Journal articles: 'ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MINING'

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Arzoo, Atia, and Kunja Bihari Satapathy. "Socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining in Odisha, India." Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences 4, no. 7 (July 2016): 560–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/sajb.2016.4.7.2.

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Schneider, Jürgen. "Environmental impact of marine mining." Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 208, no. 1-3 (October 20, 1998): 397–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/208/1998/397.

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Kaunda, Rennie B. "Potential environmental impacts of lithium mining." Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 38, no. 3 (May 19, 2020): 237–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2020.1754596.

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M. Pretty, Makua, and Kola O. Odeku. "Harmful mining activities, environmental impacts and effects in the mining communities in South Africa: a critical perspective." Environmental Economics 8, no. 4 (December 5, 2017): 14–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.08(4).2017.02.

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In South Africa, the right to a clean environment is constitutionally guaranteed. However, this right is being violated on a daily basis by the mining companies who degrade and harm the environment in the communities they operate. Even though laws have been put in place to regulate, protect and deter degradation, the reality is that the mining companies have been found wanting several times in discharging their constitutional obligations not to degrade and harm the environment. This paper examines impacts and effects of the mining activities. It also looks at the legislative interventions that have been put in place to serve as checks against the mining companies and provides insights on how they are being used to regulate harmful mining practices.

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Salpagarova, Svetlana I., and Zulfiya I. Salpagarova. "The Environmental Impacts of Urupsky Mining Complex." Dagestan State Pedagogical University. Journal. Natural and Exact Sciences 12, no. 1 (2018): 88–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.31161/1995-0675-2018-12-1-88-93.

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Mwalyosi, Raphael B. B. "Environmental Impacts of Phosphate Mining in Tanzania." Environmental Conservation 15, no. 3 (1988): 269–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900029453.

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RATHORE†, C. S., and R. WRIGHT. "Monitoring environmental impacts of surface coal mining." International Journal of Remote Sensing 14, no. 6 (April 1993): 1021–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431169308904394.

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Dorian, James P., and H. Brett Humphreys. "Economic impacts of mining." Natural Resources Forum 18, no. 1 (February 1994): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.1994.tb00869.x.

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Purnaweni, Hartuti, Kismartini, Bulan Prabawani, and Ali Roziqin. "Bangka Belitung Islands: Great Potencies of Massive Environmental Impacts." E3S Web of Conferences 125 (2019): 09008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201912509008.

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Mining is a very crucial activity of human being and is practiced everywhere in the world, including in Bangka Belitung Province which is rich in tin, making tin is the leading commodity in this area. This study aimed at analyzing the Bangka Belitung profile, tin mining activities in this area and its impact on an environmental conditions in Bangka Belitung Islands. The study applied a descriptive-qualitative method, using data from library study and previous researches dealing with the research topic, as well as data from field observation. It concluded that tin mining has been done since the Dutch era in Bangka Belitung, and is more active today. Therefore, it is concluded that massive environmental degradation will occur should the mining practices are not stopped. The study It is recommended that the government has to strengthen its policy in the form of local regulation on the tin mining activities for erecting a better public administration practices.

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Singh, Narendra, and Jin Hui Li. "Environmental Impacts of Lead Ore Mining and Smelting." Advanced Materials Research 878 (January 2014): 338–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.878.338.

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Present day lead pollution is an environmental hazard of global proportions. A correct determination of natural lead levels is very important in order to evaluate anthropogenic lead contributions. In this paper, the impact of mining and smelting of lead metal ores on environmental quality is described. Globally mines produce large amounts of waste because the ore is only a small fraction of the total volume of the mined material. In the metal industry, production of lead, causes the greatest degradation of the environment. Lead smelters release large quantities of Cd and Pb into the environment as well as smelting and refining produce gaseous (CO2, SO2, NOx, etc.) and particulate matter emissions, sewage waters, and solid wastes; however, these pollutants take a lead to effects human health. A quantitative evaluation of the environmental health effects of lead mining and smelting is difficult because of the complexity of factors involved and lack of consistent methodology. Nevertheless, the investigation indicates that negative health effects could arise from lead mining and smelting.

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Asabonga, Mngeni, Betek Cecilia, Musampa Christopher Mpundu, and Nakin Motebang Domenic Vincent. "The physical and environmental impacts of sand mining." Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 72, no. 1 (August 10, 2016): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919x.2016.1209701.

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L. Morgan, Nii Allotey Odunton, Ant, Charles. "Synthesis of Environmental Impacts of Deep Seabed Mining." Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 17, no. 4 (October 1999): 307–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/106411999273666.

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Thiel, Hjalmar, and Gerd Schriever. "Testing the environmental impacts of sea-bed mining." Nature 572, no. 7771 (August 27, 2019): 586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02550-3.

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Emmanuel, Aboka Yaw, Cobbina Samuel Jerry, and Doke Adzo Dzigbodi. "Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana." Journal of Health and Pollution 8, no. 17 (March 1, 2018): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-8.17.43.

