The social and economic impacts of gold mining
The social and economic impacts of gold mining 70 % of total expenditures by gold mining companies are on payments to suppliers, contractors and employees.
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iv RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE TENTH SESSION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL Recognizing the principle of intergenerational responsibility as enshrined in the National Environment Protection Act 2007, which also emphasizes on 'The Middle path strategy' to balance economic development with environmental conservation. Realizing that the Mines …
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The heads of 193 UN member states have now signed on to a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be the shared global development framework for the coming generation. Mining ...
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Socio-economic Impact of Mining on Rural Communities Presented by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Mishra ... While being the substance of economic activity and development, these resources are often undervalued and mismanaged (OECD, 2011). ... India during the first six years of liberalization mostly in mining sector because of mechanisation.
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mining land use were viewed. Based on these final recommendations were prepared for mining policies, rules, regulations, restoration after mining closure, generations of alternative employments. The Socio-economic study was conducted in mining areas of …
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growth and socio-economic development". The vision is therefore consistent with the principles of sustainable development, wealth creation and the integration of the mining sector into Africa's social and economic development process. 8. Looking at successful resource-based development strategies elsewhere, it is clear that
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Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002) "MPRDA"). The primary objective of the MPRDA is to ensure the attainment of Government objectives of redressing historical, socio-economic inequalities and to ensure broad based and meaningful participation of Black Persons in the mining and minerals industry. To this end,
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The goal of the contribution is to evaluate the influence of mining activity on the development of socio-economic indexes of individual regions in …
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economic rent from mining more equitably. 2 . The proper use of mineral resources for a country's long-term economic and social development is not automatic. GDP growth in the primary sector does not necessarily shift an economy towards processing and services, job creation and more widely shared growth. The reasons are:
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Gold mining contributes to socio-economic development. The gold mining industry has often been criticised for not making a significant socioeconomic contribution to countries in which it operates. Similarly governments have increased their fiscal …
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Sustainable Development Framework for the Mining Sector . Historically, the extraction of mineral reserves has always resulted in varying degrees of environmental ... comprise principles, reporting initiatives and good practice guidelines. ... Community engagement, benefit sharing and contribution to socio-economic development.
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productivity, the sector represents an important livelihood and income source for the poverty affected ... The study is aimed at assessing the impacts of Artisanal and Small Scale mining on the socio-economic aspects of the populace and the environment. The objectives include; i. A study of the detailed geology of the state ii. The mineral ...
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This sustained strong economic performance goes against the accepted wisdom that even though the mining sector, like other extractive industries, can generate foreign exchange and fiscal revenues, it contributes little to sustained economic …
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Zambia: The Mining Sector Contribution to Employment is very small in the light of the sector's share of exports Source: Committee on Economic Affairs and Labour (2011)
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'IAIA12 Conference Proceedings' Energy Future The Role of Impact Assessment 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment 27 May- 1 June 2012, Centro de Congresso da Alfândega, Porto - Portugal () Social impacts of mining at a local community level and the role of CSR for
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intentions of the social and labour plans of the mining companies and the poor socio-economic development levels that exist on the ground where the mines operate in Amajuba District. The objectives of this study is to gain an understanding of the following areas of social and economic development as per the requirements of the Mineral and Petroleum
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BSR | Women's Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for the Mining Sector 5 This "resource curse" is a problem for many countries with dominant extractives industries, but it is particularly evident in SSA. Several resource-rich countries have reduced poverty, but these gains have
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In several low- and middle-income countries rich in non-fuel mineral resources, mining makes significant contributions to national economic development as measured by the revised Mining Contribution Index (MCI-Wr). …
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PDIs. In the mining sector, skills development is facilitated by the Mining Qualifi cation Authority, a mining sector based education and training au-thority (SETA). The South African constitution and its ancil-lary Bill of Rights emphasises socio-economic rights and bestows a multi-faceted responsibil-
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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.
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The industry creates a wealth of opportunities that the county's government can rely on for wealth creation and socio-economic development. The mining sector is dominated by artisanal and small scale mines, with 3–5 percent of women constituting the total mining workforce in Taita Taveta County (Taita Taveta County Government, 2013); Rop ...
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Mining the Socio-economic Benefits of the Extractive Industries. The convergence of political, economic, social and environmental dynamics is accelerating in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this new world of 'always on' technology the mining sector, like many others, needs to adapt and align with the Sustainable Development ...
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the economic and social development benefits of mining while upholding strong environmental and social standards; in the absence of such a framework, mining activities can threaten to pollute and degrade the environment, endanger workers, lead to non-inclusive growth and promote corruption, among other things. The
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