| Errata Sheet Dirty Metals: Mining, Communities, and the Environment
Updated 10 May 2004
Page 4, Paragraph 4
Change: "In 2001, metals mines in the United States produced roughly 1,300 tons of toxic waste"
To: "In 2001, metals mines in the United States produced roughly 1,300,000 tons of toxic waste"
Page 7, Paragraph 5
Change: "In an effort at remediation, the government has begun dredging the river to remove about 20 million tons of sediment per year."
To: "In an effort at remediation, Ok Tedi Mining Limited, the mine's operator, began dredging the river in the late 1990s to remove about 20 million tons of sediment per year."
Page 10, Paragraph 4
Change: "And they worry about what's in the dust that blows off the tailings piles and into their homes."
To: "And they worry about what's in the dust that blows off the leach piles and into their homes."
Page 10, Paragraph 5
Delete: "The tailings dust is also contaminated with toxic metals."
Page 14, Yellowstone lead text
Change: "1996: The U.S. government agrees to a land-swap with the company in order to stop the project."
To: "1998: The U.S. government agrees to buy out Crown Butte's mining claims for $65 million in order to stop the project."
Page 14, Paragraph 2
The company identified as "BHP-Billiton" should be "BHP." (BHP and Billiton merged in 2001 to form BHP-Billiton.)
Page 29, Paragraph 4
Change: "The 3,300 hectare mine had been leaking cyanide into the Alamosa River since its first week of operation"
To: "The 567 hectare mine had been leaking cyanide into the Alamosa River watershed since its first week of operation"
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