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Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found. How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government, nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community inhabitants. The current analysis focuses on the environmental and health impacts of mining in Ghana and blends extant data from the literature as well as the co-authors' recent findings on the causes, status, trends, and consequences of mining in Ghana. The work reviews data on environmental and health impacts of mining such as pollution of water bodies, degradation of forest resources, depletion of soil nutrients, destruction of wildlife habitat, and reduction in quality and threats to human health. Competing Interests. The authors declare no competing financial interests

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Cortes-Ramirez, Javier, Peter D. Sly, Jack Ng, and Paul Jagals. "Using human epidemiological analyses to support the assessment of the impacts of coal mining on health." Reviews on Environmental Health 34, no. 4 (December 18, 2019): 391–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2019-0033.

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Abstract The potential impacts of coal mining on health have been addressed by the application of impact assessment methodologies that use the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses to support their conclusions and recommendations. Although human epidemiological analyses can provide the most relevant measures of risk of health outcomes in populations exposed to coal mining by-products, this kind of studies are seldom implemented as part of the impact assessment methods. To review the use of human epidemiological analyses in the methods used to assess the impacts of coal mining, a systematic search in the peer review literature was implemented following the PRISMA protocol. A synthesis analysis identified the methods and the measures used in the selected publications to develop a thematic review and discussion. The major methodological approaches to assess the impacts of coal mining are environmental impact assessment (EIA), health impact assessment (HIA), social impact assessment (SIA) and environmental health impact assessment (EHIA). The measures used to assess the impacts of coal mining on health were classified as the estimates from non-human-based studies such as health risk assessment (HRA) and the measures of risk from human epidemiological analyses. The inclusion of human epidemiological estimates of the populations exposed, especially the general populations in the vicinity of the mining activities, is seldom found in impact assessment applications for coal mining. These methods rather incorporate HRA measures or other sources of evidence such as qualitative analyses and surveys. The implementation of impact assessment methods without estimates of the risk of health outcomes relevant to the potentially exposed populations affects their reliability to address the environmental and health impacts of coal mining. This is particularly important for EIA applications because these are incorporated in regulatory frameworks globally. The effective characterization of the impacts of coal mining on health requires quantitative estimates of the risk, including the risk measures from epidemiological analyses of relevant human health data.

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Mabey, Prince T., Wei Li, Abu J. Sundufu, and Akhtar H. Lashari. "Environmental Impacts: Local Perspectives of Selected Mining Edge Communities in Sierra Leone." Sustainability 12, no. 14 (July 8, 2020): 5525. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12145525.

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Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses on assessing the environmental impacts of mining in mining edge communities in Sierra Leone. A survey of 360 people from three mining edge communities (Sierra Rutile Limited (SRL), Bonthe district; Octea Mining Company (OMC), Kono district and Sierra Leone Mining Company (SLM), Port Loko district) was conducted. Key informant interviews, focus groups, and secondary data sources - Government policies and regulatory documents, government’s Mines Department annual reports-provided data for this article. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Analysis System with a mean separation done at α = 0.05 (SAS version 9.4). As a result of mining operations, the rates of deforestation, land degradation and destruction of farmlands, inadequate availability of clean water, poor air quality and noise pollution were the main impacts exacerbated by rutile, iron ore and diamond mining. Strategies as recommended by the local communities to be put in place, to restore ecological function in the mining edge communities include, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Mines and Mineral Agency, and other responsible authorities addressing weakness in mining and environmental policies, thereby strengthening enforcement and monitoring regulations relating to mining operations; and companies embarking on rehabilitation, reclamation, and restoration measures to ensure environmental sustainability.

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Barros, Dalmo Arantes de, João Carlos Costa Guimarães, José Aldo Alves Pereira, Luis Antônio Coimbra Borges, Rossi Allan Silva, and Alexandre Augusto Spadoni Pereira. "Characterization of the bauxite mining of the Poços de Caldas alkaline massif and its socio-environmental impacts." Rem: Revista Escola de Minas 65, no. 1 (March 2012): 127–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0370-44672012000100018.

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The intensive use of mineral resources brings along significant changes to the environment. The mining sector is essential for world economics, as long as it is operated on a basis that is technically coherent, socially fair and environmentally correct. This study aimed to characterize the bauxite mining of the Poços de Caldas plateau, MG, investigating its respective socio-environmental impacts. Through the overview presented, one can conclude that in most situations, the bauxite miningat the Poços de Caldas plateau mitigates its negative social and environmental impacts in a satisfactory manner in addition to generating positive social impacts; and the restoration methods of the mining-disturbed ecosystems have been continually improved and should be replicated by small-and-medium-sized companies.

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Kivinen, Sonja, Juha Kotilainen, and Timo Kumpula. "Mining conflicts in the European Union: environmental and political perspectives." Fennia - International Journal of Geography 198, no. 1-2 (August 23, 2020): 163–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.11143/fennia.87223.

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Comprehensive knowledge on the issues contributing to mining conflicts is crucial in balancing between the exploitation of mineral deposits and local claims. We explore recent mining conflicts in the European Union using information derived from the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice to improve the understanding of the potential impacts of the intensification of mining activities by the new minerals policies. The variety of causes of conflict is wide and ranges from environmental impacts to socio-economic and health concerns of the populations residing in the vicinity of the mines. While mining conflicts have arisen during all the phases of the life cycle of a mine, new mining projects have been well presented amongst the conflicts. Policy makers should increasingly pay attention to the multiple impacts that mining has had on the environment and socially, in order to be able to put the plans for increasing minerals extraction in Europe into practice.

