Impact of mining activity on forest.
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Oil, coal, gas, and minerals extraction reduce forest cover, but also lead to more long term impacts such as pollution, infrastructure development and increased human activity.
Acid mine drainage methods, and tailings pools, which hold mine waste products such as sediments and minerals, present further risks.
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Mining can impact local communities both positively and negatively. While positive impacts such as employment and communitydevelopment projects are important, they do not off-set the potential negatives.
Oil, coal, gas, and minerals extraction reduce forest cover, but also lead to more long term impacts such as pollution, infrastructure development and increased human activity. ... Acid mine drainage methods, and tailings pools, which hold mine waste products such as sediments and minerals, present further risks.....
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