The Sherriff Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: Further evidence of mine-site repurposing and economic transition in northern Ontario

Mitchell, Clare; O'Neill, Kendra

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.11.007

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“…In addition, such plans must adopt a long-term approach, which not only demands an honest commitment to work towards sustainable development but also an efficient public administration. The literature contains numerous works which address these topics in relation to specific cases (Mitchell and O'Neill, 2017;Peña and Lizardo, 2018;Schilling et al, 2020).…”

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Sustainability of non-renewable resources: The case of marble in Macael (Spain)

Gómez

Piedra‐Muñoz

2021

The Extractive Industries and Society

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Sustainability of non-renewable resources: The case of marble in Macael (Spain)

Gómez

Piedra‐Muñoz

2021

The Extractive Industries and Society

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“…Despite the possible benefits, potential negative effects could be produced by mining extraction and infrastructure [30][31][32], which must be carefully evaluated and properly managed to ensure the expected level of sustainable development [33].…”

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Cooperative Projects to Share Good Practices towards More Effective Sustainable Mining—SUGERE: A Case Study

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The supply of raw materials is a global challenge to be addressed; themes such as “sustainability”, “responsibility”, and “eco-compatibility” represent the cornerstones for proceeding towards a “wise” management of georesources. According to the United Nations’ SDGs, the economic development of countries must go hand in hand with the improvement of their environmental, health, and social sustainability. From this perspective, the exploitation of georesources needs to be handled with an interdisciplinary approach that tackles not only the technical, economic, and environmental issues, but also the social, legislative, and human health ones. In recent years, Europe has promoted several cooperative projects aimed at boosting sustainability in the extractive industry. To achieve and guarantee concrete and truly sustainable mining, it is necessary to build and strengthen educational and training skills. With these objectives in mind, the first results of the EU–Africa SUGERE Erasmus+ project are presented here. The objects of the project are the implementation of Bachelor, Master, and doctoral curricula in geology and mining engineering and the promotion of socioeconomic development thanks to the training of experts who are able to cooperate and work in an interdisciplinary manner for a sustainable approach to local mine exploitation.

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“…Mine abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing may positively and negatively affect social impacts. Examples of negative impacts include loss of jobs and local identities [ 24 ], while positive impacts may include opportunities for new economic activities [ 25 ], for example through repurposing of mines into tourist attractions.…”

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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions: a systematic map

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Background Mining can directly and indirectly affect social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative ways, and may result in societal benefits, but may also cause conflicts, not least in relation to land use. Mining always affects the environment, whilst remediation and mitigation efforts may effectively ameliorate some negative environmental impacts. Social and environmental systems in Arctic and boreal regions are particularly sensitive to impacts from development for numerous reasons, not least of which are the reliance of Indigenous peoples on subsistence livelihoods and long recovery times of fragile ecosystems. With growing metal demand, mining in the Arctic is expected to increase, demanding a better understand its social and environmental impacts. We report here the results of a systematic mapping of research evidence of the impacts of metal mining in Arctic and boreal regions. Methods We searched multiple bibliographic databases and organisational websites for relevant research using tested search strategies. We also collected evidence from stakeholders and rightsholders identified in the wider 3MK project (Mapping the impacts of Mining using Multiple Knowledges, https://osf.io/cvh3u). We screened articles at three stages (title, abstract, and full text) according to a predetermined set of inclusion criteria, with consistency checks between reviewers at each level. We extracted data relating to causal linkages between actions or impacts and measured outcomes, along with descriptive information about the articles and studies. We have produced an interactive database along with interactive visualisations, and identify knowledge gaps and clusters using heat maps. Review findings Searches identified over 32,000 potentially relevant records, which resulted in a total of 585 articles being retained in the systematic map. This corresponded to 902 lines of data on impact or