Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
WEBJul 9, 2019 · One tonne of rock removal can produce a half tonne of coal. A much better return than mining for tantalum. However, between 10 and 21% of coal miners develop coal miners' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) from components in the dust (Blackley et al. 2018), while in China a prevalence of over 30% has been reported (Cui et al. 2015).