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Intro -- Writing Committee -- Preface -- Description -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Prerequisites for Green-Mine Selection -- 3 Green Mine Construction Rating Sheet -- 4 Mining Area Environment -- 1 Mining Area Appearance -- 2 Mine Afforestation -- 5 Resource Development Methods -- 1 Resource Development -- 2 Mineral Processing -- 3 Mine Environmental Restoration and Control and Land Reclamation -- 4 Environmental Management and Monitoring -- 6 Comprehensive Utilization of Resources -- 1 Comprehensive Utilization of Associated Resources -- 2 Solid Waste Disposal and Comprehensive Utilization -- 3 Wastewater Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization -- 4 Ore Resources' Comprehensive Utilization -- 5 Solid Waste Disposal and Comprehensive Utilization -- 6 Wastewater Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization -- 7 Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction -- 1 Energy Conservation -- 2 Exhaust Emissions -- 3 Wastewater Discharge -- 4 Solid Waste Discharge -- 5 Noise Emission -- 8 Scientific and Technological Innovation and Intelligent Mines -- 1 Scientific and Technological Innovation -- 2 Intelligent Mine -- 9 Enterprise Management and Enterprise Image -- 1 Green-Mine Management System -- 2 Enterprise Culture -- 3 Enterprise Management -- 4 Community Harmony -- 5 Enterprise Integrity -- 10 Related Knowledge -- 1 Reference Documents -- 2 Basic Knowledge.

For most countries in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region, mining is an important economic sector that contributes to employment and public revenue. Despite mining's potential to cause long-term negative environmental impacts, governments in the region have a vital role to play in supporting better environmental performance in the sector and ensuring the industry can be a progressive part of a greener economy. This report examines the environmental impacts of mining in the EECCA and provides policy makers with guidance to reconcile environmental and competitiveness objectives in the mining sector.

Intro -- ANTHROPOLOGY OF MINING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA GREENFIELDS -- ANTHROPOLOGY OF MINING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA GREENFIELDS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- WHERE THE BOOK IS COMING FROM -- Significance of Mining -- AIMS OF THE BOOK -- Lay Out of the Book -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 1: ANTROPOLOGY OF MINING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA GREENFIELDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ANTHROPOLOGY OF MINING -- ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEMES -- GREENFIELD MINES - WHAT ARE THEY? -- PNG GREENFIELD MINES -- THE BAIRD 'GREENFIELD OPERATIONS' TYPOLOGY -- New Management Philosophy -- New Location -- New Workforce -- New and Innovative Work Organisations -- Progressive Worker Relations -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 2: PAPUA NEW GUINEANS AND MINING: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- INTRODUCTION -- ADVENTURE, OPPORTUNITIES AND VIOLENCE -- LABOR, DESERTION AND DISSATISFACTION -- EAGERNESS, PRESSURE AND RESENTMENT -- DISGRUNTLEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS OF WORKERS -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3: SHAPING OF GREENFIELD MINING WORKFORCES -- INTRODUCTION -- MINING AND RECRUITMENT -- MINING SND RECRUITMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT IN PNG GREENFIELD MINES -- Employment Issues -- Preferential Employment Policy -- PASSIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF LOCALISED RECRUITMENT STRATEGY OF GREENFIELD MINES -- STUDY ON MNMCS' RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES -- RESULTS -- Statement on Recruitment and Selection -- Recruitment and Selection Criteria -- Management of Recruitment and Selection Expectations -- Factors Associated with Locals -- Perceptions on Preferential Employment Policy -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 4: A TRIBAL WORKFORCE IN A GREENFIELD MINE -- INTRODUCTION

'It is not a case of governments and companies putting royalties and profits before people; instead it is as though people don't matter at all …'In Mine-Field, Paul Cleary counts the true cost of Australia's mineral addiction.Whether it be coal-seam gas, LNG or coal mega-mines, a resources rush is happening in just about every productive corner of our country. Yet at the same time oversight and regulation have been hollowed out. High-risk projects are being approved without proper assessment of the long-term consequences. Water resources, farmland and national parks are under threat, and peopl

