Mineral Exploration and Industry News

The impact produced by mining from the environmental point of view can be classified in many different ways:

• As a direct or indirect impact on the environment.
• According to short or long term
• As reversible or irreversible (human scale)
• According to local or external
• Avoid or inevitable

Moreover, according to environmental aspects that change can be

• Actions that change the land use
• Actions that involve the emission of pollutants (solids, liquids, gases and other: noise, air wave)
• Actions that involve exploitation of resources (water)
• Actions that involve the modification of the landscape (almost)
• Actions that affect infrastructure
• Actions that change the social, economic and cultural (economic impact). Read the rest of this entry »