Risks to the Mine
The major hazards to the mines include the possibility of floods taking place in the sites, and they will lead to a stop of the mining process. Secondly, the mines are prone to gas explosions. The explosions will increase the hole, and might even lead to the prevention of further mining (Khan, et al. 2004). Thirdly, the mines might face chemical leakage, an act that may cause decomposition of rocks and depletion of the important resources in mines. Moreover, mines are prone to dust, that will lead to blocking of the extraction process, by occupying the region, or causing health issues to the people who work there. Mines have a lot of stagnant water that is harmful to people's health.
Hazards Presented by Risks
Though the minerals are a great economic factor and a profitable commodity in a country's economy, there are still various hazards associated with mines. The hazards include the outbreak of diseases like malaria due to the stagnant water. The increase in cases of malaria in the country leads to congestion of health facilities due to the large population of people affected by the disease.
Additionally, the people affected will face various expenses that will result in the acquisition of medication to avert the crisis (Khan, et al. 2004). Moreover, the outbreak of a disorder like such will trigger the allocation of resources to such an emergency, because it is always an urgent issue. Therefore, the emergencies will lead to the reduction of budgets to other sectors, to cater for the emergencies that arise due to the mining process. The major hazards that occur in the mines include
Stress Hazards
Stress hazards in the mines occur as a result of internal and external heat factors. Internal heat factors that yield stress include body temperature, natural heat tolerance, and acclimatization (Kenrick 1). On the other hand, external heat stress factors include radiant heat, air velocity, and humidity as well as ambient air temperatures.
1.1 Solution
Control of heat stress from the mines requires a steady maintenance of heat stressors. This includes both the internal and external heat stressors. As a result, the steady heat balance allows a thermal balance of heat even during the highly vigorous heating activities in the mines.
Hazards in Underground Water Management
Most mining processes require water for cooling and waste separations. However, the availability of large amounts of underground water in the mines poses huge health risks on living organisms (Kenrick 1). For example, water pollution makes the main hazards of managing underground water in mines since the same water will flow into large water bodies. Consequently, both human and other animals obtain water for the daily use from these bodies. The most common types of pollutions include acid mine drainage, metal contamination, and sediment extraction particles.
2.1 Solutions
Mining institutions need to implement effective pollution preventing policies to ensure all the water pollutants are minimized as much as possible. This is through an adoption of water recycling processes to limit the emission of polluted water in the open water bodies.
Surface Implications Hazards
Allocating of mining licenses should consider the degree of negative surface implications the mining processes may cause (Khan, et al. 2004). For instance, allowing mining extractions to take place underground with airports on top may result in catastrophic aerial accidents. This is common especially if the ore body of the mining rocks comprises of low-grade rocks.
3.1 Solutions
The best solution for these implications is for the relevant bodies to relocate the airport before opening up mining extractions in the area.
Works Cited
Khan, Kifayatullah, et al. "Health risks associated with heavy metals in the drinking water of Swat, northern Pakistan." Journal of Environmental Sciences 25.10 (2013): 2003-2013.
Kenrick, Victoria. "Challenges of Water Management Within the Mining Industry – Environmental Leader." Environmental Leader – Environmental Leader Conference, Energy Manager Today, 2011, www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/challenges-of-water-management-within-the-mining-industry/.
