Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa
Open-pit mining has adverse impacts on the landscape of the mining area. This article describes the visual impact resulting from surface mining activities being conducted in the Punta Gorda laterite ore body located in Moa. The implementation of the indirect method Bureau of Land Management by means...
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Universidad de Moa "Dr. Antonio Núñez Jiménez"
2016-12-01
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| author | Idania Aguilera-Fernández Yordanis E. Batista-Legrá Subash Bastola Luis Rojas-Purón |
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| description | Open-pit mining has adverse impacts on the landscape of the mining area. This article describes the visual impact resulting from surface mining activities being conducted in the Punta Gorda laterite ore body located in Moa. The implementation of the indirect method Bureau of Land Management by means of computer tools, such as Surfer 8.0, Didger 3.02, Gemcom 4.11, Autocad Civil 3d allowed the determination of visual landscape units and the main visual basins according to the method of selection used. This investigation also includes an analysis on the visual basin soil, color, texture and luminosity. Observation locations were selected based on their topographical characteristics or because of their being located in the highest altitudes. It was concluded that the visual impact of mining activities on the landscape investigated covers more than 50% of the visual basin. This research paves the way to a new field in the visual impact assessment of open-pit mining in Cuba. It constitutes a practical contribution providing information of interest on landscapes for the decision making associated with ore body management and planning and it stands out for being useful to ensure a successful mining and environmental planning of a region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dba69050c45642bc9d17cbef223e68f82022-12-22T02:54:24ZspaUniversidad de Moa "Dr. Antonio Núñez Jiménez"Minería y Geología1993-80122016-12-013241411591037Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, MoaIdania Aguilera-Fernández0Yordanis E. Batista-Legrá1Subash Bastola2Luis Rojas-Purón3Departamento de Minas, Instituto Superior Minero MetalúrgicoInstituto Superior Minero MetalúrgicoSubash Bastola. Graduate Research Assistant MIRARCO Mining Innovation. Ontario, CanadaISMMOpen-pit mining has adverse impacts on the landscape of the mining area. This article describes the visual impact resulting from surface mining activities being conducted in the Punta Gorda laterite ore body located in Moa. The implementation of the indirect method Bureau of Land Management by means of computer tools, such as Surfer 8.0, Didger 3.02, Gemcom 4.11, Autocad Civil 3d allowed the determination of visual landscape units and the main visual basins according to the method of selection used. This investigation also includes an analysis on the visual basin soil, color, texture and luminosity. Observation locations were selected based on their topographical characteristics or because of their being located in the highest altitudes. It was concluded that the visual impact of mining activities on the landscape investigated covers more than 50% of the visual basin. This research paves the way to a new field in the visual impact assessment of open-pit mining in Cuba. It constitutes a practical contribution providing information of interest on landscapes for the decision making associated with ore body management and planning and it stands out for being useful to ensure a successful mining and environmental planning of a region.http://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistamg/article/view/1094paisajecalidad visualevaluación de impactocuenca visualminería a cielo abiertoyacimiento Punta Gorda. |
| spellingShingle | Idania Aguilera-Fernández Yordanis E. Batista-Legrá Subash Bastola Luis Rojas-Purón Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa Minería y Geología paisaje calidad visual evaluación de impacto cuenca visual minería a cielo abierto yacimiento Punta Gorda. |
| title | Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa |
| title_full | Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa |
| title_fullStr | Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa |
| title_short | Visual impact produced by mining activity in the Punta Gorda ore body, Moa |
| title_sort | visual impact produced by mining activity in the punta gorda ore body moa |
| topic | paisaje calidad visual evaluación de impacto cuenca visual minería a cielo abierto yacimiento Punta Gorda. |
| url | http://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistamg/article/view/1094 |
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