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MONTERO MATOS, Julio; RESTREPO BAENA, Oscar Jaime  y  OTANO NOGEL, José. Sustainable closure of construction materials quarries in Cuba. Min. Geol. [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.4, pp.441-455. ISSN 1993-8012.

The inclusion of effective mine closure plans in the exploitation project is the way to compensate for the harmful effect of this activity. Based on a diagnosis carried out in 11 sites in operation, belonging to the company Canteras, a methodology was designed with a systemic and integral approach that consists of three stages and allows the execution of quarry closures in a sustainable manner. The Delphi method was applied to select the criteria that directly affect the sustainable closure of quarries in such a way that it considers the essential postulates of the Cuban Economic Model (MEC). The proposed methodology represents a contribution to the planning and design of the mining closure in Cuban non-metallic deposits to guarantee the reduction of the environmental impacts caused during its operation and the reduction, to the lesser extent possible, of negative socio-economic effects for the workers and the community located in the area of influence of the quarries. Currently applied in the quarry of San José, in Mayabeque province.

Palabras clave : quarry closure; sustainable development; sustainable mining.

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