As we continue to talk about mineral resources, we have started learning about the process of extracting the minerals from the Earth. Open pit mining and shaft mining are the two primary types of mining and each has its own pros and cons. Since minerals are a necessary part of our modern world we need to make sure that our methods of extraction are sustainable for our future Earth.
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Either read the article or listen to the news report about the plan to open an open pit mine in Alaska.
Write five questions that come up for you about the report.
Your questions should be deep, probing questions. Do not write questions that have obvious answers.
Example of a good question: What impact will the mine have on the local animals?
Example of a bad question: What is the name of the reporter?
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16 comments:
Why are alliances needed? Will it harm the water and animals? Will the people agree? How big are the salmon? Why did the company have to bribe the people?
Why do people mine if it's poisoning water and the land?
What makes it ok to do this?
Why get rid of hunting for mining?
Don't people care about the area?
Don't people know that money is a huge problem? Can't they find another way to mine without disrupting nature?
1. How will the mine effect the surrounding wildlife in the area?
2. How much minerals can be found in the mine?
3. How will the mining effect the local populace?
4. Why is the dog barking and at what?
5. How much will the economy be affected by the mining?
who will get the money when they mine?
who will get the jobs?
do the villiges need jobs?
would u get tired of hunting for you food?
dot the mining people need to get a zoneing right?
1. does the mining company know the environmental dangers?
2. what does the Alaska government say about the matter?
3. do you think the mine will last?
4. do you think the mine is worth the risk?
5. how many people believe the bribe?
6. what is your opinion about the mine?
1. Approximately how much of the environment will be affected?
2. Are the locals enthusiastic about the idea of this mine?
3. How much impact will this have on the economy?
4. How long will this project take?
5. Is this going to impact the transportation ways of the locals?
What will be the impact to the area around the pit mine?
Will more workers get trapped injured of killed.
How will it effect the water the trees, and the habitat?
Will people protest for their fishing spot back?
Will this mine cost a lot of money and will it further in our economy crisis?
Is there any way to prevent the acids from getting in the water.
Out of all the places to mine for ore, why would they do in a place were the locals depend on the wildlife.If the mine was smaller would it be less hazardous. Is there any other method of mining which is better for the enviorment. cant the goverment get involved.
1.)Why are they mining if it is harmful to the animals and humans?
2.)How much is this going to cost?
3.)Where will the money go?
4.)How will the pristine wilderness being carved up affect the people?
5.)Why don't they move to there's thing being harmed?
1.) Why don't the mining people fix up the mining site when they are done?
2.) Does mining harm peoples health?
3.) What will happen to the people eating the fish if the water gets contaminated?
4.) I no the mining companies do NOT like spending to much money, but why can they just do mining in a more efficient way? it will be better in the long run.
5.) Are there some mines where they find no useful stuff?
Would having a mine reduce hunting in the area?
Could the animals relocate to another area?
Would mining there be good for the company's PR?
Combining this article and the radio story wouldn't people become opinionated about this?
Did the company really bribe the people?
And to answer your "bad question example: Martin Kaste
How is this debate going to be handled?
1. Why is the town of Illiamna unhappy about the plan for the Pebble Mine?
2. What is the industry in Illiamna?
3. What does the Northern Dynasty Minerals offer to the people?
4. Who is Harvey Anelon and what does he think of the mine?
5. Where is the mine going to be?
I did my best.
1) If the pebble mine is the richest of its kind in the world why is it called pebble mine?
2) If the answer to the first question is "because it looks like/ is the same size as a pebble why is it so rich?
3) If everyone is complaining about how much they're taking from the pebble mines, why don't they just take less?
4) Would all the state governments do things like this for money?
5) If it's harming the people and animals why don't they move away?
1) Why is there a dog barking in the middle of a sentence where they are not talking about dogs?
2) It said that there would be thousands more jobs per year is he saying that just because or is there a job shortage in the town?
3) Why it the mine area only accessible by helicopter what is keeping the other ways of transportation blocked?
4) The people said that the noise would be disruptive, is this because it is just very loud or because it would scare the game and animals, and have a physical impact on there work?
5) Why are they fighting through things like commercials instead of just meeting in person to talk things out and maybe some how find a compromise?
How much damage will the mine cause to the ecosystem?
How dangerous is the mine to animals?
How dangerous will it be to mine there?
How long will the mine be active?
Will the corporation refill the mine quickly?
Is there any way to prevent the acids from getting in the water.
Out of all the places to mine for ore, why would they do in a place were the locals depend on the wildlife.If the mine was smaller would it be less hazardous. Is there any other method of mining which is better for the enviorment. cant the goverment get involved
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