Letter To Provincial Government

Mike Farnworth

107A – 2748 Lougheed Highway


Port Coquitlam, BC
V3B 6P2

RE: Open-Pit Mining

Hello Mr. Farnworth, my name Brandon and I am writing this since I think there is a problem with open-pit mining and the bare rock faces and large residues of waste rock that is left behind.

The problem with this is that when you are finished with the mining it will leave remains of bare rock faces and large residues of waste rock and if it goes into the process of acid rock drainage if sulphuric minerals in the rock is exposed to air and water then it would turn into acid. Once that happens it could have a significant impact on water quality and will cause damage aquatic ecosystems.

I think how we could solve this problem is by taking away the rock after we mine so if water for some reason makes contact with the rock it would not turn into acid rock drainage. If we decide to mine clear up the rock at the end if there is any ecosystems around so we do save more plants, trees, etc. If there are any forests around it would not be a good idea to open-pit mine in that area since many trees can get destroyed and even insects. If we can be more careful on where we mine and if we leave any rock behind then we will be saving more ecosystems and therefore saving nature.

Sincerely,

Brandon Jansen

Riverside Secondary School

2215 Reeve Street,

Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K8

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