INDUSTRY RISKS
Open Pit + Overground Mining

The International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM) report occupational diseases contribute to nearly 2.5 million annual deaths in mining + metallurgy industries. Exposure to hazardous particulates + gases play a major role in this.

• The ICMM reports occupational diseases are the leading cause of mining & metal fatalities globally
• Occupational diseases contribute to 2.4 million of the estimated 2.78 million annual deaths from occupational injury and illness — over 86%, according to the ICMM
• 25-33% of small-scale gold miners suffer from chronic metallic mercury vapour intoxication according to UN Environment Programme
• 400 million tonnes of minerals are produced in the UK each year according to the Mineral Products Association

• Asbestos particulates
• Copper powder
• Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEE)
• Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS)
• Gold + other mataliferous dusts
• Other airborne dusts + mists

• Carbon Dioxide
• Hydrogen Sulphide
• Sulphur Dioxide
• Mercury vapour
• Methane

• Blasting rock + other raw materials
• Crushing rock + other raw materials
• Demolition of rock structures
• Use of certain machinery

• Blasting rock + other raw materials
• Decay of organic matter
• Processing rocks + raw materials
• Use of certain machinery
• Use of diesel vehicles