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- Chapter 01 Minerals, Wealth, and Progress -- 1.1 History of Mining -- 1.2 The Path of Minerals from Cradle to Grave -- 1.3 Ore-A Natural Resource Curse or Blessing? -- 1.4 What Makes the Mining Industry Different? -- 1.5 The Unique Risk Profile of Mining -- 1.6 Meeting Environmental Issues Head On -- 1.7 Environmental Assessment Practice-Eliminate the Negative, Accentuate the Positive -- 1.8 The Equator Principles-Improved Practices for Better Outcomes -- 1.9 Mining and Sustainability -- References -- Chapter 02 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment: Protection Before Exploitation -- 2.1 Responsibilities of Mining Companies During Environmental Assessment -- 2.2 Environmental Assessment In The Mining Cycle -- 2.3 Managing Environmental Assessment -- 2.4 Common Themes And Core Principles -- 2.5 When is an ESIA Required? -- 2.6 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Step-by-Step -- 2.7 Documenting the Findings -- 2.8 Obtaining ESIA Approval -- 2.9 The Costs of Delay -- 2.10 What Environmental Assessment is Not -- Appendix 2.1 Data Needs -- References -- Chapter 03 Health Impact Assessment -- 3.1 Health and its Determinants -- 3.2 What is a Health Impact Assessment? -- 3.3 Screening -- 3.4 Scoping -- 3.5 Community and Stakeholder Engagement -- 3.6 Community Health Baseline Survey -- 3.7 Assessment -- 3.8 Management -- 3.9 Monitoring -- References -- Chapter 04 Involving the Public: Forging Partnerships and Trust -- 4.1 Historical Perspective -- 4.2 Planning Stakeholder Involvement -- 4.3 Getting to Know Your Stakeholders -- 4.4 How to Identify Stakeholders? -- 4.5 Engaging Stakeholders -- 4.6 Conflict Identification and Management -- 4.7 Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Public Involvement -- 4.8 Common Mistakes.

This book explores how natural hazards in the Philippines can amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining and pose a substantial threat to the livelihoods of archipelago's poor, who depend upon subsistence agriculture and subsistence aquaculture

"Conflict over the extraction of coal and gas resources has rapidly escalated in communities throughout the world. Using an environmental justice lens, this multidisciplinary book explores cases of land use conflict through the lived experiences of communities grappling with such disputes. Drawing on theories of justice and fairness in environmental decision making, it demonstrates how such land use conflicts concerning resource use can become entrenched social problems, resistant to policy and legal intervention. The author presents three case studies from New South Wales in Australia and Pennsylvania in the US of conflict concerning coal, coal gas and shale gas development. It shows how conflict has escalated in each case, exploring access to justice in land use decision making processes from the perspective of the communities at the heart of these disputes. Weaknesses in contemporary policy and regulatory frameworks, including ineffective opportunities for public participation and a lack of community recognition in land use decision making processes, are explored. The book concludes with an examination of possible procedural and institutional reforms to improve access to environmental justice and better manage cases of land use conflict. Overall, the volume links the philosophies of environmental justice with rich case study findings, offering readers further insight into both the theory and practice of land use decision making."--Provided by publisher.

The world of international mining is changing rapidly. Mineral consumption is outstripping the capabilities of both communities and fragile ecosystems to cope with bigger and bigger mines. This book identifies mining's key players and presents the costs for local communities and environment

