Unlike other mineral resources, rare earths will be concentrated in a large amount in a certain area, and rare earths are scattered on the surface, so if you want to mine rare earths, you must develop a large area of land and stones, which will cause serious damage in the process. It is very polluting, and although some rare earths have no radiation themselves, radioactive dust will be emitted during the refining process, and radioactive waste will be left behind. When it comes to radiation hazards, the Hongni Mountain incident in Perak Island in the 1980s It will often be mentioned as a lesson from the past. At that time, a Japanese company came to Hongnishan New Village to set up a factory to extract rare earth elements, but at the same time, the health of local residents was greatly affected. At the same time, it was revealed that 3 residents died mysteriously, 8 children suffered from blood pressure cancer due to radiation, and 5 babies were born with congenital Brain disability, pregnant women have miscarriages, and the infant mortality rate is three times that of the whole Malaysia. All suspect that these are caused by the toxic waste of rare earth factories. Of course, the rare earth factories have never admitted that the diseases of these residents are related to them, but in the end it was still under the pressure of public opinion. Announced permanent closure, and voluntarily donated 500,000 cash to local residents.
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