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Minerals mining study—Atlantic
Volume20/Number 12/December1989 near Newport, spilling approximately 1000 m 3 of light oil at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. The judge fined the ship owner S 1 million, but suspended half the fine pending the successful completion of a month's probation. The $500 000 will be split between Rhode Island's Clean Water Trust Fund and Land Acquisition Fund. The judge also fined the captain of the vessel S10 000 and a mandatory special assessment of $25.
Minerals Mining Study--Atlantic A state-federal task force will continue to explore the economic feasibility of mining phosphate and other heavy mineral resources from the sediments located offshore of the state of Georgia. The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) will support additional geological studies by the task force composed of MMS, the US Bureau of Mines, the US Geological Survey, a state agency, and several Georgia universities. The heavy minerals of interest in the offshore sediments are iron and titanium, a strong, lightweight metal used in the aerospace industry. The phosphates in the sediments could be used in the manufacture of fertilizer and other agricultural chemicals. The task force, which was established in 1986, released a study last year that documented the current state of knowledge regarding these deposits, the technology required to mine the deposits, and the economics of commercial recovery. The task force concluded that phosphate and heavy mineral resources could be mined economically by the year 2000. MMS will now fund geological studies to determine the resource quantities in the deposits in order to better judge likely industry interest in exploration and development.
Minerals Mining Study--Pacific A state-federal task force is studying the feasibility of mineral exploitation of black sand deposits offshore of the state of Oregon. The black sand deposits, located in both state and federal waters, contain chromium and titanium, and lesser amounts of platinum, gold, and zirconium. The task force will define the extent of the
deposits, evaluate their economic and strategic importance, and assess the environmental concerns associated with their development. The task force will utilize informarion available on the mineral deposits that was derived during the mineral shortages of World War II when the coastal terraces of southwest Oregon and the mouth of the Columbia River were explored for chromium and titanium. The task force will define further studies needed to determine the economic feasibility of commercial extraction of the minerals.
Round-the-World News Singapore Discussions on the setting-up of an offshore toxic wastes plant are currently underway between Singapore and Malaysia. Plans to site the hazardous waste plant offshore are due to the lack of available space on mainland Singapore. As part of the Singapore Government's long-term waste management plan, a 350 ha site located on the west of Pialau Semaker and South of Shell's Pialau Bukom refinery, could be developed into a disposal area for non-incineration refuse. Last year some 30 000 t of toxic industrial waste were collected and disposed of in Singapore.
Canada It is predicted that Canada will ship up to 1000 t of PCBs to Europe for disposal over the next 2 years because available incineration plants in the country are falling to keep up with demand. The waste, originating mainly from hospitals in the Montreal area, is likely to be less toxic than that refused entry at a number of UK ports earlier this year. The port of Liverpool has confirmed that it will continue to refuse to handle any PCBcontaminated wastes even if they are packaged according to IMO specifications. The 1500 t consignment which was returned to Canada in August of this year is now likely to be incinerated there following the introduction of mobile incineration units.
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Minerals Mining Study--Atlantic A state-federal task force will continue to explore the economic feasibility of mining phosphate and other heavy mineral resources from the sediments located offshore of the state of Georgia. The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) will support additional geological studies by the task force composed of MMS, the US Bureau of Mines, the US Geological Survey, a state agency, and several Georgia universities. The heavy minerals of interest in the offshore sediments are iron and titanium, a strong, lightweight metal used in the aerospace industry. The phosphates in the sediments could be used in the manufacture of fertilizer and other agricultural chemicals. The task force, which was established in 1986, released a study last year that documented the current state of knowledge regarding these deposits, the technology required to mine the deposits, and the economics of commercial recovery. The task force concluded that phosphate and heavy mineral resources could be mined economically by the year 2000. MMS will now fund geological studies to determine the resource quantities in the deposits in order to better judge likely industry interest in exploration and development.
Minerals Mining Study--Pacific A state-federal task force is studying the feasibility of mineral exploitation of black sand deposits offshore of the state of Oregon. The black sand deposits, located in both state and federal waters, contain chromium and titanium, and lesser amounts of platinum, gold, and zirconium. The task force will define the extent of the
deposits, evaluate their economic and strategic importance, and assess the environmental concerns associated with their development. The task force will utilize informarion available on the mineral deposits that was derived during the mineral shortages of World War II when the coastal terraces of southwest Oregon and the mouth of the Columbia River were explored for chromium and titanium. The task force will define further studies needed to determine the economic feasibility of commercial extraction of the minerals.
Round-the-World News Singapore Discussions on the setting-up of an offshore toxic wastes plant are currently underway between Singapore and Malaysia. Plans to site the hazardous waste plant offshore are due to the lack of available space on mainland Singapore. As part of the Singapore Government's long-term waste management plan, a 350 ha site located on the west of Pialau Semaker and South of Shell's Pialau Bukom refinery, could be developed into a disposal area for non-incineration refuse. Last year some 30 000 t of toxic industrial waste were collected and disposed of in Singapore.
Canada It is predicted that Canada will ship up to 1000 t of PCBs to Europe for disposal over the next 2 years because available incineration plants in the country are falling to keep up with demand. The waste, originating mainly from hospitals in the Montreal area, is likely to be less toxic than that refused entry at a number of UK ports earlier this year. The port of Liverpool has confirmed that it will continue to refuse to handle any PCBcontaminated wastes even if they are packaged according to IMO specifications. The 1500 t consignment which was returned to Canada in August of this year is now likely to be incinerated there following the introduction of mobile incineration units.
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