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Indigenous rights and governance theory: An introduction -- Introduction -- Indigenous governance -- A turn from definitive rights -- Turning to multilevel governance -- Implementation gap and local variations -- Business and human rights -- Governance -- Interactive governance -- Levels -- Discussion -- Case studies -- References -- Chapter 2: International law, state compliance and wind power: Gaelpie (Kalvvatnan) and beyond -- Introduction -- Background: interpretations of international law -- State compliance -- The case of Kalvvatnan power plant and the ministerial decision -- Background and overall review -- Consultations -- Selected reference cases -- Considering the case of Kalvvatnan -- Discussion -- De jure compliance -- De facto compliance -- Results of state compliance -- State-right-holders-industry interactions -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Reindeer husbandry vs. wind energy: Analysis of the Pauträsk and Norrbäck court decisions in Sweden -- Introduction -- Cases background -- Legal background -- Court assessments -- Decisions of the land and environmental court (2017) -- Decisions of the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal (2019) -- Limits of court decisions -- Uncertainties of court assessment -- Balancing of national and local sustainability interests -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Indigenous agency in aquaculture development in Norway and New Zealand -- Introduction -- Indigenous political agency -- Indigenous agency in aquaculture development in Norway and New Zealand -- Methods and data -- Māori marine resource rights context in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Recent efforts have been made to determine the environmental impact of mining over the past 11 years in the Jequetepeque River basin, in northern Peru. We have now analyzed data from two studies to elucidate the spatial and temporal trace metal distribu- tions and to assess the sources of contamination. These two studies were carried out from 2003 to 2008 by a Peruvian government administration and from 2008 to 2010 by us. We analyzed 249 samples by principal component analysis, measuring: pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, chloride, weak-acid-dissociable cyanide, total cyanide, nitrite and nitrate, ammonium, sulfate, and trace metals and metalloids (Al, As, Ca, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn). Within the spatial distribution of the basin, the highest Al, As, Cu, Fe, Ni, and Pb concentrations were found at the closest point to the mine sites for both periods of time, with the higher peaks measured during the first years of the sampling data. Temporal trends showed higher con- centrations of Cu and Fe in samples taken before 2005, at which point the two mines were closed. Risk assessment was quantified by the hazard quotient as related to water ingestion. The risk for human health posed by the concentrations of several trace metals and metalloids was found to be highly adverse (As and Cr), significant (Al, Cd, Cu, Fe, and Pb), or minimal (Ni and Zn ; Peer Reviewed ; Postprint (published version)

This issue of Applied Environmental Research includes seven of the papers that were presented at a Regional Workshop on "Mineral Resources, Mining and Environmental Management in ASEAN", held in Bangkok from 6-8thJune, 2013. The theme of the meeting concerned the approach to sustainable mining adopted by the different ASEAN nations that were able to attend, namely Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia, with additional papers from the UK and Germany. An important aspect of the meeting was to compare current practice in individual countries, and this is reflected in the content of the papers published here. Manning's paper on the situation in the United Kingdom uses case studies to illustrate how the approach to sustainable mining has changed during the last two centuries. A legacy of the consequences of mining over this period has developed into an approach in which mining operations are designed to improve the environment, working with local people from the earliest stage in a project. The design of tailings dams has a major impact on the risk posed by a mining operation, especially following recent dam failures in Hungary and Spain. Coldewey's paper summarises the key issues relating to the design of tailings dams used to store mine wastes. Much mining in SE Asia involves small scale, artisanal, mines, for which such large facilities are not appropriate. Aung Kyin describes the distribution of artisanal mines in Myanmar, emphasizing the importance of small-scale mining as an employer. Importantly, artisanal mines provide an opportunity to locate and identify targets for large scale mining operations. Kyi Htun goes on to describe the history of mining in Myanmar, with a large number of illustrated examples of current mining operations. The mineral potential of Vietnam is described by Nguyen Ngoc Khoi, who provides a summary of the mined products from Vietnam in the context of the country's geology. Environmental management of mining is considered in the context of the Lao PDR and Thailand. Phonvisai and Gajaseni summarise the mineral deposits of Lao PDR, and describe the legislative framework that guides environmental monitoring and management. Niyomthai and Wattanawan describe the legacy of problems from past mining in Thailand, and the steps that are being taken to design environmental management protocols that enable mining to take place, while at the same time reassuring the public that environmental harm is minimized. All papers in this special issue address mining within the context of sustainability – social, economic and environmental. The authors come from academic and non-academic backgrounds, and so this collection of papers provides a valuable insight for a wide audience into current thought and practice in this important area. Importantly, mining is essential for sustainable development that helps eliminate poverty and generates employment. It creates wealth that with appropriate management can be used to improve the environment, creating amenities for people affected by mining and remediating the effects of earlier mining activity that might have caused environmental harm.

Who's Mining the Shore? -- Sand: Earth's Most Remarkable Mineral Resource -- Singapore Sand Bandits: Sitting on Asia's Sandpile -- The Sands of Crime: Mafia, Sand Robbers, and Law Benders -- Sand Rivers to the Beach: Choked Flow -- Barbuda and Other Islands: Lessons from the Caribbean -- A Summoner's Thirteen Tales: South America's Coastal Sand Mining -- A Different Kind of Sand Mining: Legal but Destructive -- Africa Sands: Desert Abundance-Coastal Dearth -- Beach Mining: Truths and Solutions.