The experience of Appalachian coal mining in the United States and mining in Peru shows that the key to improving the welfare and well-being of communities around mining sites lies in the ability of the surrounding population to participate in mining activities effectively and gain a stable source of livelihood (Lobao et al., 2016; Loayza et …

The shift away from mining presents substantial livelihood security challenges for mining communities, but documented mining closures offer insights …

Although most benefits from extractives in Africa are likely to be felt through revenues to the central government, there is growing interest in understanding the impact of the resource boom on communities …

The summary statistics in Table 1 show that 151 (51.7 %) out of the 292 mining areas in our dataset have seen CSR payments in at least one year between 2011 and 2018 (everCSR-variable).Of the 1,143 mining area-years in our panel dataset, 39.9 % are mining area-years that had CSR payments in the respective year (currentCSR …

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 …

Sustainable mining is an objective as well as a tool for balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations. Each of these three dimensions of mining – and sustainable development ...

communities. Mining of natural resources in whatever way is damaging to the environment and has severe impacts on local mining communities. A mining community is a community or town that houses miners and their families. Miners and mining communities in South Africa are predominantly from the previously disadvantaged groups.

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 to minimise …

complaints from local communities can be a key means for companies to identify problems early, before they escalate and turn into more serious forms of conflict. Many …

Various instances of conflict between mining communities and mining companies, of which the Marikana Massacre of 2012 is certainly the most noteworthy, show that mining communities expect mining ...

Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communities April, 9th The environmental mismanagement of enduring oil industry impacts in the Pan Amazon April, 17th

of community involved in or affected by mining operations: • Occupational communities– s or families who derive all or most of their income from mining. • Residential communities– s or families who live within the geographical area affected by …

Solving the social discontent with mining and allowing mining to reach its full potential on local communities will require a broader discussion and institutional reforms. These would address some difficult …

people living in local mining communities (Andrews, 2016). Apart from the Copperbelt, there are also mining activities taking place in the North-Western part of the country. The mines in the North-Western province are relatively new compared to those found on the Copperbelt. Some of the mines in the province are the Kalumbila mine,

extent that there is a public opinion on impacts of gold mining on local communities, it is . likely to be unfavorable. This is partly because, despite contributing substantially to . 4 .

Studies show that most of the negative effects of mining activities greatly affect the local communities living in the vicinity of mining sites (Hota and Behera 2016;Kitula 2006;Mishra 2009 ...

Second, the way the local management committee members are selected disenfranchises local people in the mining communities as people are not allowed to elect their own representatives. This can ...

Conflicts between mining companies and the communities that are home to their operations are increasing, and local communities are demanding greater …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $475 million in funding for five projects in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West ia to accelerate clean energy deployment on current and former mine land.This …

Improving Mining Benefits for Communities. When well-managed, solid mineral and hydrocarbon resources offer a real opportunity for countries to achieve …

The mining sector's contribution to global trade is also significant, particularly for resource-rich developing countries. Many of these nations depend heavily on mineral exports, accounting for 10-20% …

It was a pioneering attempt to ensure that local people benefitted from mining, building on customary ownership and exploiting little-used provisions of Ugandan land law.

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 …

While the products of mining are essential for achieving the SDGs at the global and national level, local mine host communities are often negatively impacted by mining (Lèbre et al., 2020; Luckeneder et al., 2021). It is essential that adequate reporting and monitoring is conducted. Ideally, this would be a partnership between the mining ...

By working with communities in mining areas, Odell and Fernández are gaining a sense of the burden that mining minerals needed for the clean energy transition is placing on local populations, and the …

Looking at the benefits that the mining industry currently brings to local communities, the Philippines should look into exploring further this sector's untapped potential, keeping ...

Policies and interventions to achieve better outcomes for local communities. Overall, the evidence points to positive but modest welfare benefits for mining communities in the near term. The benefits …

On the one hand, mining communities are prone to benefit from their exploitation primarily through rents which could be used to finance public goods and services, through the employment of the local labour force in mining industries and the emergence of local businesses. ... The emergence of local mining activities contributes …

We observed 70 sites of illegal gold mining but also learned of the plight of the Indigenous Awajún communities, who were threatened with labor and sexual …

While mining operations squeeze this already dry region even drier, communities lose their access to potable water, leaving them relying on tankers to deliver it. "We used to have a river before ...