Saving a Vital Spawning Reef from Century-Old Mine Waste | Great Lakes Now
Copper mining brought prosperity to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula in the last century. But it left behind a toxic mess. A by-product of copper mining is what’s called Stamp Sands, which was dumped into Lake Superior. Those stamp sands cover the shoreline for miles, even drifting onto Buffalo Reef, an important spawning ground for fish. Now there’s a new plan for cleaning up the toxic mess.
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Finally! Something is being done. :) (Also: It's good to see Dr. Regis. I was a student of his before he retired. The man has been involved with trying to help get this sight cleaned up for some time.)
I think the price of copper or demand is enough to start reprocessing the keweenaws copper mine waste piles.
Since we are in a global crisis on sand that is needed for cement, can this be financially possible to remove the contaminated particles, and use this sand, instead of sealing it in a lined landfill?
@alanjohnson2613
11 күн бұрын
Reprocess it for the copper.
Stamp sand is not toxic.
@chadmueller5356
10 күн бұрын
@@66bigbuds Why are they making such a big deal over it, it should be safe to put it on a barge then, sell it, and make a profit to buyers. There is a black jacket for sand worldwide unfortunately, I'm sure it wouldn't go to that level.
@66bigbuds
10 күн бұрын
@chadmueller5356 it's just burrying the reef
Yeah well it's only been there for a Hundred years + , and your just now figuring there is something wrong ! ?