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Ali, Muhammad Rajif. "TANGGAPAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG HADIRNYA PERTAMBANGAN ASPAL DI DESA WINNING KECAMATAN PASARWAJO KABUPATEN BUTON." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Geografi 3, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.36709/jppg.v3i2.9156.

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This study aims to describe the public perception of the existence of asphalt minning in relation to the environmental inpact caused in the Winning Vilage of Pasar wajo Distric in Buton District. This research is descriptive qualitative whit case study approach. Data collection is done by using method: questionare, interview, observation and documentation. Data obtained from 55 respondents, then presented in tabular from percentage, then described qualitatively. The result showed that the public response about the presence of asphalt mining in Winning Vilage, divided into positive and negative impacts. Positive impacts of asphalt mining such as: increased local income, creation of employment opportunities for local communities, exposure of territories from isolason. While the negative impact is asphalt mining activities caused environmental damage include: 1) land danmage, land disruption, 2) Damage to flora and fauna, communities responding to asphalt mining activities caused damage to vegetation and people responded to asphalt mining activities causing damage/wild animal/wildlife, 3) The contamination river water, times and swamps where people respond to the mining activitie of asphalt cause pollution of riverwater/times and swamps, 4) Air pollution mainly dust produced from the development process and the means of transportation passing by, 5) Noise, where people respount to asphalt mining activities generate noise, 6) The existence of healt problems where people respoud to asphalt mining activities cause public health problems,

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Kittipongvises, Suthirat. "Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Limestone Quarrying Operations in Thailand." Environmental and Climate Technologies 20, no. 1 (November 27, 2017): 67–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2017-0011.

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Abstract Environmental impacts of the mineral extraction have been a public concern. Presently, there is widespread global interest in the area of mining and its sustainability that focused on the need to shift mining industry to a more sustainable framework. The aim of this study was to systematically assess all possible environmental and climate change related impacts of the limestone quarrying operation in Thailand. By considering the life cycle assessment method, the production processes were divided into three phases: raw material extraction, transportation, and comminution. Both IMPACT 2002+ and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methods were used. Results of IMPACT 2002+ analysis showed that per 1 ton crushed limestone rock production, the total depletion of resource and GHGs emissions were 79.6 MJ and 2.76 kg CO2 eq., respectively. Regarding to the four damage categories, ‘resources’ and ‘climate change’ categories were the two greatest environmental impacts of the limestone rock production. Diesel fuel and electricity consumption in the mining processes were the main causes of those impacts. For climate change, the unit of CO2 eq. was expressed to quantify the total GHGs emissions. Estimated result was about 3.13 kg CO2 eq. per ton limestone rock product. The results obtained by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol were also similar to IMPACT 2002+ method. Electrical energy consumption was considered as the main driver of GHGs, accounting for approximately 46.8 % of total fossil fuel CO2 emissions. A final point should be noted that data uncertainties in environmental assessment over the complete life cycle of limestone quarrying operation have to be carefully considered.

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Macháček, Jan. "Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in African Great Lakes Region." Sustainability 11, no. 11 (May 28, 2019): 3027. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11113027.

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Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population’s environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the anthropogenic influences on topography with regard to the methods used in raw material mining. Among the most significant environmental aspects related to artisanal and small-scale mining are deforestation, changes in landscape structure, influence over geomorphological processes and hydrological river regime, chemical pollution of soil and watercourses, influencing soil production capacity. The aforementioned factors can cause health problems such as silicosis, poisoning by methyl orthophosphate, or injury during the mining activity itself. Artisanal and small-scale mining could initiate new geomorphological processes or modify naturally occurring geomorphological processes. These dynamic processes are influenced by the topography of the relief, soil properties, and rock composition. Anthropogenic activity in these cases may lead to faster reshaping (degradation or abrasion) of soil shapes. This study covers a broad understanding of environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining with a focus on anthropogenic influencing.

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Vieira, Letícia De Freitas, Antonio Jeovah De Andrade Meireles, and Henrique Sampaio De Castro. "IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS CAUSADOS POR ATIVIDADE DE MINERAÇÃO DE AREIA EM DUNAS FIXAS, CAUCAIA, CEARÁ." Revista da Casa da Geografia de Sobral (RCGS) 21, no. 2 (September 30, 2019): 1060–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.35701/rcgs.v21n2.503.

