%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of the bauxite mining of the Po£¿os de Caldas alkaline massif and its socio-environmental impacts
%A Barros
%A Dalmo Arantes de
%A Guimar£¿es
%A Jo£¿o Carlos Costa
%A Pereira
%A Jos¨¦ Aldo Alves
%A Borges
%A Luis Ant£¿nio Coimbra
%A Silva
%A Rossi Allan
%A Pereira
%A Alexandre Augusto Spadoni
%J Rem: Revista Escola de Minas
%D 2012
%I Escola de Minas
%R 10.1590/S0370-44672012000100018
%X the intensive use of mineral resources brings along significant changes to the environment. the mining sector is essential for world economics, as long as it is operated on a basis that is technically coherent, socially fair and environmentally correct. this study aimed to characterize the bauxite mining of the po£¿os de caldas plateau, mg, investigating its respective socio-environmental impacts. through the overview presented, one can conclude that in most situations, the bauxite miningat the po£¿os de caldas plateau mitigates its negative social and environmental impacts in a satisfactory manner in addition to generating positive social impacts; and the restoration methods of the mining-disturbed ecosystems have been continually improved and should be replicated by small-and-medium-sized companies.
%K mining
%K social and environmental impacts
%K environment.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0370-44672012000100018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en