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Journal articles on the topic "Mineral resource development"
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Liu, Yi Zheng, and Bing Zhang. "The Study on Mineral Resources Crisis and Industrial Economic Development Based on Information Technology." Applied Mechanics and Materials 644-650 (September 2014): 5868–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.644-650.5868.
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Mineral resources are the material basis of national economic construction and people's living standards, In China more than 80% of the energy and industrial raw materials from the mineral resources, and its total ranked third in the world, while the per capita amount is less than half the world average, and is very resource scarce countries. Its reserves of mineral resources are limited, supply is limited, is a non-renewable resource. With the continuous development and utilization constantly dropped, it has exhaustible. Under certain technical conditions, continued exploitation of resources of a mineral resource reserves will gradually approaches zero. In other words, when the abundance of minerals continue to reduce, development costs continue to rise, so that the quantity demanded tends to zero, the state reached exhaustion.
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Li, Xue Mei, Xiao Lei Zhang, and Hong Ru Du. "Economic Effect Analysis on the Development of Mineral Resources in Tarim River Basin." Advanced Materials Research 268-270 (July 2011): 383–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.268-270.383.
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Analysis of characteristics of mineral resources industrial development in Tarim River Basin, and taking the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture for example, from the contribution of the total amount and economic growth of mineral resources development, industrial development potential, the scale of employment, investment of fixed asset and resources tax analysis effect of economic of mineral resource development in Tarim River Basin. It find that economic effects of mineral resource development is also not fully played important role, in particular, the development potential of mineral resources industry declined, so the future mineral resources should be comprehensive and effective used, strengthening the deep processing of products and further extend the industrial chain.
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Abdurashidovich, Umirzoqov Azamat. "The Condition Of General Development Of The Mineral Resource Base In Uzbekistan." American Journal of Applied sciences 02, no. 12 (2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajas/volume02issue12-01.
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The development of methods and means to improve the efficiency of the mining facility is aimed at improving the efficiency of the use of raw materials concentrated in deposits of natural and man-made origin. This increase in efficiency is manifested through maximizing the content of commercial ore shipped for processing, creating prerequisites for increasing the shipment of commercial ore and increasing the productivity of the processing plant. Maximization of the content in commercial ore is based on the developed scheme of cyclical increase in the efficiency of resource potential use for the entire period of field development, supplemented by an improved method of current mining planning based on anisotropy of contents and dynamic conditions.
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Iakovlev, Viktor L. "Solid mineral deposits integrated development methodology for Russian mineral resource base development strategy." Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Gornyi zhurnal 7, no. 7 (2020): 5–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.21440/0536-1028-2020-7-5-20.
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Introduction. The article evaluates the importance of mineral resource potential for Russian economic security. The mining science plays crucial role in creating reliable mineral resource base and in mining development. Research aim and relevance. The development of mining sectors in the deteriorating mining engineering conditions, which were caused by increasing depth of opencasting, the impoverishment of mined raw materials, and reserves depletion in the richest deposits required improved engineering, technology and organization of integrated development in the deep horizons of operating mining enterprises and development of low quality deposits in remote regions with poor infrastructure. In this regard, it is required to drastically revise the strategy of Russian mineral resource base development. Methodology. Approaches to solid mineral deposits integrated development rationale were analyzed based on the principles of consistency, complexity, interdisciplinarity and innovation taking into account the transition processes in order to adapt mining engineering systems of mining enterprises to changing operating conditions. Results. The definition is given to the strategy of deep-seated pitching deposits exploitation, taking into account the growth of geological, mining and technical, and economic information in the dynamics of mining development. The aspects of developing deposits in northern regions and in the regions considered equivalent to northern are highlighted, including complex development of territories through mineral resource centers creation.
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Du, Qin Jun, Liu Liu Su, and Ming Min Liu. "Material Flow of the Mineral Resource Development." Advanced Materials Research 734-737 (August 2013): 1053–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.734-737.1053.
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On the basis of the meaning of material metabolism of mineral resources development (MRD), its characteristics are analyzed, such as complexity, controllability, consecution and differences. The material flow analysis on MRD can provide basis in environment pressure of mineral resources analyzing and provide support for the circulation economy of mineral industry. The analytical method of the material flow analysis of MRD is put forward, and the account system and index system are set up.
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Kakela, Peter, Harley E. Johansen, Olen Paul Matthews, and Gundars Rudzitis. "Mineral Resource Development: Geopolitics, Economics and Policy." Geographical Review 79, no. 3 (1989): 365. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/215589.
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Sengupta, M. "Mineral resource development policy in Arctic Alaska." Resources Policy 14, no. 1 (1988): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0301-4207(88)90018-9.
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Papyrakis, Elissaios. "A development curse: formal vs informal activities in resource-dependent economies." International Journal of Social Economics 41, no. 3 (2014): 244–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-01-2013-0141.
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Purpose – The paper aims to examine the coexistence of formal and informal resource sectors in resource-dependent economies, whose production depends on an exhaustible (e.g. minerals) and a renewable resource stock (e.g. forest), respectively. It then examines the implications of declining mineral stocks on public revenues, labour movements between sectors, and economic growth in an attempt to elucidate the poor economic performance of many mineral-dependent countries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a theoretical model that describes the coexistence of a formal and informal resource-dependent sector, where individuals can direct their work effort. It then assesses how declining mineral stocks influence labour mobility across sectors and environmental degradation. Findings – Decreasing mineral stocks induce a relocation of labour towards informal production and deprive local authorities from public revenues collected within the formal economy. This constrains the ability to improve infrastructure and welfare over time and simultaneously imposes pressure on the local environment. Originality/value – The paper provides a novel theoretical mechanism that attempts to elucidate the “resource curse”, i.e. the poor economic performance of many mineral-rich economies. It purposely explores the implications of a coexistence of formal and informal resource activities on economic development for resource-dependent economies, in order to obtain new insights into this direction.
