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ECO - RESTORATION

Responsible Mining, Tackling legacy

Moshannon Creek in Clearfield County
The operations carried out extensively through surface mining were stopped in 2000 due to financial constraints leaving residual reserves as well as a legacy in environment. The initiative now taken up to reclaim the residual reserves and at the same time attending to the environmental clean up is a sign of times and attempts to address social responsibilities. The project is planning to neutralize the acid mine drainage by adding alkaline material and aim at a permanent elimination of safety hazards.
also: issues on abandoned mines and health

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USA
Idaho Cobalt Project- Blueprint for the future
This could be the blueprint for the future. The concerns of the environmental groups on eco restoration and Company's on engaging long legal tangles and operational interruptions were discussed objectively by sitting together. The agreement showed both as willing partners with a common concern. While the Company came forward for legal and financial binding for water monitoring and treatment not only during the life-cycle of the mine but perpetually thereafter with an annual binding financial commitment, the environmental group on their part assured help in avoiding costly legal battles and willingness to work together for the benefits of a common cause.
23082008

INDIA/ORISSA
Supreme Court clears mining projects
In a recent move, the Supreme Court cleared the mining projects of Vedanta and Poscoe in the hills of Orissa. These hills are considered to be the "most bio diversity hot spots of the Eastern Ghats" by environment protection Group and the villagers consider these as sacred. The villagers consider any amount of compensation "worthless" and are moving to use their legal protection provided by the "Forest Rights Acts". Their efforts got a boost from the recent visit of a Congress Leader.. 

CANADA
Lakes for tailing ponds 
The reclassification of the Second Portage Lake for the Doris North Project and the Baker Lake for the Meadowbank Project as tailing ponds in the Canada Gazette brings to focus the need for awareness of the local residents who feel the need to be educated by expert, professional and unbiased information. There is a provision that a "habitat compensation plan" provided by the mining companies is in place.
11082008

PERU
Instability of tailing dump threatens city's water supply
he chosen location at Coricancha metal mine is subsequently found to be unstable and the management of the mine is already seized of the issue and necessity to relocate the crushing and milling operations as well as the old toxic waste dumps. The fear of contamination by arsenic, lead and cadmium from the toxic waste to the city water supply has already set the alarm bells and a state of emergency is already in place. The range of environmental concerns regarding the mining operations needs to be considered to the logical conduit.
The instability is attributed to the seismic activity and subterranean water filtration in the area and the management has initiated already ageotechnical audit. 
02082008
 

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