Percepción de los impactos ambientales y sociales sobre el recurso hídrico en la fase de explotación del proyecto minero Mirador en la parroquia Tundayme

Abstract

Abstract: The Mirador mining project corresponding to the EcuaCorriente company. Is located in the parish Tundayme and began its open-pit activities in 2019 for copper extraction. The project is currently in the operational phase. This research compares the environmental and social impacts identified in Esla with different mining projects to establish the possible environmental liabilities that were generated in water resources by metallurgical mining activity and it was proposed mediating and preventive techniques to mitigate possible environmental liabilities caused in the study area. It was determined that the potential environmental liability will be the pollution and deterioration in the quality of surface and groundwater bodies due to the acidification and the presence of sediments in the water resources due to the activities carried out at the different stages of the Mirador project. For wich purpose it was proposed to establish anaerobic and aerobic wetlands.