Golomt - Dangers Of “In-Situ Leach” (ISL) Mining And Heap Leach Method, Ulaanbadrakh, Mongolia
http://youtu.be/1tnvg6wx6U8
The video does not mention any of the negative side effects. Huge amounts of water are used to process uranium underground. This water ends up lowering the water table and polluting surface as well as drinking water. Huge amounts of polluted water are left on the surface. There is also a large increase in radiation detected around these mines and the gas emissions as well as hot particles blow downwind.
GOLOMT; "Dangers of “in-situ leach” (ISL) mining ISL method combines the mining and milling of uranium into a single step by leaching uranium off the surface of uranium-bearing rock. To recover uranium from lowgrade deposits sulfuric acid is injected underground to dissolve the uranium ore and the pregnant leachate is extracted by pumping.
Uranium mining has a dreadful history of environmental and social harms. The ISL method is no different:
Use of large amounts of chemicals used in the process pose potential risks for spills and leaks
ISL mining leaches not only uranium, but other unwanted minerals and contaminants (toxic heavy metals).
Uranium mining leads to the presence of radiation due to the uranium decay sequence. The principle radioactive elements released during ISL mining are uranium, thorium, radium, radon, and their respective progeny.
ISL mining is potential risk for contamination to groundwater and drinking water sources. Restoration of the groundwater to pre-mining condition is IMPOSSIBLE.
http://golomt.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/flyer-1-2-page-3.pdfNEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS
Drinking water in wells has become unsafe--milk turns sour when the water is used to make tea. This is devastating news for desert residents in a water scarce Mongolia. Many nomads have experienced adverse health effects such as skin rashes (diagnosed by a local doctor as “genetic scabies”), hair loss, persistent cough, diabetes, and decline in general health. The coincidence in time and place, and the evidence from multiple research studies that examined the effects of uranium mining and radiation, in particular, radon and its progeny, on animals and humans, point at the link between uranium mining and the disaster occurring in Ulaanbadrakh, Mongolia.
http://golomt.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/flyer-1-2-page-3.pdf
A Mongolian herder who lived downwind of one of these mines said that he lost 60 calves in one year, out of a herd of approximately 1,000. Out of the remaining calves, many are blind.
A Mongolian herder who lived downwind of one of these mines said that he lost 60 calves in one year, out of a herd of approximately 1,000. Out of the remaining calves, many are blind.
ANTI NUCLEAR PROTEST IN MONGOLIA
Protest in 2013
NZ - HEAP LEACH PROCESS USED WITH GOLD, COPPER AND URANIUM
http://youtu.be/urFULAUsxj8
A video interview with Monash University's Dr. Gavin Mudd about the proposed heap leaching expansion of Ranger Uranium Mine in Kakadu National Park.
USA - After Decades of Uranium Mining, Navajo Nation Struggles With Legacy of Nuclear Radiation Contamination
http://youtu.be/I7jl7bZaCo8
DemocracyNow.org - New Mexico's long history of uranium mining on Native American lands provides fuel for the front end of the nuclear industry and stores much of the mine tailings and radioactive waste from nuclear weapons and power plants. We look at the devastating impact uranium mining continues to have on Native lands with Leona Morgan of Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining, a group dedicated to protecting the water, air, land and health of communities in areas impacted by uranium mines. We're also joined by Jay Coghlan of Nuclear Watch New Mexico and former Los Alamos National Laboratory investigator Chuck Montaño.
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Golomt - Dangers Of “In-Situ Leach” (ISL) Mining And Heap Leach Method, Ulaanbadrakh, Mongolia
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