Is there mining pollution in Asia?
Yes, there is pollution from mining in Asia. There is the
"standard" problem with the burning of fossil fuels like gas and
diesel to recover ore, and with coal to produce the electricity
used in conjunction with mining. The processing of the material
leaves a very large pollution footprint, and it's far larger than
the mining operations. China in particular has problems. It has
burst onto the world metal markets in the last couple of decades,
and the Chinese trash their environment to capture an increasingly
larger market share.