The aim of the diploma thesis is to inform the reader about mining operations of Slovenská banská, s.r.o. Hodruša – Hámre and it´s impact on the environment and ways of remediation. However the emphasis is not only exclusively on mining activity but also on the history of mining within Slovakia and the events that preceded and influenced the development of mining. An important part of thesis is characteristic of the landscape – ecological conditions of Štiavnické vrchy and the description of technical and technological procedures related to mining and processing of mineral raw materials. The last part of the diploma thesis deals with the identification and evaluation of the environmental impacts of the mining activity of Slovenská banská, s.r.o. Hodruša – Hámre and analysis of technical, legislative and economics sollutions.