The application of a health impact assessment (HIA) for a large-scale copper mining project in rural Zambia triggered the long-term monitoring and evaluation of determinants of health and health ...Web

Mining is a main economic activity in many developing countries (Sumi and Thomsen 2001, Jhariya and Chourasia, 2010). Mining operation be it sm all or large scale, are inherentlyWeb

especially when carried out without proper planning. In this study, the economic, socio-cultural, and biophysical benefits and costs of black granite quarrying were investigated. Two questionnaires, one targeting quarry workers and the other targeting villagers around quarry sites, together with personal interviews with key informants, wereWeb

Mining resources (mainly copper), whose extraction and export were initiated during colonial times, have played an important role in the economy of Zambia, a landlocked country in central-southern Africa. This country faces serious development challenges, especially regarding economic structural transformation, deficient public goods, and high ...Web

Mining provides important socio-economic development opportunities through local employment, and government revenue via royalties (Kitula, 2006). However, the processes associated with mining, and the subsequent processing of ore, while generally occupying a small land area, have the potential to impose large scale negative …Web

Table 1 presents the frequency of quarry workers' socio-economic benefits obtained from engagement in granite stone quarry operations. Quarry jobs in the study area largely does not provide the benefit of children education sponsorship (1.39) and housing (1.48). Granite stone quarry workers seldom enjoy the benefit of the provision of basic ...Web

Mining and quarrying activities is one of the devolved units of the County Government. This means the future and benefits of dimension stone quarrying lies on the Kiambu County Government in terms ...Web

According to (Aigbedion 2013) the benefits of quarrying include socio-economic development and growth due to internal revenue and/or foreign exchange earnings. This study attempts to establish the positive effects of quarrying on the environment in Bwari Area Council. ... These are the resultant effects that come with the activity of quarry ...Web

Section 2 Making Mining Work for Zambia 13. Mining and the Zambian economy 14 Analysis of mining taxation 17 The environmental-health nexus 24 The …Web

socio-economic benefits deriving from black granite quarrying as well as the attendant environmental impact of the mining venture in the areas. The mining activities was undertaken by the Natural Stone Export Company which is a host company for the extraction of quarry in Nyamuzuwe. Quarrying is a process of obtaining quarry …Web

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In the recent years, there has been a surge in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in various districts of Malawi. Reports of a gold rush have emerged in various districts, including Mangochi, Lilongwe, Balaka, and lately in Kasungu. There has been persistence by many indigenous communities participating in ASGM activities, yet …Web

The specific objectives are to assess the socio-economic impacts of the mine on the local people and examine its environmental effects on soil, water resources, vegetation cover and air quality in ...Web

Environmental destruction from mining impacts society's health, income, and resilience to climate change, including negative effects on soil quality, air quality, …Web

Resource availability and extraction seem to present a paradox to most countries in the global south. It appears to be a curse rather than a blessing. Using the resource curse theory as a philosophical lens, this study qualitatively analysed the effects of the stone quarrying industry in the Wenchi municipality of Ghana. Using the case study …Web

Introduction. As a case study using empirical evidence, this article examines the socio-economic impact of mining natural resources in Zambia. The nationalisation of copper mines some years after independence (1964) and their subsequent privatisation at the beginning of the current century constituted key economic policy decisions in this …Web

Abstract. Mining resources (mainly copper), whose extraction and export were initiated during colonial times, have played an important role in the economy of Zambia, …Web

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The mining sector is important in Zambia and is likely to continue to be so. Zambia has a long history of mining and a large known resource base of copper, emeralds and other deposits, as well as good potential for further discoveries given the high degree of prospectivity. The mining sector is a major contributor to foreign directWeb

What is the contribution of Zambia's minerals to economic development? Mining continues to be the mainstay of Zambia's economy contributing around 10 -12 percent of Gross …Web

The World Bank-funded $65.6 million Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project (ZMERIP), aims to reduce environmental health …Web

the Ankafo Junction quarry site. Married with three children, she has been working there for 10 years since her debut in mining, joining her uncle to work at the site. "I was a petty trader but the market was not good so I contacted my uncle who was in the quarry business as a dig-ger and he introduced me to the quarry business," she says.Web

A Quick Guide to Socio-economic analysis of a mining/quarrying project QG Socio-economic analysis / 2 This can have the effect of boosting local production and promoting the development of new industries. Examples of the sectors that can benefitfrom mining operations in this way include utilities, construction, manufacturing, food supply, hotels,Web

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The Zambia Mining Investment and Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares information on mining sector governance, its attractiveness to investors, and how it …Web

Mining is the recovery of geological materials or beneficial minerals from the Earth's crust, usually from the lode, orebody, placer deposit, seam, or reef. Mineral exploration and mining play a ...Web

Mining companies should contribute towards the socio-economic development of the areas in which they are operating (MPRDA, 2002). Yang and Ho (2019) have investigated the socio-economic impacts of mining activities on rural communities in China. They have found that mining can contribute towards economic growth, reduction …Web

November 2016 ·. Using the dynamic system GMM estimation procedure, this paper empirically analyzes the principal drivers of market income inequality in Southern Africa, which has the highest ...Web

This article has intended to give some insight into the economic, fiscal, and social impact of mining resources in Zambia, by using, as analytical framework, the A.O. Hirschman linkages theory, as well as some of the resource curse thesis.Web

The aim of the study was to assess the socio-economic impacts of mining on people's livelihoods in communities surrounding the Kansanshi mine and the role of CSR in mitigating the effects. The objectives were to establish how mining activities impact (socially and economically) onWeb

Small-Scale Mining Rights in Zambia 1.0 Introduction Mining is the major driver of economic activities in Zambia, accounting for about 12% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than 70% of the country's export earnings1. Further, the sector employs about 59,371 people, making it fifth on the country's top sector employment index.Web

study undertaken to assess the environmental and socio-economic impacts of quarry mining in Addi s Ababa, Ethiopia and prescribes interventions that can assist in mitigating the negative impacts ...Web

process. With a considerable Canadian mining presence already established in Zambia, it is anticipated that the project will help to establish a regulatory regime that will benefit new and existing Canadian mining companies in Zambia. Project Location Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) is located on the vast plateau in central Africa.Web