Copper ore post-flotation settling tanks in Poland: social acceptance or objection?

Abstract The issues concerning mining have been causing a wide variety of emotions. Objection to and disagreement with new investments, but also social acceptance for the operation plants offering stable employment. Production in this sector is associated generation waste. In case copper ore mining, result entrepreneur's activity consists waste treatment facilities form post-flotation settling tanks. addition inactive Lower Silesia, there tank Zelazny Most, which used expanded. large area risk environment allow suppose that existence tanks space generates conflicts or it conducive emigration residents. order verify above-mentioned hypothesis, authors geographic information systems analyse current population status expansion road rail network, residents’ drinking water sources soil permeability five impact zones. achieved results conclude belonging KGHM PM S.A. coexist their surroundings, thus gaining acceptance. proposed research methodology can be by entrepreneurs, local authorities evaluate disposal facilities.