#pit mine

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Hytti nro 6 / Compartment Number 6 Juho Kuosmanen. 2022

Pit Mine Kovdor, Ковдор, Múrmansk Oblast See in map

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[jennaismaking]

yes hello welcome to my house

[alihsi]

Inktober Day 25: For the Inktober prompt: tasty and the sciart prompt: animal, an illustration about bioaccumulation and biomagnification. I went off on a long research tangent, which is why I’m now two days behind. Elemental mercury gets into the ocean from precipiates from coal mine exhaust and incineration and runoff from mines (30%), but also a bit from natural sources such as volcanoes (10%). The other 60% comes from  plants and soils where mercury was stored (from forest fires), but later disturbed through flooding or clear-cutting. Then bacteria in the ocean and in the seafloor take up the mercury and release the hazardous methylmercury as a byproduct of respiration. This diffuses through the walls of phytoplankton like diatoms, which are eaten, in this case by krill, subsequently eaten by mackerel, and then eaten by bluefin tuna. and that of course, is consumed by humans for food. A simplification of the food web, but it demonstrates the process. As methylmercury travels up through the food web, it becomes more difficult to get rid of which is why it accumulates in the tissues of top predators. This WHOI article was a good resource for information. I accidentally made the mining pit too big and nothing’s labeled yet. Pentel brushpen, Prismacolor fine line marker (03), Pigma Micron (01), and a red Brush calligraphy brushpen on Canson mixed media.

[paganravennest]

I had the distinct displeasure of being near the Tilden Mine today and oof that is some heavy energy. The two thoughts that kept running through my head were: this land has held onto a lot, and even the eyes of the aspens are weeping. It unsettled me enough I wrote a poem:

Tilden Mine

The miners built a mountain,

A monolith of misery.

Their blood, sweat, and tears,

Seeped into the ground,

As toxic as any waste,

Contaminating the soil and water;

Even the eyes of the aspens weep.

Dignity and life lost,

In pursuit of that mighty metal,

Iron;

The catalyst of control and command,

Never meant to be worked,

By human hands.

Only made possible by the theft,

Of the Divine Fire,

And secrets whispered,

By betraying Angels.

Setting us apart from nature,

And placing us at odds with the unseen;

But making us like Gods,

On this Earth,

Without the foresight or understanding.

This power is mighty,

But it is weighty,

And is it worth it?

Gaze upon the miners' mountain,

Their monolith of misery,

And decide for yourself.

[footloose-travel]

Beautiful colors of the Butte pit mine

[footloose-travel]

City of Butte with the large pit mine

[wigmund]

From Mindat.Org Photo Of The Day; September 27, 2018:

South Side Of Pit Rick Dalrymple

Locality: Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham District, Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA

The south wall of the pit. This area is currently being worked. Taken 9-11-10 by Rick Dalrymple.

[fodo-doto]

The Copper Queen - Bisbee, Arizona