Poisoned water and scarred hills
The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-66cdf862-5e96-4e6e-90b8-a407b597c8d9
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Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China
The rusting enigma, Esztergom coal loader (Esztergomi szénrakodó) in Hungary
This 100-year-old industrial skeleton stands in the waters of the Danube. Built in 1927, this imposing structure served as the final terminal for coal travelling from the Dorog mines.
Now it is a disintegrating ruin of concrete and steel foundations, slowly yielding to the river’s current since the site was decommissioned in 1963.
#Hungary #Photography #Industrial #Coal #Danube #Travel #Mining #Abandoned
Coal mine collapse exposes safety gaps https://www.byteseu.com/2388677/ #Conflicts #economy #Factories #industry #mining #NorthHamgyongProvince #NorthKorea #workers #Workers'PartyOfKorea
Hidden tunnels discovered containing valuable insights into ancient civilisations https://www.byteseu.com/2391216/ #Archaeology #Austria #mining #mountain #salt #scientists
'Typisch für meinen Wohnort / Heimat'
Typical for my place of residence - Shut down coal mines and a lot of green spaces
https://www.europesays.com/3277861/ Trump announces $15bn steel mill project in Iowa before US midterms | Manufacturing News #BusinessAndEconomy #DonaldTrump #Economy #InternationalTrade #manufacturing #mining #News #Politics #POTUS #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #TradeWar #trump #UnitedStates #US&Canada #USMidtermElections2026
Photogenic ecological disturbances - The world as an instagram backdrop
* Social media users aim to capture the perfect picture to post of a devastated mining landscape >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/heathcote-pink-cliffs-attracts-tik-tok-tourists/107189304
* "By staging and aesthetically transforming nature, Instagrammers medially reverse the destruction of nature and create idealized landscapes that evoke a bygone, pre-industrial era and an intact human-nature relationship." >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666378325000224
#mining #extractivism #LandDestruction #ContaminatedLand #pollution #LingeringDamages #liabilities #MaterialResidues #Instagrammability #SocialMedia #Landscapes #photography #nature #destruction #legacy