Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Gold-Mining-27MZIF71CT5.htmlConceptually similarPollution of GoldmineGP069TCompleted★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0NU5Completed★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0U7YCompleted★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0LVBCompleted★★★★Gold MiningGP0RS4Completed★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP01BE2Completed★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP0L91Completed★★★★Aurul Goldmine in RomaniaGP0788Completed★★★★Gold MiningGP04JQCompleted★★★★View AllGP0EAEGold MiningThe area of a goldmine from the air. Roads are running through it, the vegetation is destroyed around the area.Locations:Chile-Patagonia-South AmericaDate:3 Feb, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:2048px X 3072pxKeywords:Aerial view-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-Gold mining-KWCI (GPI)-Mining-Outdoors-Pollution-Rivers-Roads-Water pollutionShoot:Documentation of Forests in Patagonia ChileA new aluminum smelter is planned to be built in Patagonia. The proposed smelter will produce approximately 440,000 tonnes of aluminum ingots a year. But it will pump more than 1.5 million tonnes of gaseous and solid waste into the atmosphere as a result, and require three hydroelectric plants and six new dams to power the energy draining project. Besides the immediate environmental impact, the Salmon and Trout Producers Association and local fishermen have also voiced their concerns about the plant's impact on the fishing industry. Patagonia is also a popular tourist destination, and the smelter plans are also putting the future of this industry at stake. About 10000 hectares of primary forest will be flooded if the Alumysa project is accepted.
