The social impacts of mining on local communities in Australia
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 ...
Socioeconomic Impact of Mining on Local Communities in …
In Mali, the. relationship is reversed, with migrants having better access. District-level analysis shows. very small insignificant effects on access to electricity in mining districts in all ...
Coal: Social, environmental and economic concerns
5. Resources. Coal: social, environmental and economic concerns. •Coking coal: derived from bituminous coal, by destructive distillation. It is hard and dark/greyish, it has few impurities and high carbon content and it is used particularly as a fuel in the industry (e.g. iron). •Steam coal: (also called thermal coal) all other ...
The economic and social benefit of coal mining: the case …
This paper examines economic impacts of coal mining across local government areas (LGAs) in Australia. Three main distinguishing features of this research are a) the analysis through the mining boom and bust cycle, b) a focus on small regional areas within one state in Australia and c) the use of socio-economic indicators in …
Economic and social indicators between coal mining LGAs and non-coal
Mancini and Sala (2018) analysed literature on socio-economic impacts of the mining sector around the world. The results suggested that the frequency of negative impacts overwhelmingly exceeded positive impacts. However, some research points out the positive effect of coal mining on regions (Hajkowicz et al., 2011; Petkova-Timmer et al., …
Social and economic costs and benefits of coal
The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to proceed. With ever rising energy demand coal is likely to continue to be significant source of energy, while expanded implementation of clean coal technologies will help to reduce ...
The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique
This study assesses the impact of the development and opening of four coal mines in Mozambique's Tete province on socio-economic outcomes of the local population. We combine four waves of surveys with the information of coal mine locations and employ a difference-in-difference model to estimate the effect.
The Contribution of the Mining Sector to Socioeconomic
which mining operations can impact development and have done so already; it also investigates under what circumstances and policy frame-works the mining sector has been able to act as an engine of sustained and widespread socioeconomic growth in low- and middle-income coun-tries. The Natural Resource Curse
Opencast coal mining and sustainable local livelihoods in …
The objective of this paper is to analyse the effects of coal mining on local traditional livelihood systems in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The study is carried out using level data collected from four mining villages located in the Ib valley coal field of Odisha. ... The socio-economic conditions, traditional sources of ...
Examining the socio-economic impacts of mining on the …
The Amajuba District is among one of the major coal mining regions in South Africa, where the mining activities are limited mainly to coal and quarry. Altogether 11 mining rights had been issued in the district as at 2013, with six operational and five pending. The Dannhauser and Emadlangeni local municipalities are hosts to large mining operations …
The impact of coal mining on the environment and …
Coal is South Africa's major primary energy source, and plays a significant role in supplying the chemicals and steelmaking industries. The benefits of coal production are relevant in the light of South Africa's development priorities of job creation and economic growth. Even so, primary metal production and coal-based power generation industries, through their …
(PDF) The impact of coal mining activities on land resources …
Coal mining causes several impacts on the economic, social, and environmental fabric of the mining areas. This paper presents an overview of studies assessing the adverse effects of coal mining on ...
Opencast coal mining and rural livelihoods: a study …
This research article examines the impacts of coal mining on financial, physical, human, natural, and social capitals and how these capitals affect the rural livelihood practices in the Sonepur-Bazari opencast coal mining area in Raniganj …
The Economic and Environmental Effects of Coal Mining: …
According to the estimation, the economically. recoverable coal reserves in South Africa are between 15 and 55 billion tonnes, which means the. existing productive coal mines can be mined from 15 ...
Socio-economic Environmental Sustainability and Indian Mining …
The environmental ground is the first reason followed by other social and economical reasons. To define the causative effect on the socio-economic front, the impact categorization has been done according to the different phases of the mining life cycle (Table 20.1). These are first examined and impact evaluated.
SCCL COAL MINING AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIO …
It can be seen from the Table 6 that 38 (52.8 percent) of the Kolam s earn Rs. 50,001-1,00,000 and 22 (30.6 percent) s earn Rs. 1,00,001-1,50,000 per annum. There is only one Kolam family that earns more than three lakh per annum which is very less when compared to the Lambadas 46 (27.1 percent).
Comparison of social costs of underground and open …
This paper presents a methodology for assessment of socio-economic costs from underground and open-cast coal mining. It can be used for comparison of social costs of specific coal mining projects. 1. Introduction . While coal mining might contribute significantly to a country's export and GDP, it has a lesser impact on national …
The Impacts of Mining Industry : A review of socio …
It reveals 27 different impacts (23 socio-economics and 4 political) associated with the industry. The socio-economic impacts found in literature are : income, employment, livelihood, poverty ...
[PDF] The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The
The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan @article{Rawashdeh2016TheSI, title={The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan}, author={Rami al Rawashdeh and Gary A. Campbell and Awwad Titi}, journal={The Extractive Industries and Society}, year={2016}, …
Opencast coal mining and rural livelihoods: a study of
The demand of coal has led to expand the mining activities nationwide, which helps to improve the economic growth of the national capital. At the same time, it is the source of inevitable social and environmental consequences. In the developing countries, especially rural areas are often affected by this complex nature of mining. The …
The socio-economic impacts of mine closure on local …
The negative socio-economic impacts of mine closure include: rise in poverty, deterioration of living standards, increase in outward migration, emergence of crime and diseases, decline in the ...
COAL MINING AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT IN JAINTIA HILLS …
Socio-economic problems arising from local ownership of natural resources owing to Meghalaya coming under the 6 th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. ... taking both experimental and control villages into account, tried to explore the impact of coal mining on local environment. Although dealing with local environment, it has mostly focused on ...
The environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining …
1.. IntroductionMining is a major economic activity in many developing countries [1], [2].Operations, whether small- or large-scale, are inherently disruptive to the environment [3], producing enormous quantities of waste that can have deleterious impacts for decades [2].The environmental deterioration caused by mining occurs mainly as a …
Navigating Coal Mining Closure and Societal Change
knowledge on the socio-economic impacts of mine closure (up to August 2017). It also enabled us to single out knowledge gaps and to identify topics that are suitable for further, future analysis. Then, in a secondary analysis, we distilled insights from the literature about the type of measures taken to address
Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review and comparison …
Moreover, evaluating positive impacts and the contribution of the sector to the socio-economic development, taking into account both local and macro scale, is challenging. The reference list of social impacts of mining gathered in this study could be a starting point for the harmonization of indicators for the social sustainability assessment.
Social and economic costs and benefits of coal
The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to proceed. With ever rising energy demand coal is likely to continue to be significant …
The Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal …
A handful of large-scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers. About 51 percent of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49 percent is produced by open-cast methods. The coal-mining industry is highly concentrated with five companies accounting for.
(PDF) INVESTIGATING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING
A Brief Overview of Mining in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has a glorious history of the mining industry dating back to the pr e-colonial era. Its mineral resource base is composed of coal, chromium ore ...
The Impacts of Coal Mining on the Economy and …
The South Kalimantan Province is an area with abundant deposits of coal and contributes 16.36 per cent. to the national coal stock. Coal mining is a profitable business. It creates employment, generates value, and improves the foreign investment of a country or region.
Social Impact Assessment in the Mining Industry: …
This review of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and its use in the mining industry has been prepared as a background document for the MMSD Project. The intent is to provide input to the project team and stakeholder engagement process, based on review of literature, professional experience, and input from other professionals.