How a Lithium Mine Works and Impacts Local Communities

Brine extraction consumes vast amounts of water, potentially depleting local aquifers and impacting agriculture and drinking water supplies for nearby communities, which can lead to considerable ecological stress. Hard rock mining, such as at Australia's Greenbushes mine, also poses severe environmental issues.

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Mines and Communities Website celebrates 20 years

The Mines and Communities Website (MAC) seeks to expose the social, economic, and environmental impacts of mining, particularly as they affect Indigenous and land-based peoples. Global in scope, the site was set up in May 2001 by organisations and individuals who met in London to demand greater accountability and transparency on the part of the ...

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How to Advance Sustainable Mining

To truly shift to "sustainable mining," governments and companies must recognize the social impacts of mining, and enact laws and regulations that require community consultation throughout the life of a …

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Mines and Communities: Home

Mines and Communities was active from 2001 to 2022 in publishing articles on the detriment of mining. Those articles are still available here although no new articles will be added. This website is a data base of around 14,000 articles covering 1856 mining companies with operations in 171 countries concerning 82 minerals and metals, …

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An overview of land use conflicts in mining communities

This article examines the causes and impacts of land use conflicts between large-scale mines and community groups, and identifies a series of (land use) conflict …

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Ashanti Bauxite Limited unveils mine with refinery plans to …

The development of the bauxite mine and refinery in the Nyinahin-Mpasaaso area is seen as a key component in achieving this national ambition, which has the potential to drive economic growth and improve the livelihoods of local communities.

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Resources and Communities in the Department of Mining Engineering. Our mission is to conduct scientific investigations that contribute to more just and equitable ecosystems where humans, the natural and built environment, and technology can coexist in mutually beneficial ways. We are particularly interested in human and environment interactions ...

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The mine, the community, and the chief–mining governance …

In the last decades, the international mining industry has faced increased international scrutiny of its activities and the social, economic, and environmental …

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Mining and Environmental Health Disparities in Native American Communities

Purpose of review: More than a century of hard rock mining has left a legacy of >160,000 abandoned mines in the Western USA that are home to the majority of Native American lands. This article describes how abrogation of treaty rights, ineffective policies, lack of infrastructure, and a lack of research in Native communities converge to create chronic …

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Mining companies and communities: Collaborative approaches to reduce

However, in others, if communities can work with mining companies to identify points of intersection between the needs of the regions that host mining operations and the needs of the company, there may be opportunities for both parties to benefit: communities can access mining's financial resources, convening power and technical …

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ABL Mining lease unveils plans for transforming Nyinahin …

The mining lease includes 1% of revenue for a Community Development Fund which will be used to address infrastructure deficits and the lack of social amenities such as schools, hospitals, roads, water, electricity and support education in the affected mining communities. The Project 2 will also employ people from the local communities.

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Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, …

CSN-REC Best Collection in Canadian Studies, Mining and Communities in Northern Canada combines oral history research with intense archival study to examine the historical, social, economic, and environmental impacts of mining on Indigenous communities in Northern Canada. For Indigenous communities throughout the globe, mining has been …

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Athleticism and Wellness Community

Engage with Mines students who have similar interests/passions around health & wellness. Recognize what Mines and the greater Golden/Denver communities have to offer regarding athletic events, team sports, fitness, social activities, outdoor adventures, and volunteer opportunities.

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Mining and Environmental Health Disparities in Native American Communities

Introduction. Contamination of soil and water by waste from more than 160,000 abandoned hard rock mines throughout the Western USA (operationally defined to include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) has created a legacy of chronic …

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The mine, the community, and the chief–mining governance …

The corporate oxymoron "mine-hosting communities" implies a mutually beneficial relationship between mining companies and surrounding communities. This belies that many communities resist mining activities and downplays the salience of representation and decision-making power in mine-affected communities. Much …

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Frontiers | Sustainable Development in Mining …

This case study has highlighted that each mine and mine community is unique—with a different history, cultural context, labor force, company footprint and resources—and solutions need to be negotiated …

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Responsible Mining, Resilient Communities: Socio-technical approaches to artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Colombia and Peru Visit Project Site. Project synopsis. We are an interdisciplinary, multi-institution, and global research collaboration funded by the US National Science Foundation.

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Mining Community Development Agreements

Community Development Agreements (CDA) between companies and impacted communities, for example, have played a valuable role in meeting the expectations and …

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Mines and Communities: Home

This website is a data base of around 14,000 articles covering 1856 mining companies with operations in 171 countries concerning 82 minerals and metals, published by a unique …

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Elevating community well-being in mining areas: the …

In response to the urgent environmental and social challenges posed by mining operations, this paper introduces the Mining Area Sustainability Index (MASI), a …

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Coal dust pollution in regional Australian coal mining towns: …

1. Introduction. Mining is generally perceived as a lucrative and polluting industry. As societies consume more energy and primary commodities, mining companies venture deeper into more ecologically and socially vulnerable areas, consequently generating more risks than ever (Conde & Le Billon, 2017).This evolution has led to a …

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ABL Mining Lease unveils plans to transform Nyinahin and …

The mining lease as sighted by the Asaase News includes 1% of revenue for a Community Development Fund which will be used to address infrastructure deficits and the lack of social amenities such as schools, hospitals, roads, water, electricity, and support education in the affected mining communities.

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Understanding the impacts of mining on local …

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 …

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Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History

Mining and Communities in Northern Canada examines historical and contemporary social, economic, and environmental impacts of mining on Aboriginal communities in northern Canada. Combining oral ...

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Implications on Mining Communities in the 'New Minerals' …

Now more than ever, mining communities should be centre stage in mining projects as it is their rights, land, dignity and ancestry that are most affected by mining activities. The time has now passed where Traditional Councils and communities are spoken for, such that there is an increasing need to monitor and evaluate their level of …

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MINING, LAND, AND COMMUNITY IN COMMUNAL AREAS I …

This Brief deals with an overview of how issues of mineral and land rights and community governance undermine individuals and communities in interactions with mining companies. The argument is that future suffering can be prevented by keeping the basic principle that mining must benefit South Africans while changing the structure and, most …

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Death of Roger Moody, one of the founders of

In 2019, Mines and Communities was awarded the UK-based Gandhi Foundation's prestigious Peace Prize, largely because of Roger's work on mining in India. Roger was involved in discussions leading to the foundation of London Mining Network (LMN) in late 2006 and early 2007. These discussions emerged from a conviction, shared by Roger, …

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Mpumalanga highlighted as centre of South Africa's just …

South Africa's transition to a sustainable energy ecosystem must also be just, with any negative impacts, such as the loss of jobs in coal mining and coal-fired power stations in the surrounding ...

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Barriers to local community participation in mining projects: …

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

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