Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Miners feel mining practice at mountaintop is quite comfortable to them as they feel it's safer and secured there and also done at economy which a very best alternative to traditional underground mining. But Environmental groups feel it's very hazardous as it augments hazardous heavy metals in water which results to damage of plant and animals life.
It was announced this Tuesday that army corps of engineers to deny mountaintop mining in west Virginia which proposed dumping mining debris into streams. All in all this prohibition is very good as it'll save all living beings from hazardous stuff and also keeps the streams and mountains clean and green.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
In six states 15 mining operations have been warned by an agency called Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to clean up their health and safety practices/face quite severe enforcement. This agency stated that injuries and illness could have been caused due to substantial & vital violations.
The mining operations are supposed to craft plans for sinking violations and will be examining intimately for 90 days. If they get better, MSHA says they won't be listed as having a pattern of violations, which results to quite difficult disciplinary action. It also specified the problem mines places viz. West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Utah, California and Nevada.
