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[https://grist.org/energy/deep-sea-mining-minerals-pacific-peoples/ by Anita Hofschneider 26/3/25 Grist] | [https://grist.org/energy/deep-sea-mining-minerals-pacific-peoples/ by Anita Hofschneider 26/3/25 Grist] | ||
Solomon Kahoʻohalahala steadied himself on the double-hulled voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa as a 15-foot swell rose and the vessel took off under the midday sun. He had been paddling since dawn along the south shore of Molokaʻi, and his arms were tired. | Solomon Kahoʻohalahala steadied himself on the double-hulled voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa as a 15-foot swell rose and the vessel took off under the midday sun. He had been paddling since dawn along the south shore of Molokaʻi, and his arms were tired. | ||
=====What Is Open-Pit Mining? Definition, Examples, and Environmental Impact===== | |||
[https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-open-pit-mining-definition-and-environmental-impact-5219892 by Rebecca Coffey 26/7/22 Treehugger] | |||
Open-pit mining is one of several non-tunnel approaches to mining that gives miners ready access to minerals and stone near Earth’s surface. Explosives help create massive, canyon-like holes. Heavy machinery refines the holes into workable pits and extracts the valuable materials that large trucks then cart away. Solid and liquid waste are usually kept at disposal sites near the pit. | |||
