Mining Industry - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
网页Mining industry refers to the cluster of processes involved in the extraction, management, and processing of naturally occurring solid minerals from the earth's surface, resulting in the production of economically valuable products such as coal, diamond, metallic ores, and oil. It plays a significant role in the global economy, impacting other ...
Review A review of sustainable mining and resource management ...
网页2018年10月1日 · This was reflected in the 2015 Kellogg Innovation Network review of mining, which emphasized that an important path forward for mining is a shift “from an extractive industry, to a development industry” (KIN, 2012). Key concepts and metrics for assessing and improving sustainability of mineral extraction and use, based on this body …
Assessing impacts of mining: Recent contributions from GIS and …
网页2019年7月1日 · Mining produces several environmental, social, and economic impacts which can be analysed spatially using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS). This paper provides an overview of recent studies using these techniques to assess mining impacts on water, land, and society. It also highlights the geographic complexities …
Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review and …
网页2018年8月1日 · As acknowledged is a recent report from the International Labour Organization, the presence of foreign migrant workers in the mining industry raises a wide range of social, economic, political and legal issues (Coderre-Proulx et al., 2016).
Mining wastewater treatment technologies and resource recovery ...
网页2024年2月15日 · The mining industry is the main source of extracting these precious metals, which generates a large amount of wastewater containing the extracted and other metals. Therefore, efficient recovery of these precious metals from mining wastewater before discharge into the environment is important, as this can also prevent environmental …
Waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, coal, oil …
网页2022年2月15日 · Waste generated due to mining activity poses a serious issue due to the large amounts generated, even up to 65 billion tons per year, and is often associated with the risk posed by its storage and environmental management. This work aims to review waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, coal, oil and natural gas.
Mining industry risks, and future critical minerals and metals …
网页2024年4月1日 · The mining industry is infamous for being slow to adopting change (Nwaila et al., 2022; Chipangamate et al., 2023), yet, digital transformation such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud and others technologies are gradually modernising mining operations (Chipangamate et al., 2023).
Surge in global metal mining threatens vulnerable ecosystems
网页2021年7月1日 · Over the twenty-year period, mining in protected areas has risen from 225 Mt to 480 Mt, a 113% increase. Further, the figure suggests that there was a significant surge in mining in the 10–15 km range from protected areas. The large increase of mining activities in protected areas is partly explained by new sites.
Advancing toward sustainability: The emergence of green mining ...
网页2024年6月1日 · The mining industry is making strides toward a greener future through initiatives like hybrid underground vehicles, portable rigs, and eco-friendly copper leaching methods. Major mining firms are investing in technologies to improve safety and environmental cleanliness, utilizing innovative methods to reduce energy and water …
Corporate social responsibility and economic growth in the mining …
网页2023年3月1日 · The mining industry is linked to a country's economy and natural resource activities, including mining. A country's economy is related to its extraction industries ( McMahon and Moreira, 2014 ). Among them, mining industries have grown dramatically in the past few years in periphery and core countries ( Pietrobelli et al., 2018 ).