Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to …
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CDC
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program. This trade publication article by NIOSH discusses conversations researchers had with workers in the aggregates industry about silica dust exposure on the job, as well as their behaviors to avoid overexposure and their concerns regarding silicosis.
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Coal Mine Dust Exposures and Associated Health …
ing of the respiratory health effects of coal mine dust described in the NIOSH CCD, they do not contradict or critically modify the primary conclusions and associated recommendations given there. Rather, the new findings strength-en those conclusions and recommendations. 2. Overall, the evidence and logical basis for recommendations concerning
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Environmentalism and Natural Aggregate Mining
Natural aggregate is essential to the facilities that produce energy—hydroelectric dams and coal-fired powerplants. Ironically, the utility created for mankind by the use of natural aggregate is rarely compared favorably with the environmental impacts of mining it. Instead, the empty quarries and pits are seen as large negative environmental ...
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Michigan legislation would shift gravel mine permitting to state
The Grand Rapids Gravel Co. mine at Northland Drive and Cannonsburg Road in Plainfield Township pictured on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation ...
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Safety, Health, and Respect
Protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors and communities is a fundamental component of TSM and deeply engrained in the Canadian mining industry's culture. The Safe, Healthy, and Respectful Workplaces Protocol includes five indicators that concern occupational safety and health management at the facility-level. In June 2023, …
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What Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Do For You
Although wages in coal mines may be higher than in aggregate mining, it is fair to assume that the overall dollar multiplier is $2.50 to the Illinois economy for each $1.00 spent for mining. ... However, inspectors from the Mine Safety and Health Administration can inspect a mine more often and at any time. The mineral mining industry has ...
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Aggregate Mining | Welcome to Hill Country Alliance
For more information about the impacts of the aggregates industry across the state, visit our partner: Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining (TRAM). Both Save Lake LBJ and Save Sandy Creek. are local efforts that have emerged surrounding aggregate industry growth in the Highland Lakes area. Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining (TRAM) …
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aggregates mining health concerns
Mining operations pollute Area's gravel ... - Aggregates news Mining operations pollute Area's gravel pits linked to health hazardsBy Marianne Love, Staff WriterMining operations most likely contribute significantly to air pollution, possibly affecting the respiratory systems of an estimated 260,000 people living and working in the Irwindale area, according to a …
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Illegal sands, aggregates mining a concern
Bitter battles are currently being fought over mining rights and the validity of permits issued by various government departments to mine sands and aggregate sites, particularly along the coastal ...
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Aggregate Safety Series: Dredging | Mine Safety and Health
Aggregate Safety Series: Dredging. This video focuses on training requirements and best practices for dredging operations that extract and process sand and gravel. Dredging is an aggregate mining activity, an operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, with the purpose of extracting material from the bottom and then sending it to ...
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Perception of environmental impacts of aggregate mining: …
1. Introduction. The states of Minas Gerais, Pará, Goiás and Bahia produce, in terms of value, approximately 80% of the Brazilian mineral commodities as they shelter the two main metallogenic provinces and the four sets of mining districts of the national territory (Marini, 2016).Although current data indicate a decrease in the value attributed …
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MINING OF RESOURCES & AGGREGATES S.B. 429 (S-3), …
However, there are also ecological and environmental concerns associated with the mining of aggregates. Striking a balance between the necessity of, and concerns associated with, aggregate mining has resulted in much debate in recent years, including debate regarding the most appropriate way to regulate sand and aggregate mining. …
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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range …
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Mining and mineral resources of Minnesota | Minnesota DNR
Industrial minerals include construction aggregate (sand, gravel and crushed stone), peat, kaolin clay, dimension stone, landscape stone, and silica sand. Aggregate mining operations occur in nearly every county in Minnesota. Aggregate materials are the essential elements of a variety of construction products, such as concrete.
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Research lags on residential exposure to dust from sand, …
Mike Wilczynski, a retired state geologist who consults residents fighting aggregate mines, said that's misleading.. He said while it's true the sand in Sleeping Bear Dunes has silica - it's a type of quartz - mining can break up those natural, large, and generally harmless crystals into microscopic, sharp-edged dust. Exposure to silica dust …
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Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts
While current global aggregate consumption of 32–50 billion tonnes per year 19, 20 is dominated by high (per capita) production in North America and China (Figure 1 A), the greatest relative increase in production is projected to occur in LMICs. 21 Here, large resource and extractive industries contribute significantly to developing economies. …
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Homepage | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Mine Rescue Training; Instructor Materials; Training & Education FAQs; Quarterly Training Calls & Stakeholder Meetings; ... Mine Safety and Health Administration 201 12th St S Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22202-5450 202-693-9400. Federal Government. White House; Disaster Recovery Assistance;
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Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development …
Although aggregate mining provides livelihoods for many people in LMICs, and health-related issues connected to aggregate resource extraction will disproportionately affect low-income populations, a comprehensive overview of …
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Study raises health concerns for sand and gravel workers
By JADA PENN. Capital News Service. LANSING — A new study by Michigan State University shows an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath …
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Michigan House pauses action on gravel mining bill amid …
The bill would require aggregate mining companies to set aside $8,000 per acre for reclaiming the land after the sand and gravel has been extracted.
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Understanding the impacts of mining on local …
As part of his dissertation work at Clark University, Odell found broad optimism in Chile for solving water issues in the mining industry through desalination. …
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Residents Seek Answers About Health Risks Near Frac Sand …
Crispin Pierce, a UW-Eau Claire associate professor of nursing, found that frac sand mining facilities add significant particulate matter pollution to the air. The dangerous particles are microscopic, measuring PM (particulate matter) 2.5 or smaller. As a reference, one strand of human hair is approximately PM 70.
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FAQ
Implement nuisance issue resolution by limiting quarry noise, light and odor trespass, and visible blight impacts on surrounding properties. Contact us: info@TRAMTexas. Questions and answers about the impact of quarries, concrete batch plants, asphalt plants, and other aggregate mining facilities and APOs in Texas.
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Mining Weekly
Ill-Gotten Gains. Pienaar says Aspasa has been campaigning tirelessly to eradicate the illegal mining of sands and aggregate sites throughout South Africa. "We view the use of illegal sand and ...
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MSHA rule aims to cut miners' silicosis deaths, silica …
advertisement. A statement released by the agency estimated that the rules will prevent over 1,000 deaths and nearly 4,000 cases of silica-related illness. The new …
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The impacts of coal dust on miners' health: A review
One of the important issue involved in coal mining is coal dust, which can lead to a series of health problems (Yao et al., 2020).Nearly the whole mining processes is accompanied by coal dust generation (Shahan and Reed, 2019).Fig. 2 depicts the processes of coal dust generation during mining, showing that dust is generated during …
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Sand and gravel industry alleges local governments not …
The Michigan Aggregates Association wants mining approval taken from local governments and given to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). ... The concerns range from damage to local water supplies, dust that might cause health problems, noise of air blasting and machinery, and a lot of heavy truck traffic with …
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Mining in the Philippines: Of Disasters and Regulatory Failures
The foreigners have not left since. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, a third of the country's total land area of 30 million hectares contained high deposits of gold, nickel, copper, and chromite, among others. As of February 2022, there were 55 operating metallic mining sites in the country. The government has repeatedly ...
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aggregates mining health concerns zimbabwe
aggregate, stone, and industrial mineral mines in major viewsheds. Aggregate and stone mining produces materials that are used in road construction (aggregate, base course, crushed rock, sand and gravel); building construction and landscaping (topsoil, fill dirt, rip rap, scoria, travertine, dimension stone); and other general construction uses.
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