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SHUGAIPOVA, Zhanna, Mukhtar ERNUR, Ayazhanov KUANYSH, and Akmaral ABDRAKHMANOVA. "Sustainable Development of Mineral-Raw Complex." Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 9, no. 3 (2018): 479. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v9.3(27).07.
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At present, the acute question of rational resource consumption and resource saving arises in the republic. Sustainable development of the economy of Kazakhstan should be based on the planned and effective use of natural resources, in terms of the combined use of raw materials by enterprises of the mineral and raw materials complex. The current situation at the enterprises of the mineral and raw materials complex testifies to the need for the further development of the enterprise management system in order to obtain an additional chain of surplus value by passing out valuable components from raw materials. In connection, fundamental scientific research is needed, which makes it possible to scientifically substantiate improvement of the enterprise management system, the results of which can significantly improve the efficiency of the enterprise in the rational use of raw materials, both in terms of its processing, and in the direction of preserving the ecology of the region.
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Hammarstrom, Jane M., Joseph A. Briskey, Klaus J. Schulz, Stephen G. Peters, and Walter J. Bawiec. "APPLICATIONS OF A GLOBAL MINERAL-RESOURCE ASSESSMENT FOR ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SUSTAINABLE MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT." Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2006, no. 2 (2006): 703–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.21000/jasmr06020703.
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Diallo, Thierno Amadou. "Beyond the resource curse : mineral resources and development in Guinea-Conakry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98930.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-76).<br>Natural resource endowments are no guarantee of socioeconomic development. Many developing countries are rich in natural resources (minerals, oil, gas, hydropower), and yet many of their citizens remain in poverty and their economies have failed to grow; the "paradox of plenty". Despite its natural resources (bauxite, iron ore, diamond, gold and hydropower), Guinea has been unsuccessful in marshaling and leveraging these resources to produce socioeconomic development. The critical challenge for Guinea, just like many resource-rich countries, is governance failures- decades of military rule, corruption and resource mismanagement after centuries of French colonial rule. This thesis uses secondary sources and data to argue that the resource curse as a phenomenon in resource-rich countries has limitations as it does not offer these countries a path for how their resources could be used to propel social and economic development. To overcome the so-called resource curse, this thesis argues that the key to unlocking economic and social development in mineral-rich Guinea, is investing its resource-generated revenue to develop the country's infrastructure services. Infrastructures such as roads, telecommunications, water, power, education and health facilities are the foundation for socioeconomic development. The new hope for Guinea rests in the fact that after more than fifty two years of military and authoritarian rule, the country transitioned to "democracy" for the first time in 2010. This coupled with the emergence of new global players such as China and other emerging countries, with their quests to secure stable natural resources to fuel their industries, comes a new window of opportunity for resource-rich countries such as Guinea to leverage and link its extractive industries to develop key infrastructure services. Guinea could leverage its bauxite and iron ore industries to transition to onsite transformation of these materials, whose transformation is energy-intensive. Guinea could then leverage the demand for power from the onsite transformation to develop its untapped hydropower generation capacity to supply both mines and the rest of the country. However, this will not happen without governance reforms in Guinea's extractive industries and mining code.<br>by Thierno Amadou Diallo.<br>M.C.P.
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Motlhabane, Kutlwano. "Mineral wealth versus resource curse - the stage is set." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30412.
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The debate regarding the impact of resource wealth being a curse rather than a benefit has been a subject of debate since the 1950’s. Only since Sachs and Warner, (1995) the ground-breaking study which confirmed a negative relationship between resource abundance and economic growth for a selected set of countries there has been a narrative termed the ‘natural resources hypothesis’. This hypothesis asserts that countries with natural resource abundance tend to grow at a slow economic rate than countries with less resource abundance. Africa, being the most resource abundant continent compared to all other continents should be the best illustrator of the hypothesis because of vast mineral wealth coupled with the high level of poverty on the continent. This study seeks to determine if African citizens are on average deemed better or worse off given the abundant natural resources endowed in most African countries in relation to quality of life and income inequality as a measurement tool. The study further examines the effect of resource abundance in African countries, using income inequality as an addition variable above the economic growth. Using a panel data fixed effect estimation model for African countries and Middle East countries from 1970 to 2016, the study finds the existence of a U-shaped relationship between resource rent and income inequality, which supports the literature regarding the Kuznets curve. The study also found that rising consumer price inflation significantly worsens average income inequality within an African country. In addition, a high degree of trade openness significantly reduces income inequality within an African country, if all else is held constant. It is thus concluded that for African countries based on the population level, inflation level, degree of trade openness, and GDP share of domestic savings, accumulation of more coal rents share is expected to worsen average income inequality, while more mineral resource rents share reduces income inequality. The study recommends that African countries should find ways to measure inequality in their respective countries which would better illustrate the general relationship between mineral wealth and income inequality. Equally valuable would be the investment in research such as studies and reports which that would track the distribution of income over time in countries undergoing a mineral boom.
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Mwamba, Bright. "Water resources management in Zambia: a case of cumulative impacts associated with copper mining in the Upper Kafue Catchment, Copperbelt Province, Zambia." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33894.
