Socially responsible mining: the relationship between mining and poverty, human health and the environment

Maier, Raina M.; Dı́az-Barriga, Fernando; Field, James A.; Hopkins, J.; Klein, Bern; Poulton, Mary M.

doi:10.1515/reveh-2014-0022

Cited by 28 publications

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“…But academics need to work in partnership: with communities, government and industry, to develop multi-disciplinary, evidence-based solutions to the issues around mining resources, health and sustainable development (Maier et al 2014). Employment, health, economic stability and environmental protection need not be mutually exclusive (Woodward and Hales 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Stewart

2019

Environ Geochem Health

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Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners. I look at mining and health from various personal perspectives: that of the ordinary man (much of life depends on mined elements in the house, car and phone); as a member of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (environmental contamination and degradation leads to ill health in nearby communities); as a public health doctor (mining health is affected by many factors, usually acting in a mix, ranging from individual inheritancegenetic makeup, sex, age; personal choices-diet, lifestyle; living conditions-employment, war; social support-family, local community; environmental conditions-education, work; to national and international constraints-trade, economy, natural world); as a volunteer (mining health costs are not restricted to miners or industry but borne by everyone who partakes of mining benefits-all of us); and as a lay preacher (the current global economy concentrates on profit at the expense of the health of miners). Partnership working by academics with communities, government and industry should develop evidencebased solutions. Employment, health, economic stability and environmental protection need not be mutually exclusive. We all need to act.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Stewart

2019

Environ Geochem Health

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“…Developed between 2017 and 2018, the project involved, among other things, the analysis on the population's perspective on the solutions they were provided to deal with the shock of the cessation of the mining activities (DIPACULT, 2017). The studies consulted for research highlighted the diversity of strategies adopted by communities and individuals in response to various shocks (Yadav and Jamal, 2018, Maier et al, 2014, Kinsey et al, 1998, such as mine closure in Romania (Radu, 2018, Chiriţă and Schmitz, 2017, Filimon et al, 2011. Given the characteristics of the three communities, we were particularly interested in the importance given to the diversification of the means of living through internal and external migration (Ellis, 1998;Béné, 2009, Radu, 2018.…”

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confidence: 99%

"Vulnerability and Resilience of the Mining Communities. The Case of Bukovina Region, Romania "

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Chiriță²

2019

JSSP

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“…The developmental work that must be done before the stripping of soil/rock or the process of excavation include acquiring water and mineral rights, buying surface lands, arranging for financing, and preparing permit applications and an environmental impact statement (EIS). Other developmental work pertaining to the mining process include the provision of access roads, power sources, mineral transportation systems, mineral processing facilities, waste disposal areas, offices and other support facilities (Maier et al 2014).…”

Section: The Concept Of Miningmentioning

confidence: 99%