Mining Exploitation Case Study

Chapter 2: Issues caused by mining companies

Mining exploitation requires the using of heavy vehicles like dumpers. These machines can dig until 500 meter deeply, and consume a lot of hydrocarbons. In front of machines used in the mining exploitation, some toxic matters, like cyanide, are also used. All these elements entering in the process of exploitation are not without consequences on and with local communities

2.2.1- Environmental issues caused by mining exploitation

Mining industries perform various activities such as extraction of minerals, processing of minerals and transportation of these minerals to market place. From the arrival to the departure of the mining company, it is not rare to notice a lot of impacts, most of the time,

2.2.1.3. Noise and Vibration

A cumulative effect of the mining activities like, drilling, blasting, crushing and material transportation, produces huge noise and vibrations in the mining area leading which results in hearing loss, other health related problems and loss of performance.

2.2.1.4. Impact of Mining on Ecology

As a result of mining, significant areas of land are degraded and existing ecosystems are replaced by undesirable wastes. The mineral extraction process drastically alters the physical and biological nature of a mined area. Strip-mining, commonly practiced to recover coal reserves, destroys vegetation, causes extensive soil damage and destruction and alters microbial communities. In the process of removing desired mineral material, the original vegetation is inevitably destroyed and soil is lost or buried by

Companies doing that regularly will not get problems neither with the government nor employees and will escape financial sanctions.

2.3.2- Social aspect

Corporate social responsibility is very important for mining companies in the social aspect. It creates trust-capital and simpatico-capital between the company and communities. Mining companies, long time ago, have been regarded with an evil eye. The corporate social responsibility gives them the chance to prove the contrary, to show to communities and to the rest of the world that they are not there only to make their own profit, but to contribute also of local and national development. They have to grab this chance to promote their image.

This social aspect is intimately linked to the economic aspect because a company which is socially responsible is accepted and supported by local communities. When the company is on good terms with local communities, theses last ones are not an obstacle to the activity of the mining company and sometimes, help it to solve certain problem. This means local communities are engaged. But by acting this way, can we consider them as stakeholders of the company? The new chapter will highlights us about