Tampakan Copper GOLD Project
“The proposed mine plan provides a
balance that enables the economic development of the resource, the generation
of substantial social and economic benefits for local, regional and national
communities, and the effective management and mitigation of potentially adverse
environmental and social impacts”, this is in accordance with the article I
read. This project has met the standard of the Environmental Impact Assessment test;
the key potential impacts on environment or on people have a proper mitigation
plans and measures. Like the water resources which will be affected when the
mining will get started, but the company has a water management system which
will provide a water supply for the construction and operation of the mine, and
will ensure that this will not have an adverse impact on the quality of water,
which the people, the animals and the forest needs.
Of course many people disagree
with this project and some made rallies. Main concerns of the majority of them are
their means of livelihood will be gone, and they will be resettled. Because
they rely mainly on land crops, they will have no food to eat and sustain their
daily needs when this mining continues. The company will provide the place for
their resettlement as well as giving them a better means of livelihood by
introducing new farm technology, which will help the community sustainable.
Regeneration, conservation of wildlife areas, the flora and the fauna will be
done after the construction to ensure that there is still a balance in the
ecosystem of the affected site. All in all, they monitor each key issue
regarding the environmental effect, social impact, economic impact, health
impact that will affect the residence and the environment as well; they see to
it that they meet the standards in case of noise, air, water pollution acts.
So, this is how EIA test works,
for me this is a very critical test because each company who wants to build
something must comply with the standards of the EIA. EIA assures that our
people will be relocated safe and our environment will be regenerated. Company
must wait for months or even years before they are signed to build their
project. For me, it’s a job well done for who are responsible for the EIA. On
behalf of my group, Alfredo Gumansing and Sam Geronimo, we are happy to choose
this topic because we are curious about its adverse impacts and as an individual;
my awareness about the environment improves. We are thankful to our professor
that she let us choose this project and we are going to report its EIA. We HOPE
that all companies must pass the EIA test before building something.