Improving Environmental Performance in the Precious Metals Mining Industry - The Diigo Meta page

• 26 Jun 07
  

  elsamary

  chemicals gold green mining sustainable toxic

  • You are not going to developing green

     

    gold mine, at least an open pit mine, in a high rainfall area. It simply is not going to work. Geological study, if you

     

    have acid generating rock you’re going to have a real problem. Underground mines are the ones that we are going

     

    to say what’s a easy target to find green gold, responsibly sourced gold
  • Most gold mines also

     

    have mercury as a by-product. That hasn’t been recognized seriously.
  • some people have suggested a placer operation is gravity separation, without cyanide

     

    or mercury or anything. That’s absolutely not true. This is a placer operation in a stream in Siberia a couple of

     

    years ago. Basically they carve up the entire stream and I don’t think that’s a good idea

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