Effect of transportation and implementation of limestone mining on environment and socio-economy

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Mining and environment can be said as an analogue for both sides of a coin on which two sides interrelate each other. Environmental aspect is of key factors to the success of mining activities. Mining activities begin with exploitation, followed by exploitation and utilization. All of these scenarios create effects on the environment and change the socio-economic characteristics of the affected people. This study aimed to analyze the effect of transportation and implementation of the reclamation on the environment and local people socio-economy, to create effective efforts of the environmental management from transportation to reclamation activities, and to suggest good an environmental management.

Limestone transportation, which passed mining site roadway, had made the decline of air quality (dust emission) and the increase of ambient sounds (noise). This activity gave a significant effect on socio-economic improvement of the local people and soil fertility. The activity also opened new employment opportunities, including in other related sectors. However, soil fertility and cattle health quality became more threatened and it was the major problem for reforestation project.

The transportation of limestone that passed the mining roadway had cause a decrease of air (dust) quality and increase of ambient sounds (noise). This activity had a significant effect on soco-economic aspect, such as opening new employment, including other related sectors. There had not been a good management so that the mining site could not be utilized optimally for the purpose of common interest of the local people. The study found that poor management of the local farmers was a severe problem, which prevented the developmental progress. Mining companies were responsible for giving guarantee to the affected people by giving, for example, social grants.


In conclusion, there had not been any effective effort in minimizing the environment and socio-economic impacts of the transportation and reclamation activities. The study recommended land showering to minimize dust intensity, covers installation on the trucks’ cargo, traffic management, minimizing the transportation activities (no more than twice a day), making available road entrance and exit portals to regulate the road traffic, workshop and education for the local people, asphalt installation on the mining roadway, land management, and plants reforestation.

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