Protocols for environmental and health assessment of mercury released by artisanal and small-scale gold miners
by Veiga, Marcello M., (Marcello Mariz), Baker, Randy F., Fried, Marvin B., Withers, Denise, Global Mercury Project, University of British Columbia., Department of Mining Engineering
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a poverty-driven activity that provides an important source of livelihood for rural communities. It is frequently accompanied by extensive environmental degradation and deplorable socio-economic conditions. Metallic mercury, which is the …
Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescue operation above ground.
Recounts the survival and rescue of thirty-three miners who were trapped in a San José copper mine in Chile for nearly seventy days.
Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescue operation above ground.
"When Chile's San Jose mine collapsed outside of Copiapo in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking 69 days. Across the globe, we sat riveted to television news while journalists flocked to the Atacama Desert. The story…
"The adventures of Granville Stuart (1834-1918) rival those of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, or Sitting Bull. Stuart embodied the paradoxes of the American West. He collected guns, herded cattle, mined for gold. and led a band of vigilantes. But he also taught himself French and Spa…
Granville Stuart (1834-1918) is a quintessential Western figure, a man whose adventures rival those of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, or Sitting Bull, and who embodied many of the contradictions of America's westward expansion. Stuart collected guns, herded cattle, mined for gold, an…
Granville Stuart (1834-1918) is a quintessential Western figure, a man whose adventures rival those of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, or Sitting Bull, and who embodied many of the contradictions of America's westward expansion. Stuart collected guns, herded cattle, mined for gold, an…