Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Open-pit-Coal-Mining-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIFV60I8F.htmlConceptually similarShenuha's Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OXQCompleted★★★★Shenuha's Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OXKCompleted★★★★★★Shenuha's Landfill and Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OXICompleted★★★★Shenuha's Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OXJCompleted★★★★Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaGP04FKACompleted★★★★Shenuha's Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OXPCompleted★★★★★★Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaGP04FKJCompleted★★★★Sampling Wastewater in Inner MongoliaGP04OWKCompleted★★★★★★★Yellow River Highway Bridge in ChinaGP0STORJSCompleted★★★★View AllGP04FK4Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaOpen-pit coal mining has severely damaged the Hulunbeier grassland. Since 2009, the Shenhua Group's Baorixile open-pit coal mine has been discharging waste water into the grassland. In only three years the discharge water has created a 20-meter long, 50-meter wide, and 1000-meter deep ditch, with the washed out sand covering the grassland downstream.Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-Inner MongoliaDate:25 Jun, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Aerial view-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal mines-Coal mining-Day-Destruction-Fields-KWCI (GPI)-Land pollution-Landscapes-Mines-Open-pit mining-Outdoors-Outflow pipes-Waste disposal-WaterShoot:Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaImages of extensive open-pit coal mining in Inner Mongolia and its devastating impacts on the grassland used once for cattle and sheep. The images accompany the publication 'The Polluted Landscape'.Related Collections:Climate Report 'Point of No Return'
