Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Gold-Mining-27MZIFXO4Q7.htmlConceptually similarPollution of GoldmineGP069TCompleted★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0NU5Completed★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0U7YCompleted★★★★Pollution of GoldmineGP0LVBCompleted★★★★Gold MiningGP0EAECompleted★★★★Result of Forest FireGP0TR6Completed★★★★Gold MiningGP0RS5Completed★★★★Destruction by Forest FireGP08FHCompleted★★★★Destruction by Forest FireGP016UTCompleted★★★★View AllGP0RS4Gold 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-RoadsShoot: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.
