Bauxite mining is one such major open cast mining activity which has significant negative impact on the local environment The major threats of this activity are dust pollution vegetation loss forest fragmentation and biodiversity loss negative impact on water resources generation of wastelands and social impact Click to see full answer
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Get PriceAbstract Since prehistoric times bauxite have been extracted from the earth which has been linked with the social economical and industrial development The various mining processes create negative impacts on environment both during the mining operations and for years after mine is closed To quantify the impact of the mining on environment it is necessary at first to evaluate the existing
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Get PriceBauxite mining and exports in Malaysia Until recently bauxite was just a minor part of Malaysia s mineral exports industry A report by Malaysian Minerals states that there was only one major bauxite mine in Johor that was producing about 219 888 tonnes of bauxite worth RM17 59 million by the year 2024
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Get PriceThe mining industry plays an important role in the economic development of Malaysia However uncontrolled mining activities have caused serious environmental impacts Recently bauxite mining in Kuantan in the state of Pahang stained fifteen kilometers of Pahang s coastline with red arsenic particles and heavy metal pollution washed from open pit bauxite mines into the nearby sea
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