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Este trabalho propõe-se em trazer uma discussão acerca da mineração, enfocando nos impactos ambientais causados pela extração de agregados para a construção civil. A área de estudo é uma poligonal de 44,8 hectares, licenciada para extrair areia até 2018. Localizada em uma duna fixa, foi possível constatar os impactos relacionados com o desmatamento, retirada do solo e do minério, mudança topográfica e o afloramento do lençol freático. A metodologia consistiu em trabalho de campo, gabinete e aplicações de métodos da Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais que foram a Metodologia de listagem (Check-list) e Matrizes de interações. Através dessas metodologias, alguns dos resultados obtidos foram a descaracterização da paisagem, a determinação dos processos evolutivos do campo de dunas com a extração mineral e o afloramento do lençol freático. Por meio do check-list, foram elencados os impactos positivos e negativos, e a matriz de interações relacionou os impactos do empreendimento com o meio ambiente. Baseado nos resultados, concluiu-se que os impactos da mineração são 44% negativos e apenas 6% positivos e que, na maioria dos casos, o impacto ambiental foi de elevada magnitude, representando atividade nitidamente insustentável no âmbito social e ambiental.Palavras-chave: Mineração; Descaracterização da paisagem; Impacto ambiental. ABSTRACTThe present work proposes a discussion about mining, with emphasis on the environmental impacts caused by the extraction of aggregates for the construction industry. The study area is a 44.8 hectare polygon that was auctioned for sand extraction until 2018. Located on a fixed dune, Related to: deforestation, removal of vegetation, soil and ore, topographic change and outcropping of groundwater . The methodology consisted of fieldwork, office work and the applications Environmental Impact Assessment Methods that were the List Methodology (Checklist) and Interaction Matrices. Through these methodologies, some of the results obtained were the de-characterization of the landscape,The determination of the evolutionary processes of the dune field with the mineral extraction and the outcrop of the water table Positive and negative impacts were listed throughout the checklist and the interaction matrix related to development impacts within the environment. Based on the results, it was concluded that the impacts of mining are 44% negative and only 6% positive and that in most cases, the environmental impact was of high magnitude, representing a clearly unsustainable social and environmental activity.Keywords: Mining; Landscape characterization; Environmental impact.

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Dr.Chinnaiah, Dr Chinnaiah. "Environmental and Health Impact of Mining on Surrounding Communities." International Journal of Scientific Research 3, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 62–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/march2014/19.

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Monteiro, Nathalie Barbosa Reis, Ana Keuly Luz Bezerra, José Machado Moita Neto, and Elaine Aparecida da Silva. "Mining Law: In Search of Sustainable Mining." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (January 16, 2021): 867. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020867.

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Mining is an activity that generates inputs to different production chains, making it essential for any country’s development. However, it causes environmental, economic, and social impacts that must be considered. The Mining Law provides guidelines, through laws and regulations, so the activity can be carried out in an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable way. In this paper, an analysis was conducted of the application of some peculiar characteristics of Brazilian Mining Law (locational rigidity, priority granting, among others) according to the parameters established in the Federal Constitution, in the Mining Code and its updates, and in the National Department of Mineral Production, Environment Ministry, and Mines and Energy Ministry normative acts. Moreover, the Superior Court of Justice Jurisprudence was analyzed to understand how the Mining Law is applied, in practice. It was verified that the Brazilian legislation is not perfect, but it has mechanisms to protect and benefit the miner, the society, and the environment. However, there are many shortcomings like the lack of speed in judging processes and the flaws in the applicability of some principles that compromise sustainability in the activity’s development, especially regarding the environmental and social liabilities left after mine closure.

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Milanez, Bruno. "Dialogues between social and natural sciences: contribution to the debate on socio-environmental conflicts." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 87, no. 4 (October 30, 2015): 2335–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201520140724.

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ABSTRACT In this article, I argue that attempting to solve real problems is a possible approach to bring social and natural sciences together, and suggest that - as Environmental Impact Assessment necessarily brings together social and environmental issues - this debate is a strong candidate for such a task. The argument is based on a general discussion about the possibilities and limitations of Environmental Impact Assessments, the social-environmental impacts of mining activities and three case studies. The analysis of the cases indicates possibilities and limitations of the dialogue between scientists from various areas - and of the collaboration with social movements and affected communities - in avoiding negative impacts of mining projects and, eventually, increasing their sustainability.

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Marshall, Bruce Gavin, Arlette Andrea Camacho, Gabriel Jimenez, and Marcello Mariz Veiga. "Mercury Challenges in Mexico: Regulatory, Trade and Environmental Impacts." Atmosphere 12, no. 1 (December 31, 2020): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010057.

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Primary artisanal mercury (Hg) mining in Mexico continues to proliferate unabated, while official Hg exports have declined in recent years amid speculation of a rising black market trade. In this paper, an assessment of primary Hg mining in Mexico was conducted, with a focus on four sites in Querétaro State. Atmospheric Hg concentrations were measured at two of those sites. In addition, trade data was examined, including Hg exports from Mexico and imports by countries that have a large artisanal gold mining (AGM) sector. Results showed that while annual Hg production in Mexico has ramped up in recent years, official Hg exports reduced from 307 tonnes in 2015 to 63 tonnes in 2019. Since 2010, mercury exports to Colombia, Peru and Bolivia have represented 77% of Mexico’s total Hg trade. As the large majority of Hg trade with these countries is apparently destined for the AGM sector, which is contrary to Article 3 of the Minamata Convention, there is evidence that increased international scrutiny has led to an increase in unregulated international transfers. Atmospheric Hg concentrations at the mines show dangerously high levels, raising concern over the risk of significant health impacts to miners and other community members.

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Naja, Ghinwa M., Rosanna Rivero, Stephen E. Davis, and Thomas Van Lent. "Hydrochemical Impacts of Limestone Rock Mining." Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 217, no. 1-4 (August 4, 2010): 95–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0570-2.

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Famiyeh, Samuel, Amoako Kwarteng, Disraeli Asante Darko, and Vivian Osei. "Environmental and social impacts identification for small-scale alluvial mining projects." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 31, no. 3 (February 24, 2020): 564–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-07-2019-0160.

