Gerenciamento de resíduos na indústria de mineração: um estudo de caso no município de Parelhas/RN

Abstract

In Brazil the mining industry has great economic importance and as its final activity is the exploitation of natural resources that causes environmental impacts, so we have been looking for alternative ways to reuse these wastes. The rationalization of natural resources, the preservation of the environment and the vision of the population to environmental issues, has been causing industries to seek to better fulfill their obligation to the Environment, in the matter of proper management of waste from the activity. In this context, this work has the objective of analyzing the solid waste management of the mining activity, in which it performs the extraction and beneficiation of Turmalina Paraiba, a company located in the municipality of Parelhas- RN, considering the amount of waste generated, its classification , packaging and final destination. The methodology used includes bibliographic research, interview and questionnaire applied. It is also verified that the amount of waste generated is exponentially large compared to the product being extracted, and that of these no significant percentage is being recycled or reused is only having the destination of patio storage at its open.