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Mountain Uses-Mining
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- 1MOUNTAIN USES1. Mining
2. Tourism
3. Hydro-electric Power
4. Farming - 21. Gold Mining Yanacocha MineLocation: 850km NNW of Lima, Peru
- 3Key infoGold mine - Owned by Minera Yanacocha Company
55% of Peruvian economy comes from mining - 4Positives8000 jobs
Mining company invested millions in local 'social projects' like schools
50% of income tax from the mine is payed to the area not the Peruvian Government. - 5NegativesOpen cast mine- environment can not be repaired afterwards
Quechua People's water supply contaminated by mercury + cyanide =
People in the area got sick- babies with birth defects
Habitats destroyed and farm land contaminated
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- Descrição
- Mountain uses overview and case studies
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- Andrea Coley
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