The Marcopper mines in Marinduque, the “poster boy” of irresponsible mining, continue to pose serious threats to communities, more than three decades after it was shut down and abandoned.
In Palawan, thousands of people were found to have traces of toxic mercury, which leads to lingering illness and most probably death if uncured.
There may be a lot of “horror” stories to tell , as there are 14 abandoned open-pit, or “legacy”, mines in the Philippines, none of which had undergone rehabilitation.
No comments:
Post a Comment