Aggregate and the environment | U.S. Geological Survey
Aggregate and the environment. January 1, 2004. This book is designed to help you understand our aggregate resources-their importance, where they come from, how they are processed for our use, the environmental concerns related to their mining and processing, how those concerns are addressed, and the policies and regulations …
Illegal sands, aggregates mining a concern
Bitter battles are currently being fought over mining rights and the validity of permits issued by various government departments to mine sands and aggregate sites, particularly along the coastal ...
Environmentalism and Natural Aggregate Mining
Natural aggregate is essential to the facilities that produce energy—hydroelectric dams and coal-fired powerplants. Ironically, the utility created for mankind by the use of natural aggregate is rarely compared favorably with the environmental impacts of mining it. Instead, the empty quarries and pits are seen as large negative environmental ...
Arizona AG Kris Mayes asks court to halt Chino Valley mining …
AZ AG seeks halt to Chino Valley mining plan. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced that she is filing for a preliminary injunction against plans for a mine in the Chino Valley area ...
Understanding the impacts of mining on local …
As part of his dissertation work at Clark University, Odell found broad optimism in Chile for solving water issues in the mining industry through desalination. …
Perception of environmental impacts of aggregate mining: …
1. Introduction. The states of Minas Gerais, Pará, Goiás and Bahia produce, in terms of value, approximately 80% of the Brazilian mineral commodities as they shelter the two main metallogenic provinces and the four sets of mining districts of the national territory (Marini, 2016).Although current data indicate a decrease in the value attributed …
Key APO Issues
The Key Issues listed below are the result of major concerns with Aggregate Production Operations (APOs), including open-pit surface mines (quarries for aggregate and gravel), sand mines (dry and wet), hot mix asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, bulk material handling facilities, and all associated crushing, processing, material handling ...
Study raises health concerns for sand and gravel workers
By JADA PENN. Capital News Service. LANSING — A new study by Michigan State University shows an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath …
Mining Weekly
Ill-Gotten Gains. Pienaar says Aspasa has been campaigning tirelessly to eradicate the illegal mining of sands and aggregate sites throughout South Africa. "We view the use of illegal sand and ...
Safety, Health, and Respect
Protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors and communities is a fundamental component of TSM and deeply engrained in the Canadian mining industry's culture. The Safe, Healthy, and Respectful Workplaces Protocol includes five indicators that concern occupational safety and health management at the facility-level. In June 2023, …
Michigan legislation would shift gravel mine permitting to state
The Grand Rapids Gravel Co. mine at Northland Drive and Cannonsburg Road in Plainfield Township pictured on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation ...
Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range …
Coal Mine Dust Exposures and Associated Health …
ing of the respiratory health effects of coal mine dust described in the NIOSH CCD, they do not contradict or critically modify the primary conclusions and associated recommendations given there. Rather, the new findings strength-en those conclusions and recommendations. 2. Overall, the evidence and logical basis for recommendations concerning
Residents Seek Answers About Health Risks Near Frac Sand …
Crispin Pierce, a UW-Eau Claire associate professor of nursing, found that frac sand mining facilities add significant particulate matter pollution to the air. The dangerous particles are microscopic, measuring PM (particulate matter) 2.5 or smaller. As a reference, one strand of human hair is approximately PM 70.
Questionable Study Raises Health Concerns for Sand and …
Doug Needham, the executive director of the Okemos-based Michigan Aggregates Association, said: "Miners who are working in active sand and gravel operations are not exposed to any air particulate that will cause any damage to them." The association represents 85% of all of the aggregate mining in the state.
Years-long fight over gravel mining permits resumes
Published May 4, 2023 at 6:18 PM EDT. Adobe Stock. Mining companies that produce gravel, sand and other aggregate have been pushing for years for a law that changes who approves permits for their operations. Now, they're trying again. New legislation introduced Wednesday would require Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and ...
Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts
While current global aggregate consumption of 32–50 billion tonnes per year 19, 20 is dominated by high (per capita) production in North America and China (Figure 1 A), the greatest relative increase in production is projected to occur in LMICs. 21 Here, large resource and extractive industries contribute significantly to developing economies. …
MSHA rule aims to cut miners' silicosis deaths, silica …
advertisement. A statement released by the agency estimated that the rules will prevent over 1,000 deaths and nearly 4,000 cases of silica-related illness. The new …
Study raises health concerns for gravel workers
Doug Needham, the executive director of the Okemos-based Michigan Aggregates Association, said: "Miners who are working in active sand and gravel …
aggregates mining health concerns
Mining operations pollute Area's gravel ... - Aggregates news Mining operations pollute Area's gravel pits linked to health hazardsBy Marianne Love, Staff WriterMining operations most likely contribute significantly to air pollution, possibly affecting the respiratory systems of an estimated 260,000 people living and working in the Irwindale area, according to a …
Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development …
Although aggregate mining provides livelihoods for many people in LMICs, and health-related issues connected to aggregate resource extraction will disproportionately affect low-income populations, a comprehensive overview of …
CDC
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program. This trade publication article by NIOSH discusses conversations researchers had with workers in the aggregates industry about silica dust exposure on the job, as well as their behaviors to avoid overexposure and their concerns regarding silicosis.
Despite Community Concerns, Texas Aggregates Industry …
Williamson County, Texas, reportedly has the most quarries of any other county in the state. So it's no surprise that community opposition to quarry operations there is higher than elsewhere. The Coalition for Responsible Aggregate Mining (CREAM) is spearheading that opposition. Michael Spano, the co-founder of CREAM told Fox 7 …
Global sand and gravel extraction conflicts with half …
Aggregate mining in LMICs is often executed informally by artisanal small-scale miners providing an essential source of livelihood for many people worldwide. …
Environmentalism and natural aggregate mining
The overall cost of natural aggregate rises when society, for environmental reasons that include concerns about damage to the ecosystem, aesthetics, noise, dust, health hazards, and truck traffic, demands that the mining sites be removed from certain areas, especially where people live and work.
Mining and mineral resources of Minnesota | Minnesota DNR
Industrial minerals include construction aggregate (sand, gravel and crushed stone), peat, kaolin clay, dimension stone, landscape stone, and silica sand. Aggregate mining operations occur in nearly every county in Minnesota. Aggregate materials are the essential elements of a variety of construction products, such as concrete.
Sand and gravel industry alleges local governments not …
The Michigan Aggregates Association wants mining approval taken from local governments and given to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). ... The concerns range from damage to local water supplies, dust that might cause health problems, noise of air blasting and machinery, and a lot of heavy truck traffic with …
Research lags on residential exposure to dust from sand, …
Mike Wilczynski, a retired state geologist who consults residents fighting aggregate mines, said that's misleading.. He said while it's true the sand in Sleeping Bear Dunes has silica - it's a type of quartz - mining can break up those natural, large, and generally harmless crystals into microscopic, sharp-edged dust. Exposure to silica dust …
Yavapai County residents raise concerns over proposed mine …
On Sept. 21, the state's Mine Inspector, Paul Marsh, held a public meeting, where residents could express their concerns. Dozens of Yavapai County did just that during the meeting.
Mining in the Philippines: Of Disasters and Regulatory Failures
The foreigners have not left since. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, a third of the country's total land area of 30 million hectares contained high deposits of gold, nickel, copper, and chromite, among others. As of February 2022, there were 55 operating metallic mining sites in the country. The government has repeatedly ...