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PurposeThe purpose of the work is to use a systematic process to identify the environmental and social impacts of small-scale alluvial gold mining projects using data from Ghana.Design/methodology/approachIn this work, we used survey data collected from experts in the mining sector. This was followed by the use of a risk analysis approach to identify the significant and non-significant environmental and social impacts.FindingsSeven key impacts associated with typical alluvial mining operations were identified. The first two are the loss of vegetation and the issue of airborne diseases from dust as a result of vegetation losses during the clearing of vegetation in the block out area. The third and fourth issues were loss of vegetation and airborne diseases as a result of vegetation losses during the removal of overburden. The fifth, sixth and seventh, most significant issues identified were the pollution from smoke fumes from the processing machines; and wastewater from the washing process. The last issue of significance was the dust pollution from the transportation of the washed gravel back to the mined pit.Research limitations/implicationsOne main limitation is that the data for this study were collected from Ghana.Practical implicationsThe results indicate the need for proper and systematic measures to identify the environmental and social impacts of mining activities.Originality/valueThe work provides some insights into the strategies of identifying environmental and social impacts of mining activities. It is also one of the key works that systematically identify environmental and social impacts of small-scale alluvial gold projects.

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O., Engr Amosu C., Enitan C. S. A., and Eniola C. S. A. "Implication of Mining to Health in Maiganga Coal Mine, Gombe State, Nigeria." Indian Journal of Management and Language 1, no. 2 (October 10, 2021): 4–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijml.b2003.101221.

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Operations of mining are large industrial scale in nature, with significant environmental impacts. The mining industry generates and produces wastes containing high concentrations of metals and metalloids which are highly toxic and destructive to the immediate landscape and environment. In addition, the continued use of the traditional methods of mining intensifies the emission of toxic and products that are not friendly to the ecosystem.. Even regulated and controlled mining sites release toxins into the surrounding environment. While mining has prospects and benefits to the economy, both in terms of its own economic impact and the value to other industries of its product, it almost always has adverse environmental impacts and eventually health impacts. There are numerous ways in which mines impact the health of nearby environments and local communities. Mining involves some generally standard processes and practices. This paper considers the effects and harm done to living things around the mine location. By understanding mining’s threats to health and long-term well-being and by taking precautions to reduce harm in all mines, miners and other people in mining communities can better protect their health and improve their lives. This research will address questions like: which are the toxic substances causing health problems in Maiganga Coal Mine? What is the challenging impact of toxic substances in Maiganga coal Mine?

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Dudka, Stanislaw, and Domy C. Adriano. "Environmental Impacts of Metal Ore Mining and Processing: A Review." Journal of Environmental Quality 26, no. 3 (May 1997): 590–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600030003x.

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Rivero, Doris, and Ying Liu. "Venezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc: A literature review of Environmental Impacts." International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 10, no. 2 (February 6, 2020): p9812. http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.10.02.2020.p9812.

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Sozaeva, Lezhinka, and Arthur Kagermazov. "Environmental impacts of mining and processing of sand-gravel mix." E3S Web of Conferences 157 (2020): 02020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202015702020.

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The work is devoted to the assessment of the negative impact of pollutant emissions on the air in the extraction and processing of sand and gravel. The maximum one-time and total emissions created by unorganized sources of one of the actually functioning enterprises are determined. The results of the calculation of the dispersion of the main pollutant (inorganic dust) are given. It is shown that the emissions of inorganic dust on the area of the enterprise exceed the values of the maximum permissible concentration and become lower than the MPC only outside the sanitary protection zone This demonstrates the need to comply with and control hygienic standards of ambient air quality near such enterprises.

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Ma, Wenbin, Dingena Schott, and Cees van Rhee. "Numerical calculations of environmental impacts for deep sea mining activities." Science of The Total Environment 652 (February 2019): 996–1012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.267.

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Ghose, Mrinal. "Environmental impacts of Indian small-scale mining industry - an overview." Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report 18, no. 2 (January 2003): 24–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14041040310001966.

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Boger, David V. "Rheology of Slurries and Environmental Impacts in the Mining Industry." Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 4, no. 1 (June 7, 2013): 239–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-061312-103347.

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Barton, Gábor. "Simulating Environmental Impacts Based On The Example Of Roşia Montană." Journal of Environmental Geography 8, no. 3-4 (December 1, 2015): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jengeo-2015-0007.

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Abstract One of the challenges of modern terrain modelling methods is to incorporate non-existing, planned features in the output. Remote sensing based solutions can only detect structures and shapes that are already present in the environment. In order to assess the impacts of a planned development on the surrounding landscape properly it is inevitable to solve this issue. In addition to the environmental, social and economic consequences, mining activities, especially open cast mining will also leave significant scars on the landscape. These can not only have a visual effect but also impact local weather conditions by changing winds, precipitation patterns. The current paper demonstrates a collection of methods and techniques able to cope with the various challenges that arise when modelling the landscape impacts of such developments. The experiments were performed in the area of Roşia Montană, where a Canadian company plans to create the largest open cast gold mine in Europe. The results of the terrain modelling process allow for the quantification of the estimated impacts on the terrain and the land cover of the area caused by the mining project. The presented methodology and visualisation tools can also facilitate the decision support mechanisms making the communication ‘more understandable’ amongst stakeholders; information meetings and public hearings involving organizing groups at any level. Obtaining the results required the development of several unconventional techniques especially in terrain modelling and visual landscape simulation, involving the combination of sometimes very different base methods.

