Socio Economic Impact Of Ore Gravel Mining

Mining 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 result of inappropriate and …

overview of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining, as it is evident that in these sites there have been ASM gold rushes in the recent past. 2.2.

driver of the Socio-Economic Technology Initiative (SETI) Project, Mining Dialogues 360° (MD360°) contends that by using innovative technology in data gathering, information management and analysis, development planning frameworks in mining areas can be enriched and the socio-economic impact and contribution of mining to sustainable development

More specifically, this study aims to: (1) assess and analyze the socio-economic situation and impacts of mining in terms of sources of income, number of years engaged in mining, methods of mining, and purification method; (2) determine the socio-cultural characteristics and impacts of

2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. …

To provide a first, critical step toward policy recognition and change, we assessed how aggregate mining (sand mining, gravel mining, and crushed stone activities) and its use …

Certainly, mining revenue has something to do with this trend, but further analysis can be useful. To take out the impact of mining revenues, Fig. 4 shows the ratios of global domestic revenue/GDP, with the exclusion of a) total payments by mining companies (blue dashed line) and b) specific mining taxes (blue dotted line). It is noted that ...

A Study done by Women on Mining and Extractives (WoME) AUGUST, 2021 With Funding From OXFAM ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ARTISANAL MINING ON WOMEN IN SIERRA LEONE Many women are directly or indirectly engaged in Artisanal mining activities in Sierra Leone despite the flood of challenges facing them in the sector.

Mining and air pollution go hand in hand. There is no doubt that mining operations have a visual and landscape impact. However, the environmental impact of mining on air quality is also a factor to be considered, especially when protecting the health of workers and the surrounding communities. So air quality monitoring Controlling air quality is an essential task in …

Chapter 11 – book: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries Ed. G. Hilson, Pub. A.A. Balkema, Swets Publishers, Netherlands, 2003 Table 1: Women in Artisanal Mining in Selected Countries Country Number of Women Proportion of Women Africa Burkina Faso 45,000-85,000 45 Ghana 89,500 45

In 2015, Davi and Rongmei, having surveyed the impacts of sand mining in the region of Manipur on the river Aymfl, besides referencing negative environmental impacts of sand and gravel mining, additionally shows the positive impacts on workers' income as one of the important activities in economic development (Devi and Rongmei, 2015). On the ...

The study found that sand mining has socio-economic impacts such as drug . and substance abuse, ... gravel mining on land and soil in Luku, Minna, Niger state, North central Nigeria.

Atia Arzoo et al., Sch. Acad. J. Biosci., July 2016; 4(7):560-564 562 Mine has led to the economic benefit, both in terms of its own economic impact and the value to other industries of its product.

The Impact of Sand Mining on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sectors: A Case Study on Sedau Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency, Indonesia. ... Around the tourist sites, there is a river flow containing a significant amount of sand and gravel, which the people in the area mine. Problems appeared as the West Lombok Government wanted ...

In spite of a number of potential and positive socio-economic impacts (Widana, 2019), extractive activities tend to leave a strong environmental f ootprint on t he mining site itself,

This literature review addresses on socio-economic and political impacts of the extractive (mining) industry. The paper reveals 27 different impacts (23 socio-economics and 4 political) associated ...

Discovered in the 1940s, the Kallak magnetite iron ore deposit is located about 40km west of the Jokkmokk municipality centre in the County of Norrbotten in Northern Sweden. Kallak was …

sign, and disease, but in the process, the socio-economic importance of the industry is increasingly being overlooked. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to put into per-spective the socio-economic significance of small-scale mining in developing countries, and to outline some key measures that could help resolve many of its current prob-

Socio-Economic Impacts. Worsen water scarcity: Sand mining transforms the riverbeds into large and deep pits; as a result, the groundwater table drops leaving the drinking water wells on the embankments of these rivers dry.

In this review, the impact of mining has been classified under three major categories; economic, environmental, and social impacts. Mining has been a long-standing …

Sand mining has both negative and positive impacts, (Johnbull, 2017).The social impacts of sand mining can be seen from the processes and forms of social interaction, cooperation, competition, conflict and efforts to overcome them. Mining activities have an impact in the form of social and economic impacts for the

Mining projects, the backbone of many small towns worldwide, have a lifespan. The lifespan of an iron ore mine, for instance, is on average between 6 and 24 years (Anglo American, 2013) and thereafter mineral depletion sets in. Economic factors (Burger et al., 2018) and geological factors (Ackermann et al., 2018a) can also render mineral extraction unprofitable.

magnesite etc.; construction materials such as sand, gravel and grit etc.; and energy minerals (fuel minerals) such as ... lignite, limestone, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc etc. The aggregate value of the mineral production in 1999-2000 was more than Rs. 452.3 billion. ... entitled as "Socio-economic Impact Study of Mining and Mining ...

Addressing the Socio-Economic and Community Issues in Mining: Issues and Challenges for Nigeria ... mining activities impact host communities. ... bank collapsed owing to sand and gravel mining. 15.

The main objective of this study was to assess the socio-economic impact of sand harvesting on the riparian land. To achieve this objective the respondents were requested to respond to …

The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan. ... As can be seen ore and minerals are valued at USD 15.8 million, USD 42.2 million and USD 2071 million respectively reaching to a total wealth of around USD 2129 million of which 97% is concentrated in the South Region. ... The relationship between mining and ...

The mining sector's role in socio-economic development is documented in secondary data sources i.e. national accounts, fiscal data, chamber of mines annual reviews etc., however, at the micro-level, limited information is available regarding the …

Socio-economically, this practice can simultaneously offer and impede local economic advantages. Furthermore, the informal practices associated with sand and gravel mining can …

Dubey, K. (2017). Socio economic impact study of mining and mining polices on the livelihoods of local population in the Vindhyan region of Uttar Pradesh. Centre for Social Forestry and Eco …

The present study investigates the environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities in Northern Sierra Leone. The overriding objectives were to assess local …