Tar Creek Superfund Site Tar Creek is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the United States. This disaster was created from lead and zinc mining in Northeast Oklahoma. Lead and zinc leftover in chat piles would seep into groundwater‚ ponds‚ and lakes contaminating almost all water in the area. The people from small towns in the area such as Cardin and Picher are at high risk for lead poisoning‚ which can have long term health effects. Tar Creek has been pinpointed
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release On August 5‚ 2011‚ the San Jose Mine‚ a small copper operation in northern Chile owned by Minera San Esteban Primera suffered a cave-in (Weik‚ 2010‚ p.65). Thirty-three workers were trapped 2‚200-feet underground although facts‚ footage‚ and speculations of the disaster unraveled on the surface‚ which was covered by news stations around the world. As most of the world watched through the eyes and words of reporters‚ hoping for the miner’s
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Chilean Copper Mine Name XBCOM/275 May 18‚2014 Dr Jose A. Cotay Chilean Copper Mine On August 5‚ 2010 there was one of the worst mining disasters in the history of mining. In the Atacama Deseret one of the largest mines there was a clasp. On this day 33 miners were unaccounted for after they did a head count of all the miners that come out the dust and dirt. The company was not sure if they were alive or dead. The community that these men lived in was grief stricken and their families were
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ACC3120 Advanced financial accounting Week 11 Tutorial: Extractive Industries 1 HPHAH‚ chapter 20‚ question 1 Outline the five phases of a company’s operations in the extractive industries. Answer: It has been suggested that there are five identifiable phases in the discovery and recovery of minerals‚ oil and natural gas. Four of these phases are “pre-production” phases‚ which means that they occur before production begins. The pre-production phases are exploration‚ evaluation‚ development and
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BHP billinton BHP billinton 1>Introduction BHP Billiton is one of the largest diversified mining and natural resources companies in the world. According to the data provided by Google Finance‚ BHP is worth nearly $174 billion as of September 4‚ 2009 (see bibliography‚ BHP Billiton (ADR)‚ Google Finance). The revenues earned by the group in the fiscal year ending June 2009 BHPre more than $50 billion (see bibliography‚ BHP Billiton Fundamentals‚ LondonStockExchange.com)‚ which is higher than
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STAKEHOLDERS OF A COMPANY 1 A stakeholder is an individual or a group‚ which has a legitimate interest in a company. Interest in a stakeholder could mean several things. A stakeholder could be interested in the profits of the company‚ its ability to pay its creditors or how it gives back to the community it is operating in. The stakeholder concept was initially used in 1963 at the Stanford Research Institute through an internal memorandum‚ defining stakeholders as those groups without whose support
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commonly used equipment in the mining industries so as to eliminate the the magnetic separator can separate raw materials with different magnetic rigidities. the machine works under the magnetic force and mechanical force.see the magnetic separator section of the technical information page of the spherotech website to see photos of several magnetic separators. sphero tm magnetic separators: Search gold refinery plants machine in south africa to find your need. kefid mining and construction machinery
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The Energy-Saving ball mill is widely used in powder making production line in industries‚ like mining‚ building materials and chemistry industries. It is a key equipment to grind all kinds of ores and other materials. The cement ball mill is composed of feeding part‚ discharging part‚ turning part and driving part (reducer‚ small driving gear‚ electric motor and electric control). The quill shaft adopts cast steel part and the liner is detachable. The turning gearwheel adopts casting hobbing process
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assignment will be due in Lesson 4: Your Choice. Answer: Compared to the life of the average twenty first century american‚ mining‚ farming and being a cowboy in the 1880’s all seem less than desirable. They all seem to come with more trouble than they are worth. But if it came down to it‚ farming would be the best idea. It is the most work but it is also the safest. Mining is a very dangerous job‚ and cowboys are also very dangerous. Because of the the Homestead Act of 1862‚ you could claim a
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already invested for the mining industry. * The share of the Philippines is just a staggering 2% excise tax. * Teddy Casiño said that it was a “sweetheart deal” of the mining industry and the government. * Nigeria 28% excise tax‚ Australia 10% excise tax (along with other countries) is given to the mining investors. * The Philippines is the go-to in mining because of the 2% excise tax. * Out of 39‚000‚000 people‚ 0.6% or 211‚000 Filipinos are employed for mining. * According to
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