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GOAL To stop unnecessary
damage to historical mine
tailings, for the benefit of all.
No airborne human health risk
from small mine tailings.
To date the San Juan Triangle
Project (SJTP) has found no
public verified empirical data
showing movement of hazardous
chemicals compounds or molecules by airborne,
air, dust or contact from small mine
tailings to humans. Empirical
data needed is: size,
concentration and
composition of airborne dust,
reason for dust, location,
exposure date,
effect on humans (illness), how many
humans tested and age, size of
tailings, distance airborne to
humans, verification illness
came from tailings not other
source.
The comments here are the
opinions of the San Juan
Triangle Project based on the
information listed below which
is the work of others which may
or may not be true so our
assessment may or may not be
true over time. SJTP is looking
for solid scientific empirical
data to prove or disprove any
assumed risk to humans. To date
no such data has been found. The
lack of empirical data indicates
to SJTP that there is no
airborne risk to humans, however
if such verified data is found,
that assumption may change and
will be noted here .
It is well empirical documented
that heavy metals and compounds
that are hazardous to humans
exist in mine tailings. It is
also well documented that the
same chemicals and metals are a
hazard to humans when in contact
with humans and may or may not
accumulate in the body over time. Heavy metals in
water from mine tailings is well
documented and is handled by
multiple agencies with data and
proof, not part of
this study. Mine tailings vs.
water issues information is
available on this web site under
"Research
Website Links"/"EPA
ACTIVITIES". This study does
not apply to large open pit
mining and tailings. Also eating
contaminated animals or plants
from mine tailings is
essentially zero (not
documented), and children
playing on mine tailings is not
part of this study. In addition most
San Juan tailings are
unprocessed rock chunks directly from
the mines.
SJTP
has found no evidence in the
listed studies of mine tailings
referencing the same metals,
chemical molecules or compounds moving by
air (airborne and breathing),
ingestion (dust or eating), skin
contact or other contacts
to humans from mine tailings of
the tailings size at San Juan
County to cause immediate or
long term health issues (bioavailable). However there may be
other undocumented movements of
metals/chemicals to humans
that may be found in the future.
It is noted that at this time
that SJTP has found no public
reports of illness or issues
related to such movements of mine
chemicals. Based on no public
data or illness or issues, it is
unlikely such other movements
will be found.
The
assumption that adult humans near
small mine tailings are in
health danger because of airborne or
contact to heavy
metals, chemicals, molecules or
compounds is not supported by any
public empirical data at
multiple sources from our
research. In fact there
is a report that there is no risk
to humans. This study does not
say it never happened but if it
did cause harm the risk is
extremely low
and we have found no data as to what
may have caused harm or what the
harm was. Any issues would
generate much data. Logic says not a good
idea to play on or purposely
cause dust and disturb tailings. If left
alone in the historical state to enjoy history, there
is no risk. Repeated
exposure to non toxic dust
(airborne) is
clearly documented in other
reports, not healthy
with multiple issues and not
part of this study. Before
any action is taken based on an
assumption that there is a
health risk
to humans as listed in this
study from undisturbed mine
tailings of the size noted here,
a verified scientific empirical study
as listed above should be conducted and made
AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC
to verify your actions prior to
such actions.
SJTP Reclamation Ratings
If anyone has verified
data on airborne heavy metals
causing harm to humans from mine
tailings size under 200,000 sq
ft, please contact SJTP at this
web site.
SJTP welcomes any new
information or request for the
latest information and data on this web
site.
SJTP
also welcomes comments and
disagreements.
Site update
April 2026
Possible
low panic signs: "sleeping, do not
disturb tailings", "heavy
metals, eating tailings not
recommended"
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