5.02.2010

Traditional Mining Hazards

Indonesia as a country rich in natural resources, has incredible potential. But even the optimal utilization has not so far away from the word equity. One of the most obvious is the economic condition of communities in mining areas, the emergence of the traditional miners showed that the community can not enjoy the existence of such mining.

Traditional mining is an activity that is very dangerous, because usually the mine is very prone to landslides, but beyond that there is a danger that could threaten the future generations of heavy metal bahay. most of their mineral mines are gold, or silver. These two metals are precious metals are very difficult to dissolve in acids such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, they can only laru in aqua regia. but there are way more praktsi that is by using mercury or mercury amalgam that could form. when it is heated enough to separate the mercury from gold-silver checkers. But the use of mercury is dangerous because mercury is highly carcinogenic nature, or as a cancer-causing substances. The most remarkable incident was the Minamata incident in Japan is mekuri mass poisoning causing many babies are born handicapped. For recovery of mercury is very long because the mercury will accumulate in the Tubu and can not be issued because of mercury in the body will membuar complexes with ligand-igan polidentat yabg within the body.

Therefore, let us as young people of Indonesia, especially as our students do not always menyalahklan government did not provide employment but let's try creating jobs.