How Mining Affects the Environment
Mining gives us the stuff we need to produce energy, houses, cars, computers, and thousands of other products. But the environmental effect of mining is quite nasty. See how mining affects the environment.
Mining
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Tons of resources mined from Earth
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Tons of gold mined
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Tons of waste produced from gold mining
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Tons of coal mined
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Time left till end of pollution
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Tons of steel recycled
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Tons of steel produced
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Tons of wastewater from steel mining
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Energy use from mining
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People killed from mining
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People
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Energy & climate
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