Sakhalin Governor Alexander V. Horoshavin : NO TO GOLD MINE ON THE URUP ISLAND ! On the island of Urup Big Kuril company Kurilgeo , 100 % owned by the Cyprus offshore Solway Group, soon plans to start gold mining . ON URUP IS A HAVEN OF VERY RARE MARINE MAMMALS - sea otters , seals, sea lions , and Anthurium . Their main rookeries are just nearby small - its reserves will last only 8 years - gold deposit in southern Urup . The company will deliver its very dangerous and harmful way - by treating large volumes of ore deadly cyanide . Uruppu - a small island , and the Cyprus offshore plans to build a huge 80 METER DEEP PIT , where EXPLOSIVES will be mined ore ; storage of liquid toxic waste processing plant ore and more. Company Kurilgeo works on Urup Island for about 10 years , and during that time the number of sea otters is reduced by more than fourfold. 2000 It has become less than 500. Kuril Islands - one of the most seismically active areas on the planet . Fluctuations caused by anthropogenic activities such as blasting can trigger an earthquake . In these operating conditions, with the use of highly toxic substances are very dangerous. Coastal waters may be permanently POISENED. Blasting in quarries gold ore make sea otters and other animals from their habitats . Due to the fact that Urup difficult to reach and control of the works by environmentalists impossible.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:40:36 +0000
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