according to the international law have presence economic activity on the Arctic shelf, while the status of the Canadian sector in the Arctic is the second largest which is 25% after Russian Federation sector which 40%. Arctic coastal states has same interests in the arctic zone due to the rich of covered and undiscovered natural resources. Canada also has the interest in the Arctic to exploit Arctic’s vast natural resources which is the oil and gas. As noted that the coastal area of the Canadian Arctic has huge reserves of methane hydrate, and according to the Heinenen (2014), if commercial production launched in the future, these reserves would last for several hundred years. Yet the current situations in the Canadian Arctic is the Canada does not conduct drilling on its Arctic shelf and also the safe technologies have not yet been developed.

Sulfide mines extract copper, nickel, and other metals, but they have a bad history. The Mount Polley Copper Mine in Canada went wrong, causing the public to pay $500 million. There is a 100% track record of pollution for sulfide mines, which means that the public had to pay each time a mine failed. No sulfide mine has ever operated without polluting nearby bodies of water. Pollution isn’t predicted. The Mount Polley Copper Mine assured people that there was no pollution, yet the drinking water became undrinkable, rivers became toxic, and hundreds of millions of people’s money was wasted. Wildlife

I think that people are being selfish and not thinking about the environment and these hydrothermal vents. Also the evidence for why mining near hydrothermal vents is much stronger than why it’s beneficial. People say it’s beneficial because there’s no acid mine drainage, or that mining does not affect active black smokers and lastly, that the sulfide deposits are on the seafloor so there is not any waste rock piles. Many people believe that the hydrothermal vent creatures could be what the early life had evolved from. Comparing these weak evidence about why mining near hydrothermal vents is beneficial to why it is not good is hilarious. People mine for gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead from hydrothermal vents deposits. It may be an easier

“Minerals such as tin, silver, gold, copper, diamonds, lead, zinc, and sulphur are found on and near volcanoes.” (Why do people live near volcanoes?)

The Miami mine has an extremely close relationship with the local communities since they were created due to the existence of the mine. Therefore, the Globe-Miami community is an occupational community due to its reliance on the mine as the main employer and biggest contributor for the local economy. Due to this fact, the local governance is heavily influenced by the mine’s governance. Due to the size of the community, several services are either nonexistent or hard to find. In addition, public transportation needs improvement since it is not efficient when analyzing the demand. However, the community is harmonious, inclusive and culturally rich.

The source of primary productivity in hydrothermal vent regions is the breakdown of hydrogen sulfide by chemoautotrophic bacteria. It differs from coral reefs and epipelagic zones because those zones use photosynthesis.

­It proposed the idea that because of the abundance of organic life living near the deep sea vents that these might be the primitive organisms and biomolecules. There must have been a lot of energy to drive the metabolisms of these plants, and the amount of pressure near the vents is a good source of energy. ­Eoghan Reeves, Jeff Seewald, and Jill McDermontt were the first to test the hypothesis. ­The three found biological communities living on the seafloor, and a large source of ­Methanethiol (found by hydrothermal vents).This was thought of as the “starter dough” of all life. The experiment Reeves, Seewald, and McDermontt tested was to­: isolated methanethiol to see if it could create biomolecules. It did not, but the theory is still considered a

Semi-submersible rigs can be applied to drill in the much deeper water than the rigs mentioned above. Now with a technology advancements, depths of up to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) could be reached safely and easily. This type of rig platform will drill a hole in the seabed and can be quickly moved to new locations.Semi-submersible rigs can be applied to drill in the much deeper water than the rigs mentioned above. Now with a technology advancements, depths of up to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) could be reached safely and easily. This type of rig platform will drill a hole in the seabed and can be quickly moved to new