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Halim, Agus Abdul, Nugroho Tri Waskitho, and Galit Gatut Prakosa. "Analisis Dampak Penambangan Pasir Ilegal Sungai Brantas terhadap Lingkungan Hidup di Desa Brumbung Kabupaten Kediri." Journal of Forest Science Avicennia 2, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/avicennia.v2i2.9416.

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Indonesia is a country with abundant natural resources, including those with enough potential, namely the mining sand industry. Mining on a large scale is good for economic growth, but vice versa on the environmental impacts caused. Environmental damage due to exploitation also occurred in Brumbung village, Kediri district. Environmental damage caused by existing sand mining creates problems that must be claimed by all parties. This paper examines how the impact caused by sand mining activities on the surrounding environment. This type of research is descriptive-qualitative, where the research process and understanding are based on the methodology that investigates a phenomenon. To study this problem, observations and questions and answers were made to the miners, the surrounding community and also the relevant offices. The observed location is around the Brantas River where there are sand mining activities in Brumbung Village, Kepung Subdistrict, Kediri District. research in the area is motivated by the phenomenon of the large number of illegal sand mining in the Brantas river, especially in the self-inflated village, which has many pros and cons in the surrounding community. The environment itself is all things, conditions, conditions and influences that are in the space we occupy and affect the things that live, including human life. Population growth has increased the need for clothing, food, shelter, clean water and energy. This results in higher exploitation of natural resources and tends to neglect environmental aspects. Therefore there is a need for research on the study of environmental impacts, both physical and socio-economic activities of sand mining in the berumbung village, in order to obtain an overview of the environmental impacts that occur or will occur. Later this research is to be taken into consideration in making policies related to the problem of sand mining.

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Khokhryakov, A. V., I. V. Larionova, O. A. Moskvina, and E. M. Tseytlin. "A system approach to environmental safety management in mining." Mining informational and analytical bulletin, no. 3-1 (March 20, 2020): 501–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.25018/0236-1493-2020-31-0-501-517.

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The list of restrictions, including spatial, temporal, geological, economic, regulatory, etc., within which the mining enterprise operates as a natural-technical system is given. The general scheme of a natural-industrial system and the restrictions which determine the conditions for its functioning is given. It is stated that any natural-industrial system being a sophisticated complex dynamical system is at the same time an inertial system which quality is important for its operation and management decisions. A scheme of functioning of a naturalindustrial system in time has been presented. The process of its functioning is described. With regards to complexity of environmental issues and environmental legal regulations in mining, a risk assessment approach is proposed which is based on taking into account the external limitations and impacts of different origin, related to environmental safety restrictions. Based on the conclusions of different authors the need to consider a mining enterprise as a dynamic “natural - industrial” system which is permanently under impact of changing external factors is demonstrated. An example of changes of environmental legal regulations as one of the external impacts is given.An example of changes in one of the external limitations that determine the risks of environmental management decisions is given. An analysis of changes in the legal requirements for hazardous wastes management over the past 20 years (from 2000 to 2019) is presented. The possible consequences of these changes for mining enterprises are described.. In addition, the risks that arise for mining enterprises in the event of failure to comply with these environmental requirements are described as well. Conclusions are drawn about the possible areas of application of the approach given in the article.

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Guzmán López, Federico. "Environmental impacts caused by open-pit mining megaprojects in Zacatecas, Mexico." Revista de Geografía Agrícola, no. 57 (December 2016): 199–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.5154/r.rga.2016.57.010.

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Ashofteh Alireza,, Abedini Ali,, and Esmaeily Dariush,. "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT OF TASH BAUXITE MINE IN SEMNAN PROVINCE, NORTHERN IRAN." NEWS of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan 5, no. 443 (October 15, 2020): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32014/2020.2518-170x.100.

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Mineral resources and mining are the pillars of development in any country. Mining development must be performed based on the pillars of sustainable development to prevent the damage to water, soil, air, plants, wildlife and social life of local communities by exploiting valuable minerals and economic development. Lack of attention towards the pillars of sustainable development in the long-term can turn into serious damages to environment and social life of local communities. There would probably be needed to spend multiple times more than the added value earned by the mineral production in order to recompense the environmental and social damages caused by unauthorized mining. Therefore, from the late 2001 the beginning of mining activities in the Bauxite mine of the village of Tash has caused challenges for the environment, natural resources and social issues. Some of the most important of which are loss of water reserves in the region, the pollution of ground and surface waters, soil erosion, susceptibility of the region to dust, loss of vegetation and rangelands, the endangerment of wildlife, flooding due to inappropriate tailings depot. This paper addresses to the causes of these pollutions and how to stop further damages of the process.

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Mishra, Ajai, and Vinay Kumar Pandey. "Quantitative environmental impact assessment of the Open cast mining in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 5, no. 2 (December 1, 2013): 361–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i2.333.

