Mining provides inputs for other industrial sectors that are vital for sustaining population
wellbeing and the functioning of global economies. At the same time, it can generate social …

This paper maps out the publicly available literature on the social aspects of mine closure to
identify the major themes and gaps that inform the current knowledge base on this topic. Our …

Mining has been, and remains, an integral part of human existence from Stone Age quarries
through to the iron and coal that fueled the industrial revolution, to the new materials needed …

We propose that to understand how a social licence to operate in mining is granted and
maintained, we need to take account of the processes mining companies use to engage with …

Today's global society is economically, socially and culturally dependent on minerals and
metals. While metals are recyclable, terrestrial mineral deposits are by definition 'non …

This study adapted a socio-ecological framework to review Drivers of mining Activities, the
environmental Pressures, the State of changes, their Impacts on human Welfare, and the …

This chapter explores the complex dynamics at play between Indigenous Peoples and large-
scale mining operations within post/colonial contexts, providing a nuanced, multidisciplinary …

Mining regions undergo abrupt and extensive land use change, the impacts of which pose
management challenges for mining companies and regulatory agencies. In this study we …

The objective of the paper is to synthesize the existing empirical research on mining,
regional development and benefit-sharing in developed countries. Specifically, the paper …

For millennia, mining was not only a source of great economic wealth, but also of social and
environmental concern. It, therefore, was a focus of the business and public policy …