For too long we, as an industry, have borne the brunt of irrational claims, poor science and even worse, journalism with regards to our affect on the environment. To some of us, the overwhelming media attention on greenhouse warming, the polluting outputs of mineral processing or unthinkable depletion of natural resources has left us embarrassed and more unfortunately has turned bright young people away from a career in the minerals industry._x000D_
This paper shows the hypocrisy associated with an element of the green movement and dispels some general myths on mining disseminated by radical environmentalists._x000D_
The fallacy of the greenhouse warming effect will be scrutinised by common sense and the mining industry's use of land will be discussed and put in proper perspective._x000D_
Problems associated with safety and emissions and the means to overcome such are discussed briefly._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:John, L W, 2004. Enough is enough - environmental fallacies confronted by the mining industry, in Proceedings New Leaders' 2005, pp 29-34 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).