Mining is the most damaging activity in the world. All the natural resources will be damaged by the activity of mining. Gold, silver, copper are the most common minerals that people mine. For the sake of natural resources, government will stop the activity of mining so that there is no other further damage happens. Spain is the country which has experienced this kind of condition and they did stop the activity of mining for the sake of their country. However, it was a bit late and the area is already arid now. The dead place names Rio Tinto.
Starting from 3,000 before century, Rio Tinto was a great place for the miners. They started to mine in order to find the valuable minerals. They were right, they found what they wanted. The Spain government stopped the activity in 1556. But it started again in 1724. The government was wrong at that time. The area becomes very arid now. The high level of acid is found. The heavy metal also pollutes the river. Now, the area is like the dead place in Spain. It becomes the largest dead site in the world. For most people this phenomenon is also considered as one of amazing phenomena in the world.









































