Why the opening of mines compromises drinking water reserves in western Andalusia

A report prepared by experts from the Universities of Seville, Huelva and Pablo de Olavide, and coordinated by the Nueva Cultura del Agua Foundation, warned that the current process of mining activation in Western Andalusia could compromise in the medium term the availability of drinking water due to heavy metal contamination. The study, entitled The Impacts of Mining in Western Andalusia, proposes a moratorium on the opening of new mines in the…