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postulater

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2. So many things wrong with this mine.

Reply to Lefta Dissenter (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 04:23 PM

Oct 2013

Pyrite and other sulfide minerals in waste rock produce sulfuric acid and put fish, plants and animals at risk.

Taconite mining is the second largest source of mercury emissions after coal power plants in Lake Superior basin.

Blasting particles less than 1/100th the diameter of a human hair are highly carcinogenic and transmit easily on the wind. The human system cannot block particles of this size.

Miners on the Iron Range have much higher rates of mesothelioma, and higher rates of lung cancer and heart disease than the general Minnesota population.

From a flier from Penokee Hills Education Project www.penokees.org and Defend the Bad River www.badriver-nsn.gov.

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ASBESTOS Abundant in GTac Mine Site [View all] Lefta Dissenter Oct 2013 OP

This is just appalling. lutefisk Oct 2013 #1

So many things wrong with this mine. postulater Oct 2013 #2

I sincerely hope all resident in Ashland & Iron Counties have had this flier sent to them. hue Oct 2013 #4

Not at all surprised. ewagner Oct 2013 #3

K&R!! hue Oct 2013 #5

If you know people in the northern counties, Lefta Dissenter Oct 2013 #6

To answer Your question... hue Oct 2013 #7