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1. Introduction. Large-scale mining projects inevitably have widespread impacts on local societies and ecologies. Because of their close relationships to the land, water, and resources therein, and their marginalized social and economic positions, Indigenous peoples living in current or former settler colonies are particularly vulnerable …
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA), a global alliance of the seven leading diamond mining companies — which represents 75 percent of the world's diamond production — on Thursday released its first independent research report on Members' impact on local communities, employees and the environment. The Socioeconomic and Environmental …
Urban mining allows us to salvage materials of which there is a finite supply, and limits the environmental impact of their disposal. Crucially, it also avoids extraction …
Local communities are concerned that they shoulder the negative impacts of mining, including environmental degradation, but receive few benefits. Planning of mines must …
Mining is an important industry in Peru, but local communities where mining takes place do not perceive its benefits. Mining corporations need to achieve legitimacy within these communities.
The harmful impacts of mining remain a challenge for society to acknowledge and address. Sustainability reports tend to focus on how responsible companies are at creating positive contributions and managing ESG risks. ... Reporting of 7 significant disputes relating to land use, customary rights of local communities and indigenous peoples in ...
the paper will review the literature on the impact of mining on local communities. This section is followed by a detailed comparison of socio-economics factors of the main cities in the
Local businesses can develop and thrive with the additional flow-on effects of greater employment and money in a town, while mining company sponsorships of community groups are common. The business and job growth due to mining boosts community development and local skills, knowledge, innovations and opportunities.
The impact of mining on local communities was established by using the following techniques, namely, survey questionnaires, statistical data analysis, reviews, and interpretations. The approached used is similar those reported in the literature (Yang and Ho (2019); Bismarck and Darkoh (2015); Twerefou, Tutu, Owusu-friyie and Adjei-Mantey (2015
Yet gold mining is also an important source of revenue for local communities 23 and governments 24, and there are methods for reducing, and even reversing, the negative impacts of gold mining 6,25.
Mining Contributes To Global Warming. Natural resources extracted through mining contribute heavily to global warming. Coal and oil are burned to power cars and our electric grid, releasing dangerous CO2 into the environment. Beyond being fueling these processes, mining itself creates a lot of pollution.
The way in which mining contributes to job opportunities in the region where it takes place has become increasingly important for the industry's relations to the local community. The employment impacts of mining are however far from straightforward to assess. Considering these uncertainties about real-life job impacts, it is vital that there …
Unlike the impact of mining activity at the national level, which has long been the focus of researchers, the impact of the mining sector on local development is harder to gauge. ... It concluded that the average results experienced by mining communities in terms of sustainable human development are positive but inconsistent …
Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding communities: Local perspectives from three sub-Saharan African countries. The manuscript is tackling very important public health issues regarding impact of mining on the surrounding populations in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The design of the study was well done.
The impacts of mining are not only reflected in the environment but there are also social impacts on communities in their vicinity. (Kitula Citation 2006) highlights marginalization of host communities, relocation of communities, and oppression of local low-income citizens as negative social impacts caused by mining. This paper focuses on the ...
Abstract. The history of artisanal and small-scale mining is riddled with injustices ranging from tax avoidance to land grabs, pollution, deforestation, adverse …
Analysis of poll results shows that the impact of mining on local communities is the ESG area where the need for improvement is greatest, as opened by a majority 40% of the respondents. Ethical mining was the next area that requires improvement, as voted by 20% of the respondents, followed by on-site safety of mine …
Our findings contradict both the assumption that CSR is a public relations exercise only, with no impact on local communities, as well as the assumption that CSR is the result of an emerging international norm among companies to improve local livelihoods. ... The local impact of mining on poverty and inequality: Evidence from the commodity …
The impact of mining on local communities was established by using the following techniques, namely, survey questionnaires, statistical data analysis, reviews, and interpretations. The approached used is similar those reported in the literature (Yang and Ho (2019); Bismarck and Darkoh (2015); Twerefou, Tutu, Owusu-friyie and Adjei-Mantey …
ABSTRACT. The mining industry forms an important pillar of the global economy. While the economic impacts of mining have been thoroughly explored and social impacts recently have received growing attention, increasingly, mining developments are being required to consider how they affect local communities and implement strategies …
the welfare impacts of large-scale gold mining on local communities in three African countries — Ghana, Mali, and Tanzania. The approach adopted in this study is two-pronged.
The effects of mining in the Yutzupino community, which has destroyed and severely contaminated the Jatunyacu and Yutzupino rivers. February 11, 2022. Image courtesy of Ivan Castaneira.
Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses on assessing the environmental impacts of mining in mining edge communities in Sierra Leone. A survey of 360 people from three mining edge …
ABSTRACT The mining industry forms an important pillar of the global economy. While the economic impacts of mining have been thoroughly explored and social impacts recently have received growing attention, increasingly, mining developments are being required to consider how they affect local communities and implement strategies …
The fact that mining is one of the most dangerous jobs, mining usually has a negative impact on the environment with the production of a lot of waste. Disruption to the local flora and fauna, and contamination of local water sources. It could require the removal of massive amounts of topsoil, leading to erosion, loss of habitat and pollution.
Mining has a profound impact on local communities. It is an immensely disruptive activity that introduces movement into and out of the community 3, including …
By linking mines to local economic development, communities have been able to benefit from infrastructure improvements and mitigate the impacts of mine closure by developing other sources of livelihood. The mining sector, dedicated to the extraction of nonrenewable resources, has long had a problematic relationship with local communities.
6 rowsBeyond the jobs and income generated by mining operations, one of the concerns identified is the ...
MRN, a mining company and aluminum producer, denied consultation rights to long-established Amazon riverine communities when it launched a new mine, impacting their way of life, say local people.
The potential impacts of industrial mining on local food security remain poorly understood . ... Besides affecting the access to food o f extractive communities, mining may also impact on .
Stephens C, Ahern M. Worker and community health impacts related to mining internationally: a rapid review of the literature. 2001. Loayza N, Rigolini J. The local impact of mining on poverty and inequality: evidence from the commodity boom in Peru. World Dev. 2016;84:219–34. Article Google Scholar
et al. (2015) note: "… in many mining communities today, the relationship between mining companies and the local community cannot be described as the best… [this] may have downstream impacts on the sector if measures are not put in place to improve the relationship." In addition, mineral resources are not renewable.