Bingham Canyon or commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine is the world`s deepest man-made open pit mine for copper and gold‚ located near Salt Lake City‚ Utah. The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group. According to “Top 10 Deep Open-pit Mines” article‚ since Bingham Canyon Mine started its operation in 1906‚ it has become the “granddaddy” of all copper mines with a diameter of 2.75 miles (4‚5km) and a depth of 0.75 mile (1‚2km). In fact‚ Bingham Canyon Mine is also called "the richest hole on Earth” for the
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mining companies soon wanted to develop a mine (Kleeman‚ 2009). To protect the environment‚ the Federal Government inquired into the suitability for a mine‚ more specifically the Ranger mine‚ to be built in Kakadu (Kleeman‚ 2009). This report recommended a mine be built so an agreement was signed and the mine was opened in 1980 (The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation‚ n.d.). The Ranger mine’s sale of uranium ore has exceeded $3 billion (Kleeman‚ 2009). The mine uses water collected from creeks to extract
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Parc mine is a larger site than the Bwlch Glas mine. The area can be split into two distinct sections; the north and south. The south section of the mine is home to the underground mine entrance. From this‚ contaminated‚ red coloured water flows northwards. It flows through a number of limestone buttresses to neutralise the pH. This water flows into a valley (figure *). On the sides of the valley‚ trees can be seen growing‚ although appear to be experience stunted growth. Also on these slopes‚ fragments
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Chilean Mine Collapse Timothy E. Smith BCOM/275 September 8‚ 2013 Dr. William Rankin Abstract On August 5‚ 2010 a mine owned by Minera San Esteban in Northern Chile‚ collapsed trapping 33 workers 2‚300 feet underground for a length of two months. While trapped underground the normal shift leader managed the workers lives allowing them to survive until they were rescued. Because the ventilation shafts were not damaged during the collapse‚ the miners were able to breathe fresh air. A year after
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Bingham Canyon Copper Mine (Utah) Jiama Mine (Tibet) Source/Type of Geological material that moved Chalcopyrite (copper iron sulfide) Some sedimentary material Mud‚ rock and debris 1 Slope Conditions In some of the images it looks that some waste material was dumped on some portions of the slope where the slide happened. It looks like some sedimentary material. Also weathering may have contributed to the failing slopes as the orange color appears to be a lighter color orange There was a
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Henry Rider Haggard sets out to create an epic tale of courage‚ a breathtaking drama that attempts to capture‚ within its limits‚ the universal spirit of adventure. He appeals in particular to the proverbial young male that seeks an audacious inspiration in life by which to model his own. He entices his readers because his motives lie simply in his desire to entertain‚ to delight‚ and to enthrall anyone with a prolific imagination. However‚ this purely entertaining account of an eclectic and adventuresome
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Chilean Copper Mine BCOM/275 Resource: ―Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse‖ article found in the Electronic Reserve Readings. Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse. Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper using this and other articles as a resource. Because communications must be designed with the audience in mind‚ answer the following questions: What are some considerations to remember given the different roles and people in the audience
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And this serves as my summary of the novel Mine Boy‚ a story about love and race published two years before the official implementation of apartheid in South Africa in 1948‚ but which highlights the racial discrimination and prejudices that existed in South African society at the time. We follow Xuma‚ who has migrated from his village in the North to Johannesburg in search of a job in the mines‚ as he goes through one heartbreak after another. The book opens with his entry into Johannesburg where
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Two teachers of mine From the primary school to the university ‚we students are bound to meet varies kinds of teachers .And about the two teachers I am going to talk ‚I must say that although they both have long teaching experience ‚ educated many excellent students and like singing while they walk alone ‚they are totally different in so many ways . My junior high school head teacher was a middle-aged man teaching mathematics and he was also the director of my grade .He looked a little rough and
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never easy. The way in which the news is delivered‚ and what must be done before and after the news is relayed is also important. The needs of the employees is different than the needs of the family members of those men who were trapped in the mine. It is vital to make sure to address each of these groups in a specific way.When addressing the employees‚ the best method of communication for an accident such as this is a face to face meeting. This type of devastating news is too important to
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