Mineral Resource

Mineral Resource is defined as a

occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic
or fossilized organic material in or on
the Earths crust in such form and
quantity and of such a grade or quality
that it has reasonable prospects for
economic extraction.

Some effects of mining on the

environment
Deforestation and loss of biodiversity are
majoreffectsofmining.(It destroys forest and
wetlands. It may mean that you have to cut down lots of
trees just to get to the spot that has all the gold or
iron ore).
Many mine require tailings dams to prevent waste
being washed into the rivers. Unethical miners can
dispense with the dams, to save costs, resulting in
massive pollution downstream. In other cases, the
tailings dam can overflow, and even breach, during
periods of heavy rain.

Underground coal mining can require the removal of

almost an entire layer of material deep under the
surface. When the timber supports collapse, this can
lead to subsidence. The subsidence can mean economic
loss to people above or damage to natural areas. It can
even cause cracks in river beds, leading to loss of river
flow.

Some mining involves the inadvertent dispersal of

heavy metals, such as lead, into the atmosphere. This
can have serious health effects, including mental
retardation in children.
Asbestos mining causes the dispersal of asbestos
into the environment. This will cause deaths among
local residents and workers, often several decades
later. Fortunately, the mining and use of asbestos are
banned in most parts of the world.

we must plan for a day when they will disappear.

-What can we do?
alternative resources

1. find

2. develop efficient and reliable renewable resources

3. reduce our use and avoid waste
4. reuse what we can
5. recycle (collect and reuse
materials from waste) what we can
Examples: hybrid/electric cars, carpool, walk/ride a
bike, turn off unneeded lights/electrical appliances,
dont let H20 run, place recyclables in marked
containers

Mining and quarrying in

Udaipur
About 200 open cast mining
and quarrying centers in
Udaipur, about half of which
are illegal are involved in
stone mining include
soapstone, building stone,
rock phosphate and dolomite.
The mines spread over
15,000 hectares in Udaipur
have caused many adverse
impacts on environment.

About 150
tones of
explosives
are used
per month
in blasting.
The
overburden
, wash off,
discharge
of mine
water etc.
pollute the
water.

The Maton mines have badly polluted the Ahar river. The hills
around the mines are devoid of any vegetation except a few
scattered patches and the hills are suffering from acute soil
erosion.

The waste
water flows
towards a big
tank of Bag
Dara. Due to
scarcity of
water, people
are compelled
to use this
effluent for
irrigation
purpose.

The blasting activity has adversely affected the fauna

and the animals like tiger, lion, deer and even hare,
fox, wild cats and birds have disappeared from the
mining area.