Case Study on Quarry Rehabilitation and Land Resettlement in Dimce Quarry

Halil Berisha, Jenuz Bulica, Shkurtë Gashi, Kostas Kouklidis, John Mastoris, Kostis Dragasakis
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Titan Group’s environmental policy and Sharrcem’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are the driving forces behind the development and implementation of a comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan at Dimce Quarry, which is the main raw material source for Sharrcem Cement Plant since the 1970’s, located in the municipality of Hani i Elezit in Kosovo. Based on an Environmental Impact Assessment Study and the approved Mining Plan and also on the principles prescribed in the Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation, released by the Cement Sustainability Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD-CSI), Sharrcem has adopted a quarry operation and rehabilitation process in line with the best practices in the mining and cement sector. This paper discusses the background for the development of the rehabilitation plan and the results of rehabilitation activities, as have been implemented over the last few years. The main objective of the progressive rehabilitation plan at Dimce Quarry is to restore the depleted pit and return it back to the original land owners for resettlement. To date approx. 3,4Ha of former mining area has been restored by backfilling and levelling of the depleted closed pit and returned back to owners, who have built their houses and turned it into a living area again. This Quarry has turned out to be a real composition and practical example of preserving and returning back the natural resources in a state compatible with the surrounding environment and with respect to the needs of the local stakeholders. The motivation for business to engage in rehabilitation activities in the first place lies in the belief that the development and implementation of a progressive and practical Quarry rehabilitation plan and restitution of the land will deliver significant environmental and social benefits that outweigh the long-term rehabilitation costs, while maintaining the company’s reputation.
迪士采石场采石场复垦及土地安置个案研究
泰坦集团的环境政策和Sharrcem的企业社会责任(CSR)是在dice采石场制定和实施全面修复计划背后的驱动力,该采石场是Sharrcem水泥厂自20世纪70年代以来的主要原材料来源,该水泥厂位于科索沃哈尼埃莱齐特市。根据环境影响评估研究和已批准的采矿计划,以及世界可持续发展工商理事会(WBCSD-CSI)的水泥可持续发展倡议发布的采石场修复指南所规定的原则,Sharrcem采用了符合采矿和水泥行业最佳实践的采石场操作和修复流程。本文讨论了制定康复计划的背景和过去几年实施的康复活动的结果。迪姆斯采石场逐步修复计划的主要目标,是修复已耗尽的矿坑,并将其归还原土地拥有人安置。到目前为止大约。通过对枯竭的封闭矿坑进行回填和平整,已经恢复了3.4公顷的旧矿区,并归还给了业主,他们已经建造了自己的房屋,并将其重新变成了一个生活区。这个采石场被证明是一个真正的组成和实际的例子,保护和恢复自然资源,使其与周围环境兼容,并尊重当地利益相关者的需求。企业参与采石场复修活动的动机,首先是相信制定和实施一项渐进和切实可行的采石场复修计划和土地复修,将带来显著的环境和社会效益,超过长期的复修成本,同时保持公司的声誉。
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