2022
DOI: 10.18378/rvads.v17i1.8486
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Impacto da mineração artesanal de ouro nos solos agrícolas: Caso do distrito de Manica, Moçambique

Abstract: Em Moçambique, a província de Manica é referência na ocorrência e exploração de ouro aluvionar. Este mineral é atualmente explorado na escala industrial e artesanal. A extração deste mineral consiste na remoção de sedimentos ricos e pobres em mineral de ouro e posterior concentração ou separação do mineral de ouro com sedimentos ou outros minerais. Os sedimentos assim como os rejeitos do processamento são descartados na superfície, recobrindo os solos superficiais ricos em minerais e nutrientes alterando as ca… Show more

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“…Soil pollution with elements of an anthropogenic origin, namely Cu, Pb and Zn, was not detected. Moreover, taking into consideration that the Manica district area under investigation has illegal artisanal gold mining [22][23][24], it was notable that no Hg contamination was detected in the studied soils.…”
Section: Icp-ms Elemental Concentrationsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Soil pollution with elements of an anthropogenic origin, namely Cu, Pb and Zn, was not detected. Moreover, taking into consideration that the Manica district area under investigation has illegal artisanal gold mining [22][23][24], it was notable that no Hg contamination was detected in the studied soils.…”
Section: Icp-ms Elemental Concentrationsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…One of the mining activities that is widely practiced in the province of Manica is the extraction of alluvial gold by companies and artisanal mining [42]. About 20,000 people are involved in artisanal gold mining in the center of Mozambique [43].…”
Section: Miningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Artisanal gold mining consists of the removal of large quantities of sediments, and raw sediments and processing waste end up covering surface soils rich in minerals and nutrients, altering the natural characteristics of the soils and leaving them infertile for agricultural practice [33,42]. Also, river waters that are used in agriculture irrigation become polluted.…”
Section: Miningmentioning
confidence: 99%