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06-09-2009, 07:26 PM

gold,cyanide,poison: Besides, ... just look up gold mining.

SPIEGEL: How much waste is produced to extract enough gold for a wedding ring?

Slack: That produces 20 tons of waste.

SPIEGEL: Is this only loose rock that can be pushed somewhere, or is it poisonous waste?...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...542561,00.html

Keith Slack, 37, is co- director of the No Dirty Gold initiative in Washington, D.C. It is comprised of the environmental protection organization Earthworks and the international humanitarian relief and development organization Oxfam, where Slack is employed as a mining expert.

06-09-2009, 07:26 PM	#16
no caste Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I would appreciate input from my fellow Avalonians gold,cyanide,poison: Besides, ... just look up gold mining. SPIEGEL: How much waste is produced to extract enough gold for a wedding ring? Slack: That produces 20 tons of waste. SPIEGEL: Is this only loose rock that can be pushed somewhere, or is it poisonous waste?... http://www.spiegel.de/international/...542561,00.html Keith Slack, 37, is co- director of the No Dirty Gold initiative in Washington, D.C. It is comprised of the environmental protection organization Earthworks and the international humanitarian relief and development organization Oxfam, where Slack is employed as a mining expert.