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Water resources management is high on the agenda both locally and globally because of its important role in social, economic and environmental development. For example, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, all United Nations Member States adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 that covered thematic issues including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) no.6, which targets universal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030, is of particular interest in this study. The mining industry contributes to socio-economic development; however, it has also contributed to declining water quality in rivers and lakes in many regions globally. In this study, the status and governance of water resources within the Copperbelt province of Zambia over the period 2000 to 2020 was examined. The study investigated population and economic growth within the region and its correlation with changes in water quality and quantity. The research also focused on understanding the ways copper mining is affecting local water resources. The study also investigated challenges faced by regulators and institutions in the water sector, and considered how these challenges could be addressed. Secondary data was obtained from government institutions within Zambia such as National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO), Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) and Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), which are the key institutions in the water sector and the environment. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with the three key institutions in the water and pollution control sectors. The results showed that the total population in the Copperbelt province has increased by 20% since 2000 to a total of 1 972 317 in 2010. The population is projected to be 2 669 635 in 2020, representing about 27% increase from 2010. The rural population is projected to be 423 511 in 2020, representing about 11% increase from 2010 while the urban population will be 2 246 124 in 2020 representing about 29% increase from 2010. The majority of this growth has occurred in urban areas, which grew by about 30% from 2000 to a total of 1 595 456 in 2010. Rural population has increased by 8% since 2000 to a total of 376 861. The results also showed increased economic activities driven mainly by copper mining. Water abstraction has generally declined since 2000 mainly due to decrease in mining activities. In 2000, about 1 million m3 /day was abstracted in the Copperbelt province and about 600 000 m3 per day in 2005. The reduction in 2005 could be attributed to reduction in mining activities and institutional changes in the water sector. Water production and consumption from commercial utilities has generally been in decline from 2000 to 2017. This is also the case with water consumption per capita and water production per capita. For example, water consumption per capita per day in 2001 was 203 liters and reduced to 113 liters in 2017, representing a 44% reduction in consumption. The results showed that water consumption from 2004 to 2008 averaged 100 million m3 while the production averaged 160 million m3 per year. NWASCO attributed the general downward trend in water production and consumption in the province to maintenance and rehabilitation of water infrastructure, and investment in new infrastructure, thereby reducing the unaccounted-for water. The other reason could be that new housing developments prefer to use groundwater sources rather than utility water (supplied by water companies). The reduction could also be attributed to the cost of water and that consumers needed to adjust from the background where utility services such as water supply and sanitation were the sole responsibilities of the mines (ZCCM), prior to privatization. In terms of water supply and sanitation coverage, there has been an increased coverage since 2000. In 2001, the population that had access to water supply and sanitation was 81% and 46%, respectively. Therefore, roughly 50% of the population had no access to sanitation. However, in 2017 the population with access to water supply and sanitation was 91% and 75%, respectively. This represented only 25% of the population in serviced areas that had no access to sanitation. Between 2007 and 2008, the sanitation coverage had seen a reduction compared to the year 2006. This was due to institutional changes on the Copperbelt province, and the 2008 economic recession – the mine townships that were previously serviced by an asset holding after privatization of the mines were taken over by other utility companies. Consequently, the service delivery in the province initially dropped, but then started increasing again in 2009.
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Nwaila, Phumzile Cynthia. "The impacts and conflicts associated with defunct gold tailings storage facilities in South Africa: A case study of Davidsonville, Central Rand." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33936.
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Gold mining generates large quantities of tailings waste. These tailings can have a significant negative impact on the surrounding environment, with concomitant effects on local ecosystems, as well as on human health and quality of livelihoods. The latter is a concern in the Witwatersrand goldfields of South Africa, where communities are located in close proximity to gold mining operations and/or both current and defunct tailings dumps. This research project was, therefore, aimed at developing a better understanding of the facts, perceptions, concerns, and expectations associated with Witwatersrand gold mine tailings storage facilities, and how these are related. In order to fulfil this aim, a desktop study was conducted which involved a detailed review of published academic literature, company reports, newspaper articles, gold mining magazines, and specialist reports with specific emphasis placed on the Central Rand goldfields of the Witwatersrand Basin. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with representatives from the community, civil society organisations and independent experts, using the defunct Princess gold tailings dump in Davidsonville Suburb (West of Johannesburg) as a case study. The literature review of the study has shown that there is environmental pollution (air, water and soil) due to gold tailings dumps in current and historic gold mining areas. These findings were found to be largely consistent with perceptions and concerns of the community members, civil society organisations and subject matter experts. The long-term impacts of this pollution are not only environmental but cause a huge social burden on health and quality of livelihoods. Not only is dust considered a nuisance, particularly in the windy season, but the dust has been proven to contain crystalline silica and radionuclides. The long-term exposure to this dust can lead to skin problems and respiratory illnesses. There is higher exposure of ambient particulate matter (PM10) in areas around tailings even at distances up to 2 km downwind from the tailings dumps. Acid mine drainage, on the other hand, increases metal load in watercourses and soils, ultimately affecting the ecosystems as the metals are toxic to plants. Metal contamination has adverse impacts on animal and human health. In addition to literature survey, results from the semi-structured interviews revealed that there are conflicts between the communities, government and mining companies, with communities associating their health problems with gold mine tailings. This has led to court cases and gained media attention. The complex relationships between mine waste, the environment, and community health and livelihoods are still not well understood, making it difficult to justify and motivate the implementation of meaningful interventions to mitigate risks associated with gold tailings dumps. To date, little attempt appears to have been made to support community concerns and perceptions with factual evidence and information. Overall, this study has demonstrated the existence of longstanding issues associated with defunct gold tailings dumps and the communication gab that existing between various stakeholders, i.e. community, government and mining houses. These emphases the importance of having adequate remedial actions to prevent further pollution, the need to engage all relevant stakeholders when dealing with gold tailings and implementation of regulatory frameworks associated with gold tailings reclamation and rehabilitation.
