Mining for sand extraction - Rio Grande: Brazilian environmental legislation applied

Sand is a fundamental natural resource, and its availability is crucial for economic growth and infrastructure development. The present work aimed to analyze the sand mining processes in an enterprise on the banks of the Rio Grande, in the southwest of Minas Gerais, mainly the environmental aspects and the focus on meeting legal conditions and requirements that encompass the process of extracting sand. sand extraction is a globally widespread activity, essential in the construction industry and several other industrial applications. Rivers provide a natural source of sand, a vital component in manufacturing concrete, asphalt, glass, and ceramic products and foundry. However, this activity is not without controversy, due to the significant environmental impacts it entails. In extracting sand from the bed of rivers or lakes, a dredger is used to remove sand and other materials found at the bottom of the water body, using water as a means of transport. Sand extraction is a globally widespread activity, playing an essential role in the construction industry and several other industrial applications. Rivers provide a natural source of sand, a vital component in manufacturing concrete, asphalt, glass, and ceramic products and foundry. However, this activity is not without controversy, due to the significant environmental impacts it entails. In extracting sand from the bed of rivers or lakes, a dredger is used to remove sand and other materials found at the bottom of the water body, using water as a means of transport. The main operation of this project consists of the extraction of sand and gravel intended for direct use in civil construction, as established by code A-03-01-8 in COPAM Normative Deliberation no. 217/2017 (Brazilian State Legislation), being a potential polluting activity. Furthermore, the aforementioned development is located within the buffer zone of the Serra da Canastra National Park, weighing 1 for the locational framing criteria.