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The district Sonbhadra, previously a part of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh, India, was created as a separate district in 1991.Geologically the area consists of Vindhyan supergroup, Mahakoshal group and Dudhi granitoid complex.The district Sonbhadra has rich mineral resources and their potential. The area is known for production of cement grade Limestone and Dolomite; the other minerals are Clay, Calcite, Silimanite and base metals for more than last three decades. These mining areas show impacts on the environmental status of the district. In the present study, the different mining and environmental parameters have been considered for analysing the environmental impact assessment (EIA). A matrix method has been used to delineate the quantitative EIA in the area. Finally, the resulted assessment impact value index (-2861.76), shows significant impact on environment such as degradation of forest land, air contamination due to mining dust, water quality and related health aspect of the area. Thus, major environmental control measures should be taken for sustainable development of the study area such as improvement of mining equipments, proper dumping of the mining waste and large scale plantation.

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MehariGirmay, MehariGirmay. "Phytoremediationof Heavy Metals Released from Mining Waste Drainage Using Selected Plant Species, in Ethiopia." Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal 1, no. 3 (July 25, 2019): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.33258/birex.v1i3.336.

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Mining is known in releasing of heavy metals and environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, persistence in the environment, and bio-accumulative nature. Leaching activity of mining has a major role in releasing of chemicals which toxify to the mining environment. Such activity contaminates the terrestrial ecosystemswith toxic heavy metals that lead to the environmental problem of public health concern. In Ethiopia, even the mining trend is accounted long time, the environmental and social impacts are underestimated and not taken as an issue for a long time. However, these impacts are become very risky and problematic from time to time, since mining companies are not dedicated to their environmental and social impact assessment commitments. Being persistent pollutants, heavy metals accumulate in the environment and consequently contaminate the food chains. Accumulation of potentially toxic heavy metals in biota causes a potential health threat to their consumers including humans. Phytoremediation is more cost-effective than alternative mechanical or chemical methods of removing hazardous compounds from the soil.Vetiver grass is a perennial grass belonging to the Poaceae family with short rhizomes and a massive, finely structured root system. The deep root system makes the vetiver grass extremely drought tolerant and very difficult to dislodge when exposed to strong water flow. The main purpose of this study is to review the ecological impacts of mining in releasing leached wastes/drainages/ and the possible and effective techniques of treatment via Phytoremediation technology.

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Gebru, Mehari Girmay. "Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Released from Mining Waste Drainage using selected plant species, in Ethiopia." Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal 1, no. 3 (July 27, 2019): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.33258/birex.v1i3.343.

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Mining is known in releasing of heavy metals and environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, persistence in the environment, and bio-accumulative nature. Leaching activity of mining has a major role in releasing of chemicals which toxify to the mining environment. Such activity contaminates the terrestrial ecosystems with toxic heavy metals that lead to the environmental problem of public health concern. In Ethiopia, even the mining trend is accounted long time, the environmental and social impacts are underestimated and not taken as an issue for a long time. However, these impacts are become very risky and problematic from time to time, since mining companies are not dedicated to their environmental and social impact assessment commitments. Being persistent pollutants, heavy metals accumulate in the environment and consequently contaminate the food chains. Accumulation of potentially toxic heavy metals in biota causes a potential health threat to their consumers including humans. Phytoremediation is more cost-effective than alternative mechanical or chemical methods of removing hazardous compounds from the soil. Vetiver grass is a perennial grass belonging to the Poaceae family with short rhizomes and a massive, finely structured root system. The deep root system makes the vetiver grass extremely drought tolerant and very difficult to dislodge when exposed to strong water flow. The main purpose of this study is to review the ecological impacts of mining in releasing leached wastes/drainages/ and the possible and effective techniques of treatment via Phytoremediation technology.

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Tayebi-Khorami, Maedeh, Mansour Edraki, Glen Corder, and Artem Golev. "Re-Thinking Mining Waste through an Integrative Approach Led by Circular Economy Aspirations." Minerals 9, no. 5 (May 10, 2019): 286. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min9050286.

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Mining wastes, particularly in the form of waste rocks and tailings, can have major social and environmental impacts. There is a need for comprehensive long-term strategies for transforming the mining industry to move toward zero environmental footprint. “How can the mining industry create new economic value, minimise its social and environmental impacts and diminish liability from mining waste?” This would require cross-disciplinary skills, across the social, environmental, technical, legal, regulatory, and economic domains, to produce innovative solutions. The aim of this paper is to review the current knowledge across these domains and integrate them in a new approach for exploiting or “re-thinking” mining wastes. This approach includes five key areas of social dimensions, geoenvironmental aspects, geometallurgy specifications, economic drivers and legal implications for improved environmental outcomes, and circular economy aspirations, which are aligned with the 10 principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Applying circular economy thinking to mining waste presents a major opportunity to reduce the liability and increase the value of waste materials arising from mining and processing operations.

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Akchurin, Maria. "Mining and Defensive Mobilization." Sociology of Development 6, no. 1 (2020): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/sod.2020.6.1.1.

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Opposition to the social and environmental impacts of large-scale mining has become more visible in Chile since the early 1990s, yet not all mining projects catalyze mobilization. Building on the concept of defensive mobilization, I argue that opposition is more likely when a project is perceived as a threat to some members of a community. Using a data set of all major mining projects submitted for environmental licensing since environmental impact assessments were implemented in Chile, I identify the conditions under which mining projects lead to opposition. The results, based on binary logistic regression analysis, show that projects threatening agrarian and indigenous communities, where threats to existing water and land uses are especially salient, are more likely to be opposed. Community challenges are also more likely for projects majority-owned by international investors. About four out of every ten proposed projects have faced opposition, and only a handful of projects have ever been definitively rejected, even as projects that are found to violate regulations are increasingly fined and challenged in court as well as facing protests and public scrutiny.

