Llipi Goldming

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  • Created on: 23-04-17 11:57
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  • Llipi Goldmining
    • Causes
      • top soil was loose
        • 1 reason = growth of plants
        • another reason = locals made top soil loose so soil would run down valley for panning
      • created an unstable slope surface, with a steep gradient
        • top soil was loose
          • 1 reason = growth of plants
          • another reason = locals made top soil loose so soil would run down valley for panning
        • in 1992, thousands of tonnes of soil fell and killed most of the 1200 population
      • forests had also been bulldozed to allow gold deposits to be reached
    • road into Llipi was inaccessible.
      • two of 20 aid workings were killed as the truck fell off a cliff
      • helicopters were used, but by time of arrival, most of the people had died

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