Analysis of the effects of stone mining on rural areas, a case study: Khorrambid County

According to the available evidence, mining and the use of minerals are thousands of years old. In the past, mining did not require special knowledge and expertise, but today it is a very complex and expensive profession. Because now the rich layers of the mines are empty and the metal grade of the ores has decreased, as well as the economic value resulting from mining, activities related to mines such as copper, gold, lead, zinc, coal and minerals. Various metallic and non-metallic mining and construction material mining has been carried out in different parts of Iran's ecosystems, which has led to negative effects on the environment. Therefore, in this research, the positive and negative economic, social, cultural and environmental effects of stone quarrying on the rural areas of Khorrambid city located in Fars province have been investigated and analyzed. The method of conducting this research is descriptive analysis and based on field method and questionnaire. In this research, after knowing the different parts of the mining projects, using library studies and collecting information from different sources, the components and elements of the environment of the affected area, separated into four physical-chemical, biological-ecological, social-cultural environments. and economic-operational was examined. Also, the statistical population of this research includes 14 villages from Khorambid city. The results of this research showed that mining activities in the studied area did not have many positive effects, but its negative effects were very significant, In this way, the physical and biological environment of the study area in all villages had a negative impact from mining activities, the only thing that had a positive impact in some villages such as Muzaffarabad, Sartam, Agha Cheshme, Ghazian, Qasr Yaqoub, is its social and economic environment. It is also in the category of employment.