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[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/tailings-dams-where-mining-waste-is-stored-forever/ by Gretchen Gavett 30/7/12 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/tailings-dams-where-mining-waste-is-stored-forever/ by Gretchen Gavett 30/7/12 PBS NEWS] | ||
Imagine a big hole in the ground, similar to the one pictured above. Now imagine that pit filled with up to 10 billion tons of tailings — waste that’s derived from mining — that will remain there forever. | Imagine a big hole in the ground, similar to the one pictured above. Now imagine that pit filled with up to 10 billion tons of tailings — waste that’s derived from mining — that will remain there forever. | ||
=====Demand for minerals sparks fear of mining abuses on Indigenous peoples' lands===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1226125617/demand-for-minerals-sparks-fear-of-mining-abuses-on-indigenous-peoples-lands by Julia Simon 19/1/24 npr] | |||
WIKIEUP, Ariz. — In the desert hills of western Arizona, Ivan Bender drives his ATV to inspect holes in the ground. The holes are near the property of the Hualapai tribe, and an Australian mining company drilled them in recent years as it explores for lithium, a key metal in many electric vehicle batteries. | |||
