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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Sustainable Mineral Resource Development"”.
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The impacts and conflicts associated with defunct gold tailings storage facilities in South Africa: A case study of Davidsonville, Central Rand
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 …
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Water resources management in Zambia: a case of cumulative impacts associated with copper mining in the Upper Kafue Catchment, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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 …
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A systemic study of mining accident causality: an analysis of 100 accidents from a copper mining company in Zambia
… report by International Council for Mines and Minerals (ICMM) for 2013, Zambia is highly dependent on copper mining as the core productive industry. Mining contributes to direct employment (approximately at 1.7%), foreign direct investment (approximately at 86%), gross domestic product (more …
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Sustainability Assessment of Post-Mining Land Use Planning
… by extension contributes to the socio-economic development of the host communities. Where these communities exist, they remain a cause of concern since they are predominantly dependent on the economic opportunities generated by the mine. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) functions in …