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Kato, Shuhei. "Contributions of a minerals industry cluster to sustainable development: A case study on human and social capital in Richards Bay, South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25062.
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The South African economy has developed with its strong connection to the minerals extraction and processing industries. Rich endowments of coal and a well-established mining sector in the country enabled the generation and supply of competitively priced electricity to energy and capital intensive processing and chemical industries. Although the minerals industry cluster remains globally competitive at the present time, whether it can be a catalyst for sustainable development, economically, socially and environmentally is in question. Field work was carried out in Richards Bay to analyse the development contributions of the local aluminium industry cluster in terms of two of the five capitals essential for sustainable development, viz. human and social capital. This town is the host of world class aluminium smelters as well as mineral sands mining and smelting, amongst other energy intensive industries such as paper pulp and phosphate production. The analysis interrogates the importance of skills development and of collective action between various stakeholders centred on the Hillside smelter of South 32, and including interviews with representatives of ten further stakeholders. Evidence found shows that the minerals industry cluster has contributed to human capital development, and continues to do so, through well-established in-house training and mentorship programmes as well as their corporate social investment into enterprise and supplier development, education and primary health care. However, a more competitive and environmentally responsible industrial cluster would require continuous improvement through institutional and individual capabilities. Research and training institutions and government intervention have important roles to play in this regard. One of the major challenges is rooted in the lack of social capital development in the past. Although no single accepted definition nor standard for measuring exists, social capital can be defined as the norms and networks that enable people to act collectively. The racially segregated development pattern in the region had left residents with huge disparities and a trust deficit. This mitigated against collective actions within the community except in the few cases of natural disaster responses and crime prevention. This is evidenced in the free-riding of skilled labourers by some companies in the region and the failure of socio-economic development programmes in the past due to the low level of community buy-in. The research highlights that the significance of the local minerals industry cluster remains undoubtedly high; however, a facilitative process of social capital development is necessary to promote collective actions. The process requires accountable formal institutions who can mitigate social distrust, create dialogue and a cooperative environment between different interest groups. This is particularly important as the government resource-based industrialisation policy is centralised in developing linkages from extractive sector (downstream, upstream, and side-stream) but little attention has been paid to the aspect of social capital development. It is expected that the study itself contributes to social capital development and works as a communication platform to further promote studies in applying multidisciplinary learning-by-doing process across academia, policymakers, and practitioners.
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Andrade, Gabriela Giselle. "Mineral Resource Governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Strategies for Development and Poverty Alleviation." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/417.
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Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ranks extremely low in terms of development indicators even by regional standards. Poverty in the country is exacerbated by the DRC's long-embedded culture of political rent-seeking and corruption, which has historically shaped the government's involvement in the mining sector. By the 1990s, the government's mismanagement of the industrial mining sector led to its decreased productivity and near decline. At the same time, the artisanal mining sector has expanded, and now employs a large amount of the country’s poor. However, many issues remain related to the legal structure governing the artisanal mining sector and opportunities for artisanal miners to sell their products. This thesis explores the potential for transforming mining practices and market structures in the DRC to better promote development and poverty alleviation.
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Arnonkitpanich, Atchariya. "Strategies for maximizing the social benefit from the exploitation of gypsum mineral resource of Thailand." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2019.
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The study begins by investigating Thailand’s administration of its mineral resources and those of some other leading mineral-exporting countries for comparison. The notion of ‘resource curse’, which affects many resource-rich countries, and an analysis how Thailand fought and won the ‘curse’ is critically explored. The principle of sustainable development and its implication to Thailand are presented, together with various computed indicators of sustainable development for Thailand. The role of mineral resources and Hotelling’s model in the context of sustainable development are discussed. The essence of this study is the development of economic models to determine the optimal extraction paths of Thailand’s gypsum resources based on Hotelling's concept of maximizing Net Present Value (NPV) of benefits accrued to the country. This study finds that under all assumptions and all scenarios, at a certain point in time, Thailand should stop exporting its gypsum and devote the remainder of its gypsum resources to domestic consumption only. In addition, Thailand should push gypsum price up to a certain level. The model determining gypsum consumption in Thailand and some countries imported gypsum from Thailand, which are the basis to determine the optimal extraction paths of gypsum in Thailand, is also developed. It shows that the price of gypsum had no effect on its consumption. In other words, the demand for gypsum might be highly inelastic. Finally, the long-term policies for Thailand to manage its gypsum resource are recommended.
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Osman, Imraan Idhris. "The sustainability of corporate social responsibility spend by the South African mining industry." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22816.
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One of the means South Africa has adopted to redress the social ills of the past is corporate social responsibility. This essentially places the onus on the business community within the country to take accountability of the social ills within the country and implement practices within their organizations to address these ills in a structured and sustainable manner. The extent to which and the manner in which this social obligation is discharged within the mining industry which represents one of the larger industries in the country formed the basis of this research.To this extent, secondary economic data was used of listed mining companies over a five year period to understand the extent to which these companies have been contributing towards the cause of socio-economic upliftment. This data was contrasted against general industry data in an attempt to gauge mining company’s commitment against the other industries operating within the country. In order to understand how CSI is interpreted and executed, 6 specialist interviews were held with senior management officials from different mining companies whilst 2 specific mining projects were considered to test the aspect of sustainability.Based on the results, mining companies similar to other companies within South Africa have demonstrated real commitment to CSI through higher annual year on year contributions. The internal processes and resources committed to CSI signal that companies have recognized the importance of CSI as a key element to their own sustainability. The research further reveals that whilst a lot is being done and continues to be done, it clearly is not enough and the country as a collective needs to consider how best to exploit its CSI resources to ensure it reaches the appropriate needs areas and further focuses more on enterprise development.<p/><br>Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)<br>unrestricted
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Shade, Lindsay. "Politics below the Surface: A Political Ecology of Mineral Rights and Land Tenure Struggles in Appalachia and the Andes." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/geography_etds/50.
