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Linking geology and health sciences to assess childhood lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria
Approximately 400 young children have died and thousands more are affected. This study clarifies lead sources and exposure pathways, identifies other toxicants of concern and people at risk, and examines potential for similar lead poisoning globally. |
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Climax-type porphyry molybdenum deposits
Descriptive mineral deposit model, with locations of known deposits of this type and a few site characteristics. |
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Mining for metals in society's waste
Metals are crucial to society and enable our modern standard of living. Look around and you can't help but see products made of metals. For instance, a typical gasoline-powered automobile contains over a ton of iron and steel, 240 pounds of aluminum, 42 p |
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| Preliminary report on water quality associated with the abandoned Fontana and Hazel Creek mines, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee | Info |