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-the land is left with gaping holes/quarries which are ugly/.Interfere with the natural beauty of the
landscape.
-The dust produced during the mining/pollutes the atmosphere is a health hazard.
-Open cast mining cause shortage of land. It hinders settlement/leads to displacement/ hinder
agriculture.
-Large scale blasting of rocks leads to instability of basement rocks. -Water collects in the hollows
left by open cast miners creating ponds which become habitants for disease carrying organisms.
-It interferes with the natural vegetation which is cleared before extraction of the mineral begins to
take time to generate.
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