Problem Of Mineral Mining And Its Socio Economic Effect

The socio-economic development challenges in South Africa can be overwhelming. The good news is that corporates can work with government to face up to the challenges. Many companies are running effective Socio-Economic Development SED programmes in South Africa

Conventional wisdom views the mining sector ofthe South African economy as its quintessence. As contributor to aggregate output, as foreign exchange earner for the economy, as employer, and as a generator of tax revenues mining has often been viewed as the locomotive of South Africas economic

2013-3-12mining and its externalities. SA mine owners have played a prominent part in the MMSD, mining council and related initiatives, and have developed sophisticated environmental management, reporting and communication systems, programmes of corporate social responsibility and community outreach. Mining has long been a

2020-7-30ADVERTISEMENTS Mining industry being site-specific and located in tribal and interior areas provides employment to local people directly in mines. In fact mining activity can be a vehicle in the uplift of socio-economic status of the local people. The Indian mining industry is characterised by a large number of small mines. Related posts 9 main

Gold mining companies are a major source of income and economic growth, with an important role in supporting sustainable socio-economic development. During 2013, gold mining companies contributed over US171.6bn to the global economy through their production activities and expenditure on

2014-10-8and its effects on public health, agriculture and the environment. In addition, the legacy of mining has left thousands of sites in Africa contaminated by mining and associated mine dumps such as tailings and slag material. On the other hand, the number of studies focused on the impacts of mining and mineral processing

2009-9-1717th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey- IMCET2001, 2001, ISBN 975-395-417-4 Environmental Impacts of Mineral Resource Exploitation and Use M.Kaya Osmangai University, Technological Research Center TEKAM, Eskiehir, Turkey ABSTRACT Human beings are facing a global mineral resource crisis

2014-8-4Environmental impacts from mining operations are significant and quite often severe, especially in developing nations which lack adequate management of the sector. In Zambia, impacts from mining results from both historical and ongoing mining operations, and the majority of them is located in the Copperbelt district

Environmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria Aigbedion, I and Iyayi, S. E Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma-Nigeria. Accepted 14 February, 2007 The three stages of mineral development, vi exploration, mining and processing, have caused different ... national wealth with associated socio-economic benefits. Mineral resources are an

2017-1-23Mining by its nature consumes, diverts and can seriously pollute water resources. Negative Impacts. While there have been improvements to mining practices in recent years, significant environmental risks remain. Negative impacts can vary from the sedimentation caused by poorly built roads during exploration through to the sediment, and

2015-7-24First, an overview of small-scale mining in Ghana is provided in which a historical perspective of the industry is given, regional geological characteristics are highlighted, and the industrys regulatory framework is detailed. Next, the socio-economic importance of the industry is examined with particular reference to employment and earnings

2018-4-18and socio-economic balanced South Africa. CSR is particularly relevant in the mining industry globally given the industrys extractive nature. In the mining industry, significant pressure comes from interest groups and nonprofit organiations that have a tendency to target mining companies for their

The Impact and Effect of Illegal Mining galamsey towards the Socio-economic Development of Mining Communities A Case Study of Kenyasi in the Brong Ahafo Region Adjei Samuel1, N.K.Oladejo1, I.A. Adetunde2, 1University for Development Studies, Department of Mathematics, Navrongo. Ghana

2015-6-25The global economic and environmental climate has progressively changed in recent years. There is growing pressure on mining companies to clean up their toxic tailings. The Lihir Gold Mine is an example of a multinational mining operation that presents its own social, economic and physical environmental impacts

2004-2-18Mineral Resources and Economic Development Gavin Wright and Jesse Celusta ... governance, rent-seeking, plunder, etc. is a problem intrinsic to countries that own natural resources such as oil and minerals p. 5. ... Instead, the U.S. developed its mineral potential well ahead of countries on other continents, including Latin America

The Corporate Social Responsibility CSR programmes of mining companies tend to focus on community initiatives as their impact in economic, social and environmental terms is felt greatest at the local level. However, the effectiveness of CSR initiatives in the oil, gas and mining sectors has been increasingly questioned

2018-2-13communities. It has been observed that mining activities have great degrading effects on physical environment of the host communities, which can negatively affect the socio-economic development of the mining communities and cause serious health haards for the members of

Mining and its related industries are critical to South Africas socio-economic development. The sector accounts for roughly one-third of the market capitalisation of the JSE, and continues to act as a magnet for foreign investment in the country

2019-6-6In China, which mines more than 95 percent of its coal underground, about 300 of the state-owned mines are classified as methane-outburst prone. The effects of mining coal in China have become increasingly clear in modern times. Worldwide emissions are expected to increase by 20 percent in the next 12 years. Coal fires

The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations and third, the structural character of our mining industry. A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so

2013-7-18Socio-Economic Impacts of Tin Mining in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria 1onwuka, S.U.,2 Duluora, J.O.,3okoye C.O. ABSTRACT This work studied the social and economic impacts of tin mining in Rayfield of Jos Plateau, Nigeria. The conceptual framework is based on the concept of sustainable development. Questionnaire was

2009-10-15Gold dominates the mining sector and the country is Africas second largest gold producer after South Africa. 1.1 Objective The objective of the study is to assess the socio-economic impacts and challenges of mining, using Gold Fields Ghana Ltd., which is

The gem mining industry GMI is one of Sri Lankas major sources of income and employment. However, it also has considerable socio-economic and environmental SEE consequences affecting gem