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This dissertation examines how confusion and lack of access to information about subsurface property rights facilitates the rapid acquisition of mineral rights by mining interests, leaving those who live 'above the surface' to contend with complicated corporate and bureaucratic apparatuses. The research focuses on the first proposed state-run large scale mining project in Ecuador, believed to contain copper ores, and on the natural gas hydrofracking industry in three counties in north central West Virginia. Qualitative and visual methods, including mapping, are employed to determine (i.) how the geography of subsurface ownership patterns is changing, (ii.) links between changes in subsurface ownership and surface ownership, and (iii.) how these changes are facilitated or impeded by institutional and governance practices.
Rights and permit acquisitions are facilitated by state institutions, which often have strategic interests in mineral development. Accordingly, this research also considers the role of state strategy with respect to the establishment, bureaucratic management, and enforcement of vertical territory, which reflects the state’s interest in and sovereign claim over subterranean resources to benefit the nation. The research finds that the historical separation of subsurface property rights from the surface is associated with a persistent weakening of surface holder claims to land in favor of mining development, and that this weakening has contributed to the long-term persistence of absentee ownership and control over land in Ecuador and West Virginia. Viewing subsurface land deals from the perspective of those whose lives are disrupted on the surface, I conclude from this work that mundane practices such as deed transfers and local micropolitics about land use are significant factors in the lead up to larger scale violences and silences, such as forced displacement and even political imprisonment of activists opposed to extraction.
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Krausová, Kateřina. "Vliv nerostných surovin na politiku a ekonomiku ve vybraných státech subsaharské Afriky." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-194090.
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Diplom thesis discusses a question of influence of mineral resources on politics and economics in chosen countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The paradox of low economic development of many resource rich countries significantly engaged in international trade is often discussed by economic experts. I decided to focus on Sub-Saharan Africa because I consider this region to be unable to fully use its potential for economic development despite being very rich in natural resources.Target of this thesis is to find out which natural resources exist in chosen countires, how the countries manage them, how successfull their economic development is, which problems they currently handle and how their current situation is related to their historic, cultural and politic background. For the purpose of my thesis I have chosen Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Botswana.
Books on the topic "Mineral resource development"
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Opportunities for mineral resource development , Tanzania. 4th ed. Ministry of Energy and Minerals, United Republic of Tanzania, 2005.
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Danso, Felix. Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537.
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Lange, Glenn-Marie. The contribution of minerals to sustainable economic development: Mineral resource accounts in Namibia. Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, 2003.
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Sustaining development in mineral economies: The resource curse thesis. Routledge, 1993.
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Peter, Crowley, ed. Asia Pacific resource development: Exploration and mining policy directions. Minerals and Energy Forum Secretariat, 1994.
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Shields, Deborah J. Sustainable mineral resource management and indicators: Case study Slovenia. Geological Survey of Slovenia, 2004.
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National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada). Aboriginal communities and non-renewable resource development. The Round Table, 2001.
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She qu fen hua yu she qu chong gou: Yunnan DY tong kuang de bian qian yan jiu = Shequ fenhua yu shequ chonggou. Zhongguo she hui ke xue chu ban she, 2011.
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Bleischwitz, Raimund. International resource politics: New challenges demanding new governance approaches for a green economy. Heinrich Böll Foundation, 2012.
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Danso, Felix. "Human-centred mineral resource governance approach." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-6.
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Thakur, Rameshwar, and Swati Thakur. "Mineral Resource Potential and Prospects in Chotanagpur Region." In Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development. Springer Netherlands, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9771-9_10.
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Danso, Felix. "Theories and concepts of natural resource governance." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-2.
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Koch, G. S., A. N. Campbell, A. G. Fabbri, et al. "Workshop on Mineral and Energy Resource Expert System Development." In Quantitative Analysis of Mineral and Energy Resources. Springer Netherlands, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4029-1_44.
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Danso, Felix. "Overview of Ghana’s mining sector." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-1.
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Danso, Felix. "Approach / methodology." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-3.
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Danso, Felix. "Analyses of mineral resource governance and human development in Ghana." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-4.
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Danso, Felix. "Evaluation of mineral resource governance and human development in Ghana." In Mineral Resource Governance and Human Development in Ghana. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003005537-5.
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Gylfason, Thorvaldur. "Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries: Why Social Policy Matters." In Mineral Rents and the Financing of Social Policy. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230370913_2.
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McPhail, K. "The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development." In Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01103-0_3.
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Melnikov, Nikolay. "ECOLOGICAL STRATEGY OF MINING DEVELOPMENT: MODERN APPROACH TO ARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION." In 16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2016. Stef92 Technology, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2016/b12/s03.047.
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Степанько, Н. Г., and Г. Г. Ткаченко. "ECOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL TERRITORIES OF PACIFIC RUSSIA." In Геосистемы Северо-Восточной Азии. Crossref, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35735/tig.2021.85.79.045.
