Environmental Issues Associated With Mining Antimony Congo

4 Potential Impacts to Health and the …

If present, ARD can be one of the most persistent and significant environmental problems associated with mining of sulfide-bearing deposits, including gold deposits. ... of concern for human health that could be released from ia …

Cobalt is critical to the renewable energy transition. How can …

Amnesty International has published two major reports on human rights and environmental issues associated with cobalt mining and launched an initiative that challenged the electric vehicle industry to produce a battery with a completely clean human rights record for all its components. And the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, an international …

New report exposes the environmental and …

New investigation by RAID and AFREWATCH into toxic environmental pollution from industrial cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reveals devastating human rights impacts.

The Environmental Impacts of Cobalt Mining in …

The quest for Congo's cobalt has demonstrated how the clean energy revolution, meant to save the planet from perilously warming temperatures, is caught in a familiar cycle of environmental degradation, …

Geochemical behaviors of antimony in mining-affected water environment …

Antimony (Sb) is a harmful element, and Sb pollution is one of the typical environmental issues in China, meaning that understanding of the geochemical behaviors of Sb is the key to control the ...

The Social, Environmental and Governance Issues …

Biodiversity loss, desertification, pollution and the reduction of clean fresh water reserves are just a few of the challenges faced by those nations and companies who carry out mining. Possible solutions to these issues such …

(PDF) Contribution to the characterization of environmental …

Background: environmental health issues are associated with artisanal mining in DR Congo, particularly when it is practiced informally or with limited material and technical resources.

Antimony-complexed heavy metal wastewater in antimony mining …

Associated with antimony, other heavy metals such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Se, designated as priority pollutants by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), may also be produced. ... To investigate the current status and issues of wastewater treatment technologies in antimony mine areas, summarize the advantages and ...

Cobalt Mining: The Dark Side of the Energy …

Cobalt mining, however, is associated with dangerous workers' exploitation and other serious environmental and social issues. As such, questions have arisen as to whether the transition to electric vehicles and …

Cobalt Mining in Congo: Environmental Health, …

High cobalt concentrations result in crop and worm death, both of which are necessary for soil fertility. Another negative environmental impact of cobalt mining in Congo is the foggy air around the mines, which is full of …

Hidden Risks in Cobalt Supply Chain: …

However, according to the due diligence of the Congo region issued by the OECD, the Congolese army's actions by the CMOC to protect minerals will cause controversy.This negative incident will not only cause …

Occupational, environmental, and toxicological health risks of mining …

The global market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is growing exponentially, resulting in an increase in mining activities for the metals needed for manufacturing LIBs. Cobalt, lithium, manganese, and nickel are four of the metals most used in the construction of LIBs, and each has known toxicological risks associated with exposure. Mining for these metals poses …

The Environmental and Climate Paradox of Mining in the

Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits at a complex crossroads of economic necessity, environmental sustainability, and the global fight against climate change. The DRC, rich in…

MINING IN ZAMBIA: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

companies from prosecution related to air quality- issues. This legislation persisted to the mid-1990s. Currently, air quality in areas of the Copperbelt Province and the aquatic habitat in the Kafue River, a tributary to the Zambezi River, are two of the more significant mining environment issues in Zambia.

The Legacy of Potential Environmental Soil …

While the environmental dispersion of As has been studied for decades, Sb has deserved little attention. Antimony mining always generates waste with As and Sb content [10]. Antimony is classiﬁed as a strong chalcophile, occurring with sulfur and some heavy metals [11]. It occurs in concentrations less than 0.3–8.4 mg kg 1 in soils and less than

Understanding cobalt's human cost

After studying the impacts of mining cobalt -- a common ingredient in lithium-ion batteries -- on communities in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an interdisciplinary team of ...

High human exposure to cobalt and other metals …

Metal furnaces have been recently built, often in close vicinity of residential areas with little regard for environmental issues. ... These regression analyses indicate that residence area was the factor most strongly associated with urinary metal …

Antimony (Sb) and Arsenic (As) in Sb Mining Impacted

Foods produced on soils impacted by antimony (Sb) mining activities are a potential health risk due to plant uptake of the contaminant metalloids (Sb) and arsenic (As).

Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental

Antimony (Sb) is one of the most commonly used metallic element, with global reserve of 1.9 million tons. According to recent report, almost 80% of Sb production was concentrated in China, Russia, and Bolivia (United States Geological Survey, 2021).By 2020, China was the leading producer of Sb worldwide, accounting for nearly 80,000 metric tons, …

Antimony is high on DOD mineral concerns

Approximately 18% of America's demand for antimony came from recycling internal combustion engine vehicle batteries. Without any domestic antimony mines, however, the U.S. must depend on overseas suppliers for the remaining 45 million lb. And the countries that dominate antimony supply are not high on America's friendshoring list.

The Social, Environmental and Governance Issues …

As the safety of workers takes a backseat, a recent study has found that those being exposed to the dangerous levels of toxic pollution from the mines is leaving miners with a significantly higher risk of having children with …

Abandoned mines and artisanal and small-scale mining in …

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of mining activities. However, environmental and socio-economic problems associated with abandoned mines as well as activities ...

Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: …

Titled Making Mining Safe and Fair – Artisanal Cobalt Extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the report concluded that ASM operations are an integral part of cobalt mining in the …

Waste and Environmental Restrictions

In the EU: The decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 stipulates that Antimony xide shall be classified as "heavy metal" in the classification of hazardous waste. The decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills, gives leaching limit values for Antimony from waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste. The… Read More …

CSIRO PUBLISHING | Environmental Chemistry

Global antimony consumption was estimated to be 160 000 t in 2019 . China is the world's leading antimony producer and also a major user of this metalloid; thus, environmental issues associated with antimony are particularly acute in this country (He et al. 2012). Concurrently, a lot of research is being carried out in China on different ...

IN ENERGY TRANSITIONS COLONIALISM, SUSTAINABLE …

This project assesses the sustainability and environmental justice issues associated with cobalt extraction in upstream mining communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Pollution and human rights violations in cobalt …

This research reveals new evidence of human rights violations and environmental negligence and argues that abuses caused by Katangas industrial mining industry are not only serious, but also structural.

Abandoned mines and artisanal and small-scale mining in …

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of mining activities. However, environmental and socio-economic problems associated with abandoned mines as well as activities including Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) remain very concerning issues throughout the country.

The Legacy of Potential Environmental Soil …

The first global-scale assessment of Sb contamination in soil that was related to mining/smelting activities was conducted based on 91 articles that were published between 1989 and 2021.

The Legacy of Potential Environmental Soil Contamination in an Antimony

In the Valongo Belt, with an extension of about 90 km, located very close to Porto, northern Portugal, dozens of ore deposits of various metallic minerals and coal were exploited in the 19th and 20th centuries. One of the metals most intensely exploited was antimony, with or without associated gold mineralization. This research intends to verify the extent of the current …

Correlation between microbial diversity and geochemistry of

Large-sc ale mining activities have led to many environmental problems, such as heavy metal pollution, among which antimony (Sb) i s a relatively new pollutant and is often accompanied by arsenic ...

Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in …

2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of mining).

Supporting Sustainable Mining Practices and …

Achieving sustainability in natural resource mining is a persisting challenge. On global and local scales, a wide-scale shift across the mining industry and interconnected governing bodies towards ...