— As the mining industry expands, a comprehensive understanding of its socioeconomic risks and benefits is urgently needed. ... Figure 7 depicts an alluvial diagram illustrating the distribution of data across different variables related to the social science literature and the interrelationships among variables (columns) and categories (rows ...
• The small-scale mining sector is known to have contributed 40–50 per cent of the Country's total gold production during the period from 1990 to 1999. This percentage is believed to have been a major factor in recent closures of large gold-mining operations.
— 1. Introduction. In Zimbabwe, the mining sector is one of the key drivers of the economy as it ranks among the top three contributors of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Zimbabwe Economic Report, Citation 2018).The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (2015) highlights that the mining sector has become one of the important drivers of economic …
— The mining industry is at a tipping point where sustainability and decarbonization are top items on CEOs' agendas. To achieve a 1.5°C climate-change target by 2050, the mining industry will need to reduce direct CO 2 emissions to zero. Encouragingly, our analysis shows that solutions to decarbonize the majority of …
— The mining industry in Ghana operates within a r egulatory framework that governs mining activities. The The Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and subsequent amendments provide the legal ...
— Based on a literature review, this article presents environmental impacts of the mining (also know as the extractive) industry. The article presents details of 11 main environmental impacts ...
— However, small-scale gold mining has been the major cause of loss of vegetation cover and mass deforestation in Africa (Cullen-Unsworth et al., 2014; Owen and Kemp, 2013). In small-scale illegal mining, open-pits and trenches are left uncovered, and this takes several years for the land to regain its productivity and become useful.
— Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) presents serious but preventable hazards (Landrigan et al. 2022; WHO 2016). It occurs in over 80 low- and …
— This article aims to characterize the innovation environment in the mining industry, specifically: Importance of innovation for the mining industry: relation between labor productivity and innovation. Dynamics of …
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— Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is crucial to the livelihoods of close to 20 million people in over 80 countries, including 4-5 million women, mainly in …
— Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the …
mining sector. In Tanzania, significant mining started in the 1990s following the trade liberalization policy. Gold mining is concentrated in three main areas: Lake Victoria greenstone belts; Mpanda mineral-field and Lupa goldfields. Diamonds have been mined for over 50 years and more than 300 kimberlite pipes extend from
— Gold mining and other mining activities globally, especially in developing nations, remain controversial due to evidence of a noticeable impact on the local climate, natural environment and socio-economic status of the local population.
— Economic value of commodities per tonne of CO2 emitted. Figure 2 shows the economic value per tonne of CO 2 for select energy transition metals (copper, nickel, lead, zinc, silver, gold, platinum ...
— The gold mining industry is a continuous pollution trigger, representing the primary source of heavy metal contamination during the exploitation and for many …
— One approach is to look at risk and issues not in isolation, but to consider how they manifest themselves as forces shaping the future of the mining industry. Whereas risks vary from year to year (evidenced by the emergence of infectious diseases as one of the Forum's top risks in a matter of months), forces endure over a longer timeframe.
— The mining industry has a great potential to help in achieving the sustainable development goals but it is also one of the most controversial industries. ... This study presents a review of literature related to socio-ecological impacts of mining in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using the Drivers-Activities-Pressure-State changes-Impacts (on Welfare ...
— Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is crucial to the livelihoods of close to 20 million people in over 80 countries, including 4-5 million women, mainly in rural areas with limited alternative economic prospects, particularly in developing countries. ASGM is largely informal, which can add to the challenge of addressing negative social …
exposure of workers in small-scale gold mining in the Philippines EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study examined the practices in the small-scale gold mining (SSGM) industry in the Philippines, particularly the working conditions of miners and workers during gold extraction and processing. It evaluated the miners' and workers' exposure to
— The mining industry is responsible for extracting and processing various minerals and other natural resources, including coal, iron ore, gold, copper, and ... This study presents a systematic review of the literature related to the socio-cultural and ecological impacts of mining on Indigenous peoples in Australia using the Millennium ...
— The mining industry regardless of its contribution to socio-economic development is undoubtedly considered as a safety–critical industry due to the hazardous nature of its activities, the working environment and the equipment used [1,2,3,4,5,6].Environmental conditions such as falling rocks, dust, human-equipment …
— Moreover, over 50 % of current mining sites 1 and deposits are located in politically unstable and economically poor countries of South America, Africa, and Asia, or the 'Global South' group. 2 In many locations, counterintuitively, the growth in production correlates with acute social and economic challenges, threatening the ability of poor and …
— South Africa - Gold Mining, Economy, History: Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by the diamond boom: immigration, urbanization, capital investment, and labor migrancy. …
— Gold mining: Local: 24: Holden (2005) P: A: Case study: Philippines: Non-ferrous metals: ... Social impacts of the mining industry emerged from the literature review and are grouped into six categories ... Negative health and safety impacts in mining community; social impacts related to boom-bust cycles: 1, 18, 22, 29, 31, 33, 34, 38:
— Recent developments in smart mining technology have enabled the production, collection, and sharing of a large amount of data in real time. Therefore, research employing machine learning (ML) that …
— Land use-related impacts and environmental impacts affecting human health and human rights appear to be the most concerning social aspects in the mining sector. …
— In examining the rapidly growing ASM-gender related literature, ... Koomson E (2019) Work patterns and gender reproduction in the Talensi small-scale gold-mining industry in Ghana: Implications for social welfare policy. International Journal of Social Welfare 28(1): 100–107.
— A net-zero emissions, future global gold industry, is possible. Major gold producers are targeting net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, coupled with a lower overall environmental footprint to meet …
— For context, the gold mining industry in Ghana is controlled by MNCs, with an active but constrained participation by an informalized small ... 2014), the burgeoning …