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В работе произведен анализ особенностей географических сочетаний и видового состава месторождений и проявлений минерального сырья на прибрежных территориях (суша и море) Тихоокеанской России. Дана характеристика месторождений минеральных ресурсов, географических и структурных особенностей распространения месторождений минерального сырья, территориальных сочетаний месторождений. На основе проведенного анализа предложен вариант возможной экологической ситуации на рассматриваемой территории в случае реализации инвестиционных проектов, направленных, в основном, на освоение минерально-сырьевого комплекса. The article analyzes the features of geographical combinations and species composition of mineral deposits and manifestations in coastal territories (land+sea) of Pacific Russia. The characteristics of mineral resource deposits, geographical and structural features of the distribution of mineral deposits, and territorial combinations of deposits are given. Based on the analysis, a variant of the possible environmental situation in the territory under consideration is proposed in the case of investment projects aimed mainly at the development of the mineral resource complex.
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Blair, Brad R. "Towards the Rational Development of Space Resource Policy: Lessons from International Mineral Economics and Law." In Seventh International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Business in Space. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40479(204)27.
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SIKSNANE, Ieva, and Ainis LAGZDINS. "ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH NITROGEN LEACHING IN AGRICULTURAL LAND IN LATVIA." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.204.
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Water is significantly important resource in everyday life. Parameters that characterize the quality of water resources are affected by human activities. In Latvia, water pollution with nutrients is often related to agricultural activities. As water circulation is sustained and uninterrupted process, nitrogen compounds are lost throughout the hydrographic network and transported both locally and internationally. Increased levels of nitrogen in the water lead to intensive eutrophication processes in the inland water bodies and the Baltic Sea, therefore, availability of clean water is decreasing. It is necessary to minimize and prevent water pollution as much as possible. The aim of this research is to evaluate the economic losses caused by nitrogen leakage through agricultural drainage systems in Latvia. For this purpose, water protection regulations and agricultural runoff monitoring data are examined. Evaluation process of the economic losses includes a comparison of the maximum extent permitted rates of nitrogen application with the theoretical optimum application rates and application rates determined at the research sites. For calculations ammonium nitrate was used as a type of fertilizer. From the results of this research it can be concluded that in about 41% the amount of nitrogen needed to reach the current yield level was exceeded. In addition, on average 13.2% and 15.4% of nitrogen applied annually as mineral fertilizers are lost through the subsurface drainage systems at the Berze and Mellupite research sites, respectively. This causes economic losses to farmers on average 61.13 EUR ha-1 year-1.
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Dadykin, V. S. "The Methodology to Calculate the Investment Potential of Mineral Resource Base in the Areas of New Development." In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference "Far East Con" (ISCFEC 2018). Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/iscfec-18.2019.23.
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Oikawa, Tomoe, Takeo Kondo, Kazukiyo Yamamoto, and Shinji Ogawa. "New Positioning of the Ocean Space as a Marine Resource: Emotional Values Inherent in the Ocean Space." In ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2009-79819.
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The sea is abundant in various resources. In fact, energy resources, mineral resources, and food resources have come to be regarded as marine resources. On the other hand, the positioning of the ocean space as a marine resources is tenuous. It has been evaluated just from a geopolitical viewpoint, such as the physical extent and depth or political/economical relationships. The ocean space, however, emotional values as humanity, including relaxing, comforting, and encouraging effects. These emotional values of the ocean space have undoubtedly contributed to urban waterfront redevelopment and ocean resort development. The aim of our research is to position the ocean space as a new form of marine resource by clarifying emotional values inherent in the ocean space through psychological analysis while focusing on its value from the viewpoint of human sensibility.
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Lomakina, N. V. "STRUCTURAL AND ECONOMIC GUIDELINES OF THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND PERSPECTIVE PARAMETERS MINERAL RESOURCE COMPLEX OF THE MACROREGION." In SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN EAST: NEW CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIC GUIDELINES. Khabarovsk: KSUEL Editorial and Publishing Center, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.38161/978-5-7823-0746-2-2021-57-62.
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The logic is investigated and the relationship between the strategic priorities of the economic development of the Far Eastern macroregion and the promising parameters of its key economic complex - the mineral sector - is revealed. The features of the formation and institutional manifestation of these relationships for various stages of the implementation of the state regional policy to support the development of the Far East are shown.
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Tkachenko, G. G. "РАЙОНИРОВАНИЕ РОССИЙСКОЙ ЧАСТИ ПРИБРЕЖНОГО РЕГИОНА ЯПОНСКОГО МОРЯ ПО СОЧЕТАНИЮ МИНЕРАЛЬНЫХ РЕСУРСОВ". У Geosistemy vostochnyh raionov Rossii: osobennosti ih struktur i prostranstvennogo razvitiia. ИП Мироманова Ирина Витальевна, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.35735/tig.2019.62.32.008.
