International principles and standards for the ecological restoration and recovery of mine sites

RE Young, GD Gann, B Walder, J Liu, W Cui… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[图书][B] The social impacts of mine closure in South Africa: housing policy and place attachment

L Marais - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This book investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in
post-apartheid South Africa, using concepts from new institutional economics and …

Sustainability challenges in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

D Juju, G Baffoe, R Dam Lam, A Karanja… - … Challenges in Sub …, 2020 - Springer
Despite significant progress over the past decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the
poorest and least developed region in the world. High levels of poverty, food insecurity and …

[HTML][HTML] Mine closure in Matjhabeng in the Free State goldfields, South Africa: Implications for households

J Ntema, L Marais, J Cloete, M Lenka - The Extractive Industries and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Africa Mining Vision emphasizes the importance of mining for creating
development. But it does not take into account the adverse consequences of mine closure …

[PDF][PDF] A global south perspective on stranded regions: Insights from the decline of coal mining in Cesar, Colombia

A Furnaro, P Yanguas-Parra - Economics of Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - d-nb.info
The sharp decline in fossil fuels demand related to the Covid-19 pandemic put in evidence
some of the impacts that can be created by the energy transition. By putting into …

Sustainability challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: trade-offs, opportunities and priority areas for sustainability science

A Gasparatos, A Ahmed, M Naidoo, A Karanja… - … Challenges in Sub …, 2020 - Springer
The sustainability challenges that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces tend to be
multidimensional and span multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite the …

Understanding mine closure: Global and national trends

L Marais, S Matebesi, V Nel - Local Responses to Mine Closure in …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Mine closure has become a common phenomenon worldwide, and in Africa, it is particularly
prone to causing social problems. We argue that research focus needs to shift away from the …

Resilience analysis of loading system in Jajarm bauxite mine

M Navaei, M Ataei, R Rafiee - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Today, with the advancement of technology and the use of advanced systems in the field of
mining, one of the issues that can seriously affect the economic and operational conditions …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating how climate change adaptation can be incorporated into mine closure and rehabilitation strategies to strengthen social-ecological resilience

M Schulze - 2023 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Mines have a set lifespan, which means that their closure is inevitable. However, the
research suggests that mining companies, historically, do not plan their operations with …

Understanding Resilience in the Mining Sector

U Harman, I Thomson - … for Sustainable Social-ecological Systems: Putting …, 2023 - Springer
In Bolivia, the local population has become highly dependent on the Minera San Cristobal
(MSC) mine. This is a concern to management ahead of anticipated cessation of activities in …