MINING

WHERE AND HOW

• Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Soudan MN
• Minnesota is the largest producer of iron ore and taconite in the United States

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands. ... These claims may be located once a discovery of a locatable mineral is made.

IMPACTS

• The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes

CHANGE

• When water and air mix with the waste from iron mining, rust is produced. But when the same process happens with sulfide mining, sulfuric acid is created

RECENT NEWS

• Australia's mining industry continues to push the boundaries of automation with the use of robots and remote-controlled equipment expanding in the industry.

CITES

• http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-05-23/the-future-of-automation-in-the...
• http://www.miningtruth.org/minnesotas-environment/#.WSbc55E8KhB
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_mining