The mining Infomap: Cartographies and thematic convergences

Authors

  • Eduardo Alvares da Silva Barcelos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/amb.v3i2.28605

Abstract

Abstract

 

The Mining Infomap: cartographies and thematic convergences is an effort to systematize relevant subjects that make up the Brazilian mineral issue. The aim of this material is to popularize some elements that constitute the geography of mining in the country, and to broaden the public debate based on an accessible language that allows an overall view of the dynamics of mineral activity in Brazil. The material is divided into four sections. The first section presents the evolution of mining processes throughout the country in four time periods. The second section shows the distribution of mining dams according to their associated potential damage. The third section shows the distribution of active open-pit mines and the locations of illegal mining. And the fourth section represents the density of conflicts in the countryside involving mining.

Keywords: Mining; cartography; Brazil; conflicts.

Published

21-12-2021

How to Cite

ALVARES DA SILVA BARCELOS, E. The mining Infomap: Cartographies and thematic convergences. AMBIENTES: Revista de Geografia e Ecologia Política, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 68–76, 2021. DOI: 10.48075/amb.v3i2.28605. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/ambientes/article/view/28605. Acesso em: 20 apr. 2025.