ABOVE: Children and grandchildren will grow up suffering the effects of the mine for a long time after the mine is shut. They will not know how their parents used to live when they could hunt and fish, living off the river and land.
Fish Dying
The chemicals in the river can kill the water plants that fish eat. Without these plants, the fish die.
The sediment in the river destroys the places in which fish live.
The rivers won’t come back to life until all the chemicals and mine waste stops going into them. Even then it will take many, many years for the rivers to recover. The rivers might never go back to the way they used to be.
The sediment in the river destroys the places in which fish live.
The rivers won’t come back to life until all the chemicals and mine waste stops going into them. Even then it will take many, many years for the rivers to recover. The rivers might never go back to the way they used to be.
Peoples Health
Waste from the mine puts chemicals into the river. OTML says that risks to human health are uncertain. OTML thinks that toxic chemicals in the river probably do not pose a major risk. But some of the chemicals need to be monitored continuously.
The mine is having a major effect on the amount of animals and fish that can be caught. OTML reports say that people “may have trouble obtaining sufficient protein”. This will happen as people are forced to hunt and fish for longer and over larger distances to find food.
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The mine is having a major effect on the amount of animals and fish that can be caught. OTML reports say that people “may have trouble obtaining sufficient protein”. This will happen as people are forced to hunt and fish for longer and over larger distances to find food.
Next page: Dieback map >>>
BHP's Ok Tedi Mine: What Future?
1 What is the mine doing to the river and the land?
2 Mud, gravel and sand in the river
3 Fish dying & people's health
4 Death of forests and swamps
5 Acid in the river
6 Unknown effects
7 Is BHP confused?
8 What can be done?
1 What is the mine doing to the river and the land?
2 Mud, gravel and sand in the river
3 Fish dying & people's health
4 Death of forests and swamps
5 Acid in the river
6 Unknown effects
7 Is BHP confused?
8 What can be done?
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