Reclamation of Mines (Part I): Mines, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

Document Type : Original Article

Author
hassan moghim
General office of natural resources and watershed management of Fars province
10.22034/wmji.2024.2025429.1057
Abstract
In general, mining is associated with the destruction of natural resources and the environment, intentionally or unintentionally. This has gone so far that the supporters and advocates of natural resources and the environment consider mining and mining activities as one of the most important factors in the destruction of natural resources and the environment. On the other hand, the importance and role of mining and mining in the progress of the country and achieving sustainable development is not hidden from anyone. In other words, mining activities cannot be stopped, nor can the importance of natural resources and environment be ignored as one of the pillars of sustainable development. What is certain is the point of interaction and balance of these two categories of restoration and revitalization of mines. This means that after benefiting from small and large mines, it is necessary to restore and restore these mines with the aim of sustaining natural resources and the environment, and as far as possible, the destructive conditions and disturbances created should be returned to the previous state. Mining or close to the original state.
Keywords
Comprehensive management
Mining
Reclamation and restoration
Sustainable management
Watershed health
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