Abandoned coal mine. View over a tailing pond at an abandoned coal mine in Mpumalanga,South Africa. Abandoned mining areas present a considerable environmental and health risk to local residents as they are often unstable and contaminated with toxic heavy metals. Tailing ponds are areas where waterborne refuse material is pumped into a pond to allow the sedimentation of solid material from the water | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Overy, Dr. Neil |
Bildgröße: | 3744 px × 5616 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |