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Former owners seek compensation for seized Cuba nickle mines
Cuba's most well-known exports may be cigars, rum and sugar, but its nickel deposits are earning the country more than all those combined.
Cuban mining environmental challenge
(17 Jun 2016) A mine on Cuba's southeast coast is an engine of revenue for the country's cash-strapped government, but at the same time presents challenges for a country that prides itself on its environmental safeguards.
Plumes of smoke rise over the Moa River, which wends its way through the nearby town of the same name, caused by the interaction of sulfuric acid and water.
The acid leaches out of storage ponds, which hold run-off from the processing of raw nickel dug from deep pits around the mine.
Residents say they have become accustomed to contaminated air and water, both dust from digging the nickel out of the ground, then the gases released when the nickel is processed at the plant.
No firm data is available from either mining officials, nor the Cuban government about the extent of the environmental impact on the region.
But a study released by Springer Publishing in 2005, called Enviromental Issues in the Caribbean and Latin America, outlines how tons of chromium, magnesium and aluminum, along with tons of sulfuric acid are dumped every day into the waters and land surrounding the mine.
That pollution then ends up in the once pristine waters of Moa Bay, where the study says coral reefs, mangroves and fisheries have been severely impacted.
Residents in the nearby town say they stay out of the waters near the mine, which according to the study is so acidic, it scours the hulls of ships clean when they come to load the processed nickel from the plant.
Local officials in the region acknowledge the pollution problem and say they are working to minimize the impact from the mine on the environment, updating the processing plant and building infrastructure to contain the toxic by-products of the extraction of nickel from the ground.
With the fourth largest reserves of nickel in the world, and as the sixth largest producer of a metal widely used in many industrial and manufacturing applications, Cuba needs the nickel mines for the country's economic growth, and as an important source of foreign revenue.
For the people living in the small town of Moa, the benefits of the nickel mines have come at a cost, leaving some residents hoping the government and mining officials will heed their concerns about the environment and do more to mitigate the effects of the mining operations.
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Landowners of Ramu Nickel Mine Demand Review of MOA Agreement
Landowners of the Ramu Nickel Mine are demanding the review of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Metallurgical Corporation of China and the National Government.
This this is in response to statements made by Madang Governor, Peter Yama, on Monday, stating that he has the power to shut down the mine.
Landowners say the mine won’t but shut down and are urging the Government not to delay MOA reviewing process.
Urban Exploration | Nickel Factory | Cuba
Die Stadt Moa im Osten Kubas ist für den Nickelabbau bekannt und leidet inzwischen stark unter den Umweltschäden. Leider war es nicht möglich, in den Hauptteil der Fabrik zu gelangen und dort Filmaufnahmen zu machen, da eine sich als Militär ausgebende Patrouille dies zwar höflich aber doch bestimmt zu verhindern wusste. Laut einem Wikipedia-Artikel gilt das Fotografieren der Umweltschäden in Moa als Industriespionage...
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Miguel Díaz-Canel recorrió industria cubana del níquel en Moa
Miguel Díaz-Canel recorrió industria cubana del níquel en Moa
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Former owners seek compensation for seized Cuba nickle mines
Cuba’s most well-known exports may be cigars, rum and sugar, but its nickel deposits are earning the country more than all those combined. Now Cuba’s, biggest nickel mine has also become one of the biggest compensation claims from its former American owners. CCTV America’s Michael Voss has just returned from the first authorized foreign press trip the Cuban authorities have ever allowed to the mines.
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Cuban mining presents environmental challenge
(17 Jun 2016) A mine on Cuba's southeast coast is an engine of revenue for the country's cash-strapped government, but at the same time presents challenges for a country that prides itself on its environmental safeguards.
Plumes of smoke rise over the Moa River, which wends its way through the nearby town of the same name, caused by the interaction of sulfuric acid and water.
The acid leaches out of storage ponds, which hold run-off from the processing of raw nickel dug from deep pits around the mine.
Residents say they have become accustomed to contaminated air and water, both dust from digging the nickel out of the ground, then the gases released when the nickel is processed at the plant.
No firm data is available from either mining officials, nor the Cuban government about the extent of the environmental impact on the region.
But a study released by Springer Publishing in 2005, called Enviromental Issues in the Caribbean and Latin America, outlines how tons of chromium, magnesium and aluminum, along with tons of sulfuric acid are dumped every day into the waters and land surrounding the mine.
That pollution then ends up in the once pristine waters of Moa Bay, where the study says coral reefs, mangroves and fisheries have been severely impacted.
Residents in the nearby town say they stay out of the waters near the mine, which according to the study is so acidic, it scours the hulls of ships clean when they come to load the processed nickel from the plant.
Local officials in the region acknowledge the pollution problem and say they are working to minimize the impact from the mine on the environment, updating the processing plant and building infrastructure to contain the toxic by-products of the extraction of nickel from the ground.
With the fourth largest reserves of nickel in the world, and as the sixth largest producer of a metal widely used in many industrial and manufacturing applications, Cuba needs the nickel mines for the country's economic growth, and as an important source of foreign revenue.
For the people living in the small town of Moa, the benefits of the nickel mines have come at a cost, leaving some residents hoping the government and mining officials will heed their concerns about the environment and do more to mitigate the effects of the mining operations.
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Certifican como Operador Económico Autorizado a Moa Nickel S.A.
La Aduana General de la República de Cuba certificó el sábado 29 de julio como Operador Económico Autorizado a la empresa mixta Moa Nickel S.A.
Environmental Impacts of Nickel Mining in Cuba
Stacy Brockett
GEOG 360 - Latin America
Portland State University
¿Economía o medio ambiente? El dilema en la mina de Moa
Una mina en la costa sureste de Cuba significa un motor de ingresos, pero al mismo tiempo presenta desafíos para las reservas ambientales.
Columnas de humo se elevan sobre el río Moa, que sigue su camino a través de la cercana localidad del mismo nombre.
Cuba mining province fights for its economic life
Cuba has often struggled to compete on world markets, with the small amount of industry it has. But nickel mining is surviving, and in some cases, thriving.
With its markets slowly opening up, Al Jazeera went to the eastern province of Holguin, in the heart of the nickel mining industry, to look at what the future might hold.
Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from Holguin province, eastern Cuba.
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Fábrica Comandante Pedro Sotto Alba espera el Día Mundial del Proletariado
El colectivo de la fábrica Comandante Pedro Sotto Alba espera con entusiasmo e iniciativas el Día Mundial del Proletariado. Cumplir sus compromisos con la producción y la organización obrera ha sido prioridad en todo el cuatrimestre.
FIRMAN CONVENIO DE COLABORACION ENTRE UNIVESIDAD DE MOA Y HOMOLÓGA RUSA
La Universidad de #Rusia de la Amistad de los Pueblos (#URAP) y el Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico de #Moa firmaron un convenio de colaboración para el intercambio académico y científico. #Holguín #Cuba
Entrevista a Irma Guerra en la fábrica Pedro Sotto Alba
Con más de 40 años en la industria del níquel, Irma Celia de la Caridad Guerra es una de las trabajadoras con mayor permanencia en la fábrica Comandante Pedro Sotto Alba. Desde su puesto de Tecnóloga de Procesos, egresada de la Universidad de Oriente, ha aportado al desarrollo y sostenibilidad de la empresa en varias de sus etapas, incluidos los 23 años que han transcurrido como organización de capital mixto, conocida como #Moa Nickel SA. #Holguín #Cuba
20 Aniversario, Campaña Moa Nickel
20 años de la cooperación Canadiense en la Empresa del Niquel Pedro Soto Alba.