EARTHWORKS Library
Hermosa Mine proposal: water impacts fact sheet
PUBLICATION DATE: October 28, 2014
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: Accompanies the full report
The Hermosa Mine Proposal: Potential impacts to Patagonia’s water supply
PUBLICATION DATE: October 28, 2014
AUTHOR: Pete Dronkers
SUMMARY: The 4,000-foot wide and 1,500-foot deep open-pit silver and manganese mine proposed by Wildcat Silver in southeastern Arizona threatens both the quantity & quality of area water supplies.
Public Risk, Private Reward: An analysis of the Ortiz Gold Mine proposal
PUBLICATION DATE: January 16, 2014
AUTHOR: Pete Dronkers
Polluting the Future
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1, 2013
AUTHOR: Bonnie Gestring, Lisa Sumi
SUMMARY: How mining companies are polluting our nation’s waters in perpetuity
Leaders and Laggards
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: For the first time ever, eight of the world's top jewelry retailers have pledged to move away from "dirty" gold sales and are calling on mining corporations to ensure that gold is produced in more socially and environmentally responsible ways.
Dirty Metals
PUBLICATION DATE: June 16, 2004
AUTHOR: Earthworks, Oxfam America
SUMMARY: This report details the massive pollution, huge open pits, devastating community health effects, worker dangers and, in many cases, human rights abuses that have become hallmarks of gold and metals mining in countries such as Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and in parts of the United States.
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