I'm doing an assigment that involves etting up an island, like placing buildings and services etc. using the natural resources provided on the island.
There is a silver and silver mine, in different places but both are near a fresh water supply. One of the supplies is limitless while the other will last for 30 years if used, I heard that people nearby coulg get poisoned but I can't find enough information. What can be done to prevent it from polluting the water or going into the town areas?
2007-03-10 22:29:14 · 2 answers · asked by Raix2 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
There are "environmentally safe" ways of precipitating gold out of gold ore...
Unfortunately large scale operations don't always practice the safest methods...
Does this help any?
2007-03-10 23:21:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when operating a wash plant, you have to know where your waste water is going. a series of settling ponds can bring the tribitity level down to safe standards, and heavies such as arsenic will settle there as well. and the remaining water can then be introduced into its source often cleaner than where it came from. check your local blm, or state dnr office(which ever applies)for information on filing, discovery, operation guide lines, and restrictions .
2007-03-11 08:06:00 · answer #2 · answered by Perry B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