Morocco with important mining activities is increasingly concerned about impacts of mining on the environment.
In Morocco, there are approximately 200 abandoned mine sites which vary from small scale underground
mines to large scale open-pit mines. Some of these mines, with reactive tailings and waste rocks, are problematic.
Indeed, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) pollution from abandoned mines is responsible for soil and water contamination,
land resources degradation, changes in landscapes, habitat destruction and human health hazards. In
the current case study about the abandoned Kettara mine site, the impact of the old mining activity is assessed
by the design and elaboration of an environmental database which will be supported by Geographic Information
System (GIS) technology. This database includes multidisciplinary data related to geochemistry, hydrochemistry,
hydrology, land cover, geology and climates.