Frags of Life
A Glimpse of Another Tomorrow
This beautiful sunset was shot over a man made lagoon at Achada do Gamo abandoned mining complex.
This is also one of the most acid lagoons on the planet, with a pH that can go much lower than 1.8 in summer, due to water evaporation. Another great achievement of human kind….
This lagoon contains concentrations of various heavy metals and sulfur so high, that for sure if Terminator fell in there, he would not get out anymore, most surely he would melt or dissolve... In a Hollywood sort of speak, of course...
Even though it's basically a sulfuric acid lagoon, result of the mining acidic water draining, production of sulfur and the mining leftovers and an ecological disaster. In a twisted and sick way, it offers this amazing view... Almost as a glimpse of a post apocalyptic era.
It has been 50 years since the complex was closed, however the negative effects are still very present, as a strong reminder we tend to ignore.
Achada do Gamo,
Minas de São Domingos, Portugal.
A Glimpse of Another Tomorrow
This beautiful sunset was shot over a man made lagoon at Achada do Gamo abandoned mining complex.
This is also one of the most acid lagoons on the planet, with a pH that can go much lower than 1.8 in summer, due to water evaporation. Another great achievement of human kind….
This lagoon contains concentrations of various heavy metals and sulfur so high, that for sure if Terminator fell in there, he would not get out anymore, most surely he would melt or dissolve... In a Hollywood sort of speak, of course...
Even though it's basically a sulfuric acid lagoon, result of the mining acidic water draining, production of sulfur and the mining leftovers and an ecological disaster. In a twisted and sick way, it offers this amazing view... Almost as a glimpse of a post apocalyptic era.
It has been 50 years since the complex was closed, however the negative effects are still very present, as a strong reminder we tend to ignore.
Achada do Gamo,
Minas de São Domingos, Portugal.