Abandoned Acid Mine Drainage at Shoup’s Run Introduction Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an industrial waste which is the result of the extraction process of the mineral coal from the ground. It causes widespread pollution in the streams above and below the coals fields. AMD is caused when water flows through sulfur-bearing materials forming acidic solutions. It is formed when pyrite (FeS2)‚ an iron sulfide‚ is exposed and then reacts with air (O2) and water (H2O) to form sulfuric acid. 2FeS2
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A little Coppermine located in Chile‚ had a cave that caused thirty-three miners to be trapped underground on August 5‚ 2010. The miners did not have enough oxygen‚ water‚ or food; while trapped no one was sure if the miners would live through this catastrophic event. The miner were trapped in the cave for four days; there were no signs that these miners were still living during this event. Luck struck these families of the mine workers when in tears; were replaced by complete happiness when all
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“Outlining” * An outline is a framework or guideline for a writer to follow. The purpose is for organization and systematizes way of working. * An outline presents a picture of the main ideas and the subsidiary ideas of any subject. Informal Outline * “Working Outline” is a private affair-fluid‚ subject to constant revision‚ made without attention to form and destined for the wastebasket. Formal Outline * A formal outline is organized into headings under which several levels of
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Chilean Mine Collapse BCOM/275 Chilean Mine Collapse In Chile‚ on August 5‚ 2010‚ a collapse inside a main access tunnel of a mine trapped 33 miners inside (Parry & Retther‚ 2010). The miners were trapped at a depth of at least 700 meters (Weik‚ 2010). There were 32 Chileans men and one Bolivian man trapped in the old gold and coppers mine (Parry & Retther‚ 2010). The miners estimated that they would not be rescued for four months. The miners had to receive emergency food and supplies
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release BCOM/275 04/22/2012 Rhonda Cottingham Considerations for the audience When communicating to an audience about an incident such as the Chilean mine collapse‚ we should keep in mind that our audience is a blend of roles‚ and that they are there because they are concerned or want to help. An accident such as this tends to bring people together and they all want to see what they can do to help. Your audience has friends‚ families‚ reporters
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Becca Benfield Scraping Bottom Summary: This article begins with a story about a man in Alberta‚ Canada. When he was young he would spend ample time with his grandfather. One day in 1963‚ when he was 7 years old‚ they arrived back at the house only to see that his log cabin had been destroyed without any warning or notice. This was the beginning of the Alberta oil sands. After oil was discovered on his land‚ the whole valley becomes covered with open pit mines. In order to create
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The Islands of Southeast Alaska are unique like no other place in the world. Its rich and luxurious customs and cultures draw awe from throughout the planet. This area’s beautiful geography provides a breathtaking view to all who visit here. The land of southeast Alaska is home to majestic mountains‚ hair-raising glaciers‚ active volcanoes‚ vast tracks of forested land and some of the world’s most varied extremes of cold‚ heat‚ rain‚ snow and wind. The climate is composed of cool summers and mild
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Chilean Copper Mine Collapse BCOM/275 Business Communication & Critical Thinking September 30‚ 2013 Chilean Copper Mine Collapse When an unforeseen tragedy comes into a small community‚ the devastation can cause havoc. The members of the Chilean society found themselves with more questions than answers when word spread there had been a collapse in a local mine. The families of the trapped mine workers and employees affected were in need of guidance. When communicating the messages to Chilean
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Knowing Your Audience Brad Hoopes University of Phoenix March 24‚ 2013 BCOM 275 Ontario‚ CA Knowing Your Audience Several years ago on August 5‚ 2010 a tragic event occurred in a Chilean copper mine resulting
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Different Points Of View Throughout the three of these passages‚ the authors are all evaluating the same topics‚ but are telling them from different point of views. The passages are‚ “Klondike Gold Rush”‚ “from A Woman Who Went to Alaska‚” written by May Kellogg Sullivan‚ and “City of Gold‚” by National Film Board of Canada and all of them share the same topic‚ yet only two of them have the same point of view. For example the first passage‚ and the third passage share the same point of view‚ which
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