(i) Mining displaces human settlements thus disrupting people and necessitating expensive resettlement processes.
(ii) Mining takes up land that would have been used for agriculture thus interfering with food production.
(iii) Mining disrupts the water table which may lead to shortage of water.
(iv) The dumping of rock waste has led to the destruction of natural vegetation.
(v) Dereliction of land due to dumping of waste materials destroys the natural beauty of the land.
(vi) Pollution of the areas by noise/blasts smoke and water pools are all health hazards.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 10, 2017 at 14:03
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