Effect of mining activities | Frequency of numbers | Percentage (%) | Scale of impacts | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Landscape degradation and pollution | 354 | 29.4 | Very Significant | 300 | 31.21 |
Turbidity and diversion of streams | 330 | 27.41 | Very Significant | 280 | 29.14 |
Destruction of fauna and flora | 275 | 22.84 | Very Significant | 271 | 28.19 |
Air pollution | 145 | 12.04 | insignificant | 40 | 4.16 |
Failure to acknowledge the impact | 100 | 8.31 | insignificant | 90 | 9.36 |
Total | 1204 | 100 | Total | 961 | 100 |