What are five negative effects of illegal mining?
Toxic waste can be a very harmful effect of illegal mining.
If the mining sites are near bodies of water chemicals can also
poison the water and the fish, it can also destroy beautiful coral
reefs.
Fertile land can also be affected, land can become very hard and
dry because of the chemicals as well.
Boiling toxic waste can cause burns on people living near the
mining sites. The gas can also be very bad to take into your
body.
Also, if you build the mines on forest lands, the habitat of
countless land species may be destroyed and those species may
die.