The Horse 2021/22

Environment & Technology

Mining and the environment

What impact does the mining have on the environment?

 

 

Countries with the biggest metallic raw material occurence:

  • Indonesia
  • Kongo
  • Guinea
  • Australia
  • India
  • Brazil

The most countries are very poor.

Metallic raw material

  • All metals and ores that can be refined
  • Extracted from the earth's surface and are not renewable

Mining methods

  • Underground mining: Mined in mines and tunnels
  • Open pit mining: Ores are mined in open pits

Impact on the environment

  • rainforests get cut down
  • the ice melts
  • reduction of the animal habitat

 

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Team: Andrei, Fabio

Class: VZ21

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