In 2022, US Steel disturbed an estimated area of ~81ha of land in Minnesota, US

U.S. Steel

Landscape Alteration

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As of 2022, mining used over 10 million (Mn) ha of land globally1. Mining is responsible for a huge amount of landscape alteration as it removes topsoil, which hinders vegetation growth for centuries2. A stretch of 50 km can be disturbed around a ...

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