08-26-2017, 12:12 AM
Thank-you for the articles. I have read some of them. I have to go out now so I will finish when I get back.
No matter how you look at it, our mining practices are toxic. Everywhere they allow mining it destroys the land and everything down stream from it. This destruction lasts for a long time. I don't think they know how long because they haven't cleaned the messes up yet.
So why do we need more gold? We keep mining it and people keep buying it, but do we really need so much. How much jewellery does anyone need. Now I know why I don't wear jewellery, it hurts the planet too much to produce it.
It is noticeable that many of the worst mine issues were on land inhabited by indigenous people.
One thing I noticed in the article about cyanide is the remark that it is not known to cause cancer. Could that be because a level that could cause cancer will have already killed you. Cyanide is so toxic that you don't live long enough to develop cancer.
No matter how you look at it, our mining practices are toxic. Everywhere they allow mining it destroys the land and everything down stream from it. This destruction lasts for a long time. I don't think they know how long because they haven't cleaned the messes up yet.
So why do we need more gold? We keep mining it and people keep buying it, but do we really need so much. How much jewellery does anyone need. Now I know why I don't wear jewellery, it hurts the planet too much to produce it.
It is noticeable that many of the worst mine issues were on land inhabited by indigenous people.
One thing I noticed in the article about cyanide is the remark that it is not known to cause cancer. Could that be because a level that could cause cancer will have already killed you. Cyanide is so toxic that you don't live long enough to develop cancer.
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Catherine
