Environmental mining indicators for the determination of degradation in quarries through Geographic Information Systems

Abstract

Mining activities drastically affect all elements of the ecosystem. In recent years the demand for construction materials has increased, this situation contributes to the increase of pollution levels generated by the execution of mining operations. The present work had as objective the determination of the environmental mining indicators for obtaining the environmental degradation plan in arid quarries through the G.I.S. Through the expert method, the indicators of environmental degradation were obtained. As a result, the plans for each of the indicators and the environmental degradation plan were elaborated, which allowed to obtain the level of degradation of the degraded area in the "Los Guaos" quarry.