How to Address Mental Health Challenges in Mining …
By prioritizing mental well-being, implementing comprehensive strategies, and fostering a culture of support, the mining industry can create a healthier and more …
ESG risks to global platinum supply: A case study of …
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks of mining these metals are seldom acknowledged in energy transition scenarios and pose a risk to future metal supply. Multiple ESG drivers at different scales create direct and indirect pressures and risks to a specific mine site and their interactions across scales create complex …
MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES AND …
our well-being Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 12. PAGE What I am going to be talking about ... Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 18 • Non-gold mining sector can grow at 3-5% pa, resulting in more balanced country growth ...
Mining Safety: A Comprehensive Guide | SafetyCulture
It is also important to examine the worker's health and well-being since many companies have reported that exhaustion is a major contributor to accidents. Mining equipment companies like recently introduced a fatigue monitoring system to reduce incidents.
Risks and opportunities for mining
most areas and mining companies focused on maintaining healthy balance sheets to withstand cyclical volatility, the industry appears in a strong position to seize on a post-pandemic global recovery. Pivotal time Trevor Hart Global Head of Mining KPMG "This survey reveals an optimistic sector confidently dealing with new challenges in 2021.
Measuring community well-being in the mining context: A …
How mining companies can use the CommWell Framework developed by the Devonshire Initiative to measure community well-being.
Marginalized Youth, Mental Health, and Connection with …
Given that social isolation poses serious risks to health and well-being, the relational experiences of marginalized youth are a critical component of the transition to adulthood. Experiences of trauma, marginalization, and involvement in public systems of care can place these youth at heightened risk for mental health difficulties, all of ...
THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. Problems which confront the industry as well as their possible solutions in Zimbabwe are also examined.
Deep sea: Potential threats to Earth's 'final frontier' are …
Over-fishing, pollution and the advent of deep sea mining pose new challenges to a previously untouched world
The Top 8 Sustainability Challenges in Mining
However, the excessive water consumption of mining operations poses a threat to local water sources and exacerbates global water scarcity concerns. To address this challenge, mining companies must adopt efficient water management strategies.
Mining – Environmental and Social Challenges
Social Challenges Due to Mining. When it comes to social challenges due to mining, 453 violent conflicts were noted between 2002 and 2013 worldwide due primarily to environmental, economic, health, and safety issues.
Compensation Challenges for the Mining Industry
Compensation Challenges for the Mining Industry. December 15, 2015. As far back as 2012 we wrote about the cash crisis facing the sector and the impact on pay.Four years later the challenges have considerably worsened.
Exploring the Depths of Sustainability: 8 Challenges Facing …
Key insights include: Environmental Protection in Mining: Learn about the industry's environmental impact and sustainability challenges, including emissions and resource …
Climate Change and Human Health: What You Need to …
Climate change poses a significant and multifaceted threat to human health, impacting various aspects of well-being across the globe. As temperatures rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, and ecosystems undergo profound changes, the health implications become increasingly apparent.
Key challenges, new directions in TZ's mining sector
With such demand, opportunities abound for transforming Tanzania's mining sector towards a more development-oriented regime—as long as the government, in consultation with mining companies and other stakeholders, redresses the challenges facing the sector.
Cobalt Mining: Revealing the Challenges and Opportunities …
Delve into the world of cobalt mining as we uncover the challenges and opportunities associated with this critical resource. Explore the complexities of sourcing cobalt, its significance in various industries, and the efforts being made to address ethical, environmental, and social concerns surrounding its extraction and utilization.
Mining companies and communities: Collaborative …
Many of the mining company-community conflicts recorded in the past decade raise fundamental questions about social responsibility, local rights, governance, …
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges, Risks and …
Modern challenges, risks and opportunities of a new technological paradigm of human development—the so-called fourth industrial revolution—are covered in this article. ... as well as declining incomes, even in countries with high levels of income: the demand for high–skilled labour is growing, but it is dropping for medium-skilled …
Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining …
South Africa is a mineral-rich country. Although the mining of these minerals generates wealth for the country, it also causes diseases in the mine workers who are exposed to harmful dust.
Challenges and Opportunities in the Mining and Mineral
The mining and mineral resource industry is one of the most critical industries for the global economy, providing essential resources for every economic sector.
Navigating Operational Challenges in the Mining …
The mining industry plays a critical role in global economic development by extracting valuable resources from the Earth's crust. However, this sector faces numerous operational challenges that ...
Critical mineral sustainable supply: Challenges and governance
In addition to the challenges in mining economics, the issue of the supply of critical minerals faces political, economic, environmental, and social difficulties simultaneously. ... Extractive industries have a profound and lasting impact on community development and the well-being of people. ... extraction, and operating entities poses a ...
Sustainable Mine Waste Management: Strategies, Challenges…
Here are a few of the challenges: Legacy Sites: Older mining operations often leave legacy waste sites requiring extensive cleanup efforts. These sites can pose significant environmental and ...
Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in …
Mining poses serious and highly specific threats to biodiversity. However, mining can also be a means for financing alternative livelihood paths that, over the long-term, may prevent biodiversity loss. Complex and controversial issues associated with ...
Health and wellbeing in the changing urban environment: …
The value of linking urban environment and health and wellbeing outcomes is now well recognized [3, 4, 5], however the myriad relationships are far from being understood scientifically, let alone guiding urban environmental planning, policy …
Barriers to local community participation in mining projects: …
First, by identifying the critical elements that prevent the development of community participation in the decision-making processes in mining-community …
Review A review of sustainable mining and resource management
We propose that assessment of sustainability in mining should encompass a systems view of mined materials in society, emphasizing existing environmental sustainability metrics from mining operations as well as including "circularity" or "life cycle" metrics to assess the sustainability of production and extraction for the long term.
The socio-ecological impacts of mining on the well-being of …
This systematic review examines how mining affects the well-being of Indigenous Australians, considering the socio-ecological impacts and the role of culture and governance.
What are the challenges in Africa's mining industry?
Like other sectors of the economy, the African mining industry is facing several headwinds, but it remains resilient. Resource loss, environmental degradation, and social issues are major challenges in the mining industry.