Mineração em Geossistemas Ferruginosos e Questões de Geoética: o Caso do Rompimento da Barragem de Córrego do Feijão, Minas Gerais – Brasil

Ruchkys, Úrsula de Azevedo; Castro, Paulo de Tarso Amorim; Miranda, Marcos Paulo Souza

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“…This is valuing the past by focusing on the future. CEFEM for 2% iron ore on the company's net sales is a negligible value close to the impacts generated by the activity and the company's high profit (Ruchkys et al, 2019).…”

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“…The recent disruptions of the Fundão (2015) and Córrego do Feijão (2019) tillage dams are changing this perspective, educating residents of the QF to the perception that the neighborhood with mining does not only bring benefits. The risks and negative environmental impacts of the activity in question are quite significant, contributing to the degradation of the landscape and to the decrease of the quality of the water sources (Alvarenga, 2015;Ruchkys et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…After almost 80 years of exploration, from a geoethical point of view, Vale should adopt in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero a path of gratitude, helping to strengthen this mining identity by bringing alternatives to society through geotourism and the expressive appreciation of geomine heritage (Ruchkys et al, 2019). This is valuing the past by focusing on the future.…”

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“…However, at the same time, it is the one that entails more risks of disruption and, consequently, of environmental and social damage, due to phenomena such as piping, liquefaction and seismic occurrences. Therefore, the adoption and maintenance of this type of technology may indicate that mining companies do not assumed the fundamental ethical duties of prudence and intergenerational solidarity (Ruchkys et al, 2019).…”

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“…In the case of Córrego do Feijão, Ruchkys et al (2019) based on news published in two Brazilian newspapers (State of Minas and Folha de São Paulo) indicate that: i) the company had been informed, before the breakup, about irregularities in deep horizontal drains into the tailing dam and discrepant data from the piezometers used for monitoring, and have not taken action on this; ii) and Brumadinho Emergency Plan provided, in the event of a breach, that the tailings could reach the restaurant and administrative area of the mining company -about two kilometers from the tailing dam. The safety of employees was not considered .…”

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Geoethics is an emerging concept particularly suited to planning and managing the use of geo-resources (including water and soil). The main objective of this paper is to explore geoethics to contextualize the problems associated with mining activities in ferruginous geosystems, using as examples the ruptures of the Fundão and the Córrego do Feijão dams, both located in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (QF), in the state of Minas Gerais-Brazil. Mining industry in the region has been developing for centuries being a guiding thread of the identity and memory of the local communities. By claiming to bring economic returns to the area, mining has been transforming the environmental balance and the physiognomy of landscapes. By examining the context of the rupture of two dam breaks (human and environmental losses), our work challenges the prevailing view that mining, as practiced in the QF, only brings development and aggregates value to the population. Instead, our work highlights that the performance of mining sector as a whole, and the mining companies in particular, requires a more responsible and ethical action towards society. We therefore call for the need to include geoethical approaches in mainstream landscape management strategies in ferruginous geosystems in Brazil.

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A divulgação de informações técnicas para públicos não técnicos é uma dificuldade enfrentada por todos os especialistas em ciências aplicadas. No caso da comunicação associada a gestão de riscos e desastres geológicos e ambientais, o problema não é tanto sobre quais as informações são passadas, mas como essas informações são compreendidas pelo público. Os deveres profissionais dos geocientistas vão além da aplicação de seus conhecimentos e habilidades passando também pela comunicação que deve se basear em princípios geoéticos. Sabe-se que a comunicação é um fator preventivo de desastres e é primordial para a gestão de riscos ambientais. O artigo tem como objetivo apresentar um diagnóstico da prática da comunicação de risco e desastres pela Defesa Civil de Contagem e as melhorias propostas a partir do diagnóstico realizado. Frente ao objetivo proposto, o estudo buscou responder as seguintes perguntas norteadoras: 1) quais os meios de comunicação utilizados pela Defesa Civil; 2) quais as características da comunicação nessa instituição; 3) quais as possibilidades de melhoria. Os métodos aplicados envolveram: entrevistas com agentes da Defesa Civil; análise de dados de telefonemas da população para o número de atendimento da Defesa Civil 199; observação e análise da prática de comunicação por meio de acompanhamento de ocorrências e visitas de campo; brainstorming sobre possíveis alternativas para fomentar a comunicação bilateral. O resultado do diagnóstico indica que a comunicação de riscos e desastres se dá majoritariamente de forma unilateral, e com maior atuação nas fases de gestão de riscos de prevenção e resposta, e há uma lacuna para a comunicação na fase de preparação para os desastres. Apresenta-se uma proposta pioneira para o município relacionada à comunicação de risco: um sistema de disponibilização, na internet (web map), de mapas de risco e de ocorrências atendidas pela Defesa Civil, bem como a sugestão de um aplicativo baseado em comunicação e colaboração bilateral. Espera-se que esse sistema, denominado de Georiscos Contagem, bem como o aplicativo, facilitem o acesso e a participação da população na gestão de riscos ambientais.

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Dilemma of Geoconservation of Monogenetic Volcanic Sites under Fast Urbanization and Infrastructure Developments with Special Relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

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Geoheritage is an important aspect in developing workable strategies for natural hazard resilience. This is reflected in the UNESCO IGCP Project (# 692. Geoheritage for Geohazard Resilience) that continues to successfully develop global awareness of the multifaced aspects of geoheritage research. Geohazards form a great variety of natural phenomena that should be properly identified, and their importance communicated to all levels of society. This is especially the case in urban areas such as Auckland. The largest socio-economic urban center in New Zealand, Auckland faces potential volcanic hazards as it sits on an active Quaternary monogenetic volcanic field. Individual volcanic geosites of young eruptive products are considered to form the foundation of community outreach demonstrating causes and consequences of volcanism associated volcanism. However, in recent decades, rapid urban development has increased demand for raw materials and encroached on natural sites which would be ideal for such outreach. The dramatic loss of volcanic geoheritage of Auckland is alarming. Here we demonstrate that abandoned quarry sites (e.g., Wiri Mountain) could be used as key locations to serve these goals. We contrast the reality that Auckland sites are underutilized and fast diminishing, with positive examples known from similar but older volcanic regions, such as the Mio/Pliocene Bakony–Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark in Hungary.

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Mineração em Geossistemas Ferruginosos e Questões de Geoética: o Caso do Rompimento da Barragem de Córrego do Feijão, Minas Gerais – Brasil

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Applying geoethics to the context of mining ferruginous geosystems: case studies from the tailing dam breaks in Fundão and Córrego do Feijão, Minas Gerais - Brazil

Applying geoethics to the context of mining ferruginous geosystems: case studies from the tailing dam breaks in Fundão and Córrego do Feijão, Minas Gerais - Brazil

Comunicação em Geociências na Gestão de Riscos e Desastres Ambientais

Dilemma of Geoconservation of Monogenetic Volcanic Sites under Fast Urbanization and Infrastructure Developments with Special Relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

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