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Морское побережье является одной из самых выраженных естественных географических границ, которая одновременно разделяет и связывает географические структуры суши морей или океанов. В основе формирования типов природопользования в прибрежных зонах, как и на других типах географического пространства, лежит природноресурсный потенциал. Природноресурсный потенциал и типы природопользования как явления пространственнодифференцированные должны быть рассмотрены, прежде всего, в рамках классических географических подходов и оценок, таких как районирование территории и акватории. При этом пространственные сочетания наземных и морских природных, природноресурсных компонентов рассматриваются как важнейшие предпосылки инфраструктурного и хозяйственного развития прибрежных регионов. Необходимым этапом природноресурсного районирования является выявление границ, при пересечении которых существенно меняются природные ресурсы и условия. Данная работа выполнена на примере рассмотрения минеральных ресурсов прибрежных муниципальных образований и является частью исследования природноресурсных сочетаний зоны сушаокеан Дальнего Востока России в рамках изучения пространственной дифференциации факторов, условий и ограничений формирования и развития структур природопользования в прибрежной зоне Тихоокеанской России с учетом воздействия экстремальных природных процессов и явлений. Дана сравнительная характеристика месторождений минерального сырья российской части побережья Японского моря. Определена их видовая и географическая структура. На основе того, что месторождения минерального сырья сгруппированы в 8 основных ресурсных групп ввыполнено районирование российской части побережья Японского моря по сочетанию основных видов минеральных ресурсов. Выделены типы муниципальных образований по сочетанию минеральных ресурсов и показаны особенности каждого из них. Выделены шесть районов по сочетанию минеральных ресурсов. В связи с необходимостью учета географической особенности в сочетании со спецификой минеральных ресурсов, северной и южной частям территории одного типа районов присвоены свои собственные названия. По результатам исследования была построена карта. The seacoast is one of the most pronounced natural geographical boundaries, which divides and connects simultaneously the geographical structures of the land, seas or oceans. The formation of the types of nature management in coastal zones, as well as on other types of geographical space, is based on the natural resource potential. Being spatially differentiated phenomena, the natural resource potential and the types of environmental management should be considered, first of all, within the framework of classical geographical approaches and assessments, such as zoning of the territory and water areas. In this case, spatial combinations of the land and sea natural, naturalresource components are considered as the most important prerequisites for the infrastructure and economic development of coastal regions. Identification of borders, at the intersection of which the natural resources and conditions change significantly, is a necessary stage of natural resource zoning. This work is carried out by example of consideration of mineral resources of coastal municipal unions and appears to be a part of studies of naturalresource combinations of the landocean zone of the Russian Far East in the framework of studies of spatial differentiation of factors, conditions and restrictions of formation and development of structures of nature management in the coastal zone of Pacific Russia, taking into account the influence of extreme natural processes and phenomena. The comparative characteristic of mineral deposits of the Russian part of the coast of the Sea of Japan is given. Their species and a geographical structure are determined. Based on the fact that the mineral deposits are grouped into eight main resource groups, zoning of the Russian part of the coast of the Sea of Japan by a combination of the main types of mineral resources is performed. The types of municipalities are allocated by a combination of mineral resources and their features are shown. Six areas are singled out by a combination of mineral resources. Due to the need to take into account the geographical features in combination with the specifics of mineral resources, the northern and southern parts of the territory of one type of areas have obtained their own names. According to the results of the studies, the map has been compiled.
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Tkachenko, G. G. "РАЙОНИРОВАНИЕ РОССИЙСКОЙ ЧАСТИ ПРИБРЕЖНОГО РЕГИОНА ЯПОНСКОГО МОРЯ ПО СОЧЕТАНИЮ МИНЕРАЛЬНЫХ РЕСУРСОВ". У Geosistemy vostochnyh raionov Rossii: osobennosti ih struktur i prostranstvennogo razvitiia. ИП Мироманова Ирина Витальевна, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33833/tig.2019.62.32.008.
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Морское побережье является одной из самых выраженных естественных географических границ, которая одновременно разделяет и связывает географические структуры суши морей или океанов. В основе формирования типов природопользования в прибрежных зонах, как и на других типах географического пространства, лежит природноресурсный потенциал. Природноресурсный потенциал и типы природопользования как явления пространственнодифференцированные должны быть рассмотрены, прежде всего, в рамках классических географических подходов и оценок, таких как районирование территории и акватории. При этом пространственные сочетания наземных и морских природных, природноресурсных компонентов рассматриваются как важнейшие предпосылки инфраструктурного и хозяйственного развития прибрежных регионов. Необходимым этапом природноресурсного районирования является выявление границ, при пересечении которых существенно меняются природные ресурсы и условия. Данная работа выполнена на примере рассмотрения минеральных ресурсов прибрежных муниципальных образований и является частью исследования природноресурсных сочетаний зоны сушаокеан Дальнего Востока России в рамках изучения пространственной дифференциации факторов, условий и ограничений формирования и развития структур природопользования в прибрежной зоне Тихоокеанской России с учетом воздействия экстремальных природных процессов и явлений. Дана сравнительная характеристика месторождений минерального сырья российской части побережья Японского моря. Определена их видовая и географическая структура. На основе того, что месторождения минерального сырья сгруппированы в 8 основных ресурсных групп ввыполнено районирование российской части побережья Японского моря по сочетанию основных видов минеральных ресурсов. Выделены типы муниципальных образований по сочетанию минеральных ресурсов и показаны особенности каждого из них. Выделены шесть районов по сочетанию минеральных ресурсов. В связи с необходимостью учета географической особенности в сочетании со спецификой минеральных ресурсов, северной и южной частям территории одного типа районов присвоены свои собственные названия. По результатам исследования была построена карта. The seacoast is one of the most pronounced natural geographical boundaries, which divides and connects simultaneously the geographical structures of the land, seas or oceans. The formation of the types of nature management in coastal zones, as well as on other types of geographical space, is based on the natural resource potential. Being spatially differentiated phenomena, the natural resource potential and the types of environmental management should be considered, first of all, within the framework of classical geographical approaches and assessments, such as zoning of the territory and water areas. In this case, spatial combinations of the land and sea natural, naturalresource components are considered as the most important prerequisites for the infrastructure and economic development of coastal regions. Identification of borders, at the intersection of which the natural resources and conditions change significantly, is a necessary stage of natural resource zoning. This work is carried out by example of consideration of mineral resources of coastal municipal unions and appears to be a part of studies of naturalresource combinations of the landocean zone of the Russian Far East in the framework of studies of spatial differentiation of factors, conditions and restrictions of formation and development of structures of nature management in the coastal zone of Pacific Russia, taking into account the influence of extreme natural processes and phenomena. The comparative characteristic of mineral deposits of the Russian part of the coast of the Sea of Japan is given. Their species and a geographical structure are determined. Based on the fact that the mineral deposits are grouped into eight main resource groups, zoning of the Russian part of the coast of the Sea of Japan by a combination of the main types of mineral resources is performed. The types of municipalities are allocated by a combination of mineral resources and their features are shown. Six areas are singled out by a combination of mineral resources. Due to the need to take into account the geographical features in combination with the specifics of mineral resources, the northern and southern parts of the territory of one type of areas have obtained their own names. According to the results of the studies, the map has been compiled.
