Impact of environmental hazards of "Aq Dareh" gold mining from a geopolitical perspective with emphasis on national security

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

Alireza mehrabi ¹ , ghasem abbasianfard ² , Soroush Nikmanesh ³

1 - Associate Professor of Political Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Master of Political Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Master of Accounting, North Strategy University, Rasht, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2021-01-27 Accepted : 2021-06-06 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: National security, Aq Dareh gold mining, hazards, environmental,

Abstract :

Research ahead aiming to investigate Aq Dareh gold mining operations which is located in the city of Takab (one of the functions of West Azerbaijan) and its construction operation began in 2003, due to non-compliance with the required standards in the process of production cycle (exploration, extraction of natural materials and its conversion into industrial products, energy consumption, production of waste materials) facing the surrounding area with major challenges and consequently various areas related to the environment, energy consumption, safety and health due to the expansion of industries and services, the emergence of metropolises and population growth, Iran, like other countries to meet your needs, due to non-compliance with environmental standards It has destroyed part of its non-renewable natural resources. This research shows that Aq Dareh gold mining operation due to non-compliance with environmental regulations, seven areas of security in this area which includes economic, food, health, environmental, personal, social and political, faced with a crisis such a way that it is not possible to compensate not only in the short term, but also in the long term