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Haryanto, Ari Tri, and Budy P. Resosudarmo. "Comparing The Economy-wide Impact of Omnibus Law: An Input-Output Analysis." Jurnal Ilmiah Administrasi Publik 007, no. 01 (April 1, 2021): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.jiap.2021.007.01.2.

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As the Indonesian government issued Omnibus Law to increase investment inflow to Indonesia, this paper tries to figure out investment in what sector that can generate the highest outcome in terms of the macro, micro, and environmental impacts, such that the Indonesian government should prioritize this sector as the investment targeted sector. Three sectors are considered: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and electricity and gas. Using an I-O model and a microsimulation model, this paper examines the macro, micro, and environmental impacts of each investment scenario. The results reveal that in the short-run, investment in the electricity and gas sector generates the highest macro impacts, while investment in the mining and quarrying sector is better in reducing poverty and inequality, although it has a bigger environmental impact.

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Riley, Emily, Peter Sainsbury, Phil McManus, Ruth Colagiuri, Francesca Viliani, Angus Dawson, Elizabeth Duncan, Yolande Stone, Tracy Pham, and Patrick Harris. "Including health impacts in environmental impact assessments for three Australian coal-mining projects: a documentary analysis." Health Promotion International 35, no. 3 (May 5, 2019): 449–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz032.

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Abstract Notwithstanding the historical benefits of coal in aiding human and economic development, the negative health and environmental impacts of coal extraction and processing are of increasing concern. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a regulated policy mechanism that can be used to predict and consider the health impacts of mining projects to determine if consent is given. The ways in which health is considered within EIA is unclear. This research investigated ‘How and to what extent are health, well-being and equity issues considered in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) of major coal mining projects in New South Wales, Australia’. To this end we developed and applied a comprehensive coding framework designed to interrogate the publicly available environmental impact statements (EISs) of three mines in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, for their inclusion of health, well-being and equity issues. Analysis of the three EISs demonstrates that: the possible impacts of each mine on health and well-being were narrowly and inadequately considered; when health and well-being were considered there was a failure to assess the possible impacts specific to the particular mine and the communities potentially affected; the cumulative impacts on human health of multiple mines in the same geographical area were almost completely ignored; the discussions of intragenerational and intergenerational equity did not demonstrate a sound understanding of equity and, it is essential that governments’ requirements for the EIA include detailed analysis of the health, well-being, equity and cumulative impacts specific to the proposed mine and relevant communities.

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Triatmojo, Dimas Bagus, Warah Atikah, and Nurul Laili Fadhilah. "Revisiting the Land Conversion of the Protected Forest for the Mining Industry in Tumpang Pitu, Banyuwangi." Indonesian Journal of Law and Society 1, no. 1 (March 30, 2020): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/ijls.v1i1.16761.

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Indonesia is a country that has abundant natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable. The wealth of natural resources contained in the motherland can be utilized for the needs and welfare of the people of Indonesia under Article 33 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution. One of the natural resources in Indonesia is forests. The government establishes a forest area as a protected forest area for a benefit that is expected by law. There is a violation of the use of protected forest areas for interests outside the forestry sector, namely the conversion of the function of protected forests used as mining land violations that are contrary to Article 38 Paragraph 4 of Law Number 41 of 1999. Mining business activities have negative impacts as well as positive impacts that arise. Mining will harm environmental conditions that can affect the social life of the community, reducing the environmental quality of the positive impact of the existence of mining business activities in an area will cause changes to the economic level, the legal basis for protecting the affected communities in the mining sector, as mandated by Article 28G Paragraph (1) and Article 28H Paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution. Keywords: Transfer of Protection Forest Functions, Mining Impacts.

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Oulehlova, Alena, Irena Tušer, and David Rehak. "Environmental Risk Assessment of a Diesel Fuel Tank: A Case Study." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 8, 2021): 6537. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126537.

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The article deals with the application of the environmental damage assessment procedure and H&V index II method to the diesel fuel tank storage facility in a sand mining company using a case study. The procedures enabled the researchers to semi-quantitatively assess the operated diesel fuel tank’s impact on the selected environmental components and the possible damage risk by the leakage of stored fuel. It was discovered, by assessing the operating conditions, the state of the environment at the mining facility, and the risk of a diesel fuel leakage accident, that it is not necessary for the company to implement further steps in the field of environmental damage minimization. The H&V index II method examined both the impacts of diesel fuel leakage on soil, biotic component, groundwater, surface water, and the impact of flammable substances on the biotic environmental component in six steps. Slight or significant impacts were identified depending on the environmental component during the determination of the accident severity. The accident severity, together with the estimated probability, was plotted in the risk matrix which resulted in acceptable risks for all affected environmental components. The results of both approaches showed that the diesel fuel leakage in the mining company represents an acceptable environmental risk in relation to the countermeasures implemented so far.

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Efimov, V. I., R. R. Minibaev, T. V. Korchagina, and Ya А. Novikova. "ON MINING NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT." Ugol’, no. 01 (January 8, 2017): 66–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2017-1-66-68.

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