Purpose. Surface mining is one of the main activities that affect the environment, economy and society in its surrounding region. Therefore, it is important to investigate the results of this activity in terms of sustainability assessment. Measuring sustainability of a mine requires a methodology which covers all aspects of mining sustainability. The purpose of the article is to assess the sustainability of career development and determine which components require modification and more consideration. Methodology. Many researchers have tried to develop certain frameworks to measure sustainable score of mining activities, while some of them are complicated and the rest of them do not cover all aspects of sustainability. In this research work, in order to evaluate the sustainability of an open-pit mine, Folchi method based on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach was used. With this respect, primarily, influential factors and the impact of each influential factor on the sustainable component of an open-pit mine were investigated. Findings. In this regard, Anguran lead and zinc open-pit mine was chosen as a case study. A correlation matrix of the weighted impact of each influential factor on each environmental component was built up based on experts' opinion. Afterwards, the magnitude of the influential factors and the impact of each influential factor on the sustainable component of Anguran mine were calculated. Originality. The results obtained using the Folchi method demonstrated that human health and safety, water quality, air quality, flora and fauna, as well as the surface have become decisive factors in the sustainability of Anguran open-pit mine. Practical value. Finally, it can be concluded that Anguran quarry is characterized by a significant degree of resilience due to the low level of influence of the influential factors, and there is no need to modify any influential factors.

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