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Watanabe, Yoshiyasu, Keisuke Watanabe, Hideyuki Suzuki, Teruo Ooshima, and Yoshiaki Tsukamoto. "Research and Development of a Self-Walking Vertical Mining System Using DTH Drilling Unit and the Scale Model Test." In ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95394.
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Abstract Traditional subsea mining systems use a heavy subsea crawler, which has a big drill and scrapes the mineral deposit horizontally and have limitations of seafloor inclination, roughness and softness. Those traditional systems also have issues from operational and economical points of view. Furthermore, traditional on-board drilling machines and seabed drilling machines are used for core sampling by drilling to analyze mineral contents of seafloor deposits at the stage of mineral resource estimation before the production but operational and economical efficiencies are required to those traditional systems as well. The objective of this research is to develop an innovative Self-Walking Vertical Mining System (SW-VMS) that overcomes these issues. The system is a fully submerged eight-legged jack up platform and is able to walk autonomously on a rough, soft and inclined seafloor. The SW-VMS can be used both as the mining system to mine seafloor deposits and as the sample drilling system to analyze mineral contents in-situ and on-land efficiently before the mining with a DTH drilling unit. This paper introduces the detail of the SW-VMS as the mining system at first and then introduces the concept of the SW-VMS as the sample drilling system and finally the results of the scale model test of the SW-VMS on-land are shown. The scale model test has been carried out to confirm the walking ability of the SW-VMS from the structural and autonomous control points of view. The scale of the test model is approximately 1/40 of the preliminary design of the SW-VMS which has been already completed. The test consists of test cases of walking on a flat foundation, on a flat foundation including partially soft foundations and on inclined foundations of up to 45 degrees.
Reports on the topic "Mineral resource development"
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Fritz, Brugger, Bezzola Selina, Hochet Peter, and Salavessa João. Public monitoring of the economic, social and environmental effect of industrial mining. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46446/publication_r4d.2020.2.en.
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The transition to renewable energy and a digital economy increases the demand for minerals. The development impact of resource extraction is the green economy’s Achilles heel. The Resource Impact Dashboard (RID) is an evidence-based policy instrument to encourage constructive dialogue between stakeholders about concerns related to economic, social, environmental and institutional outcomes of industrial mining. Results from the pilot-phase corroborate the necessity and the promises of public monitoring and deliberation.
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Udd, J. E. Development of human resources for the mineral industries - the supply side: technical school and university graduates. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/328712.
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Bowles, David, Michael Williams, Hope Dodd, et al. Protocol for monitoring aquatic invertebrates of small streams in the Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network: Version 2.1. National Park Service, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2284622.
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The Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network (HTLN) is a component of the National Park Service’s (NPS) strategy to improve park management through greater reliance on scientific information. The purposes of this program are to design and implement long-term ecological monitoring and provide information for park managers to evaluate the integrity of park ecosystems and better understand ecosystem processes. Concerns over declining surface water quality have led to the development of various monitoring approaches to assess stream water quality. Freshwater streams in network parks are threatened by numerous stressors, most of which originate outside park boundaries. Stream condition and ecosystem health are dependent on processes occurring in the entire watershed as well as riparian and floodplain areas; therefore, they cannot be manipulated independently of this interrelationship. Land use activities—such as timber management, landfills, grazing, confined animal feeding operations, urbanization, stream channelization, removal of riparian vegetation and gravel, and mineral and metals mining—threaten stream quality. Accordingly, the framework for this aquatic monitoring is directed towards maintaining the ecological integrity of the streams in those parks. Invertebrates are an important tool for understanding and detecting changes in ecosystem integrity, and they can be used to reflect cumulative impacts that cannot otherwise be detected through traditional water quality monitoring. The broad diversity of invertebrate species occurring in aquatic systems similarly demonstrates a broad range of responses to different environmental stressors. Benthic invertebrates are sensitive to the wide variety of impacts that influence Ozark streams. Benthic invertebrate community structure can be quantified to reflect stream integrity in several ways, including the absence of pollution sensitive taxa, dominance by a particular taxon combined with low overall taxa richness, or appreciable shifts in community composition relative to reference condition. Furthermore, changes in the diversity and community structure of benthic invertebrates are relatively simple to communicate to resource managers and the public. To assess the natural and anthropo-genic processes influencing invertebrate communities, this protocol has been designed to incorporate the spatial relationship of benthic invertebrates with their local habitat including substrate size and embeddedness, and water quality parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and turbidity). Rigid quality control and quality assurance are used to ensure maximum data integrity. Detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and supporting information are associated with this protocol.