Impacto socioambiental de la minería a cielo abierto en Mezcala, Guerrero, México

Abstract

Open-pit mining is one of the economic activities that most affects ecosystems and human settlements near them. The purpose of this research was to expose the socio-environmental impact of the Canadian company Goldcorp, In the town of Mezcala, Guerrero. This research work was divided into two phases; First, a review of the main cognitive contributions related to MCA was carried out; In this part of the cabinet work, timely information was selected in order to emphasize the socio-environmental scenarios that characterize this economic activity and, consequently, the substantial factors that have led to the socio-environmental reconfiguration of Mezcala. In a second stage, a non-probabilistic sampling was performed; a key informant was contacted to establish communication with other fundamental social actors whose daily activity is associated with the mining exploitation carried out in this Guerrero town. Based on the foregoing, it was identified that, in Mezcala, mining activity has caused over-exploitation of various natural resources essential for the extraction of gold.