Positive impacts of mining activities on environment

摘要

Mining operation provides essential materials for industry and it is one of the critical aspects of economic growth in the world.It also provides jobs in the mining regions.There are many reports published with regard to the negative impacts of mining activates,however,the environmental beneficiations of the mining industry are ignored.The aim of this study is to investigate the positive impacts of mining activities on the environment.The result of this study indicated that mining activities have positive impact on the environment (land,air and water),economy and society of the region.Through the mine life cycle sustainable landscape maximizes social,economic,and ecological benefits,provides quality of life and sustainable jobs for local communities,Possibility to access new area,water extraction as mining by-product,tourist attraction and less global warming are some examples of mining's positive impact on mined land area.Afterward,using Folchi method the weight of each positive impact was calculated.The result showed that the overall positive impacts of mining activities on the environment are 299.6,more than social and economy.This means if mining goes right on the way of sustainable development,positive impacts of mining are more considerable.Hopefully the result of this investigation brings people attention through mining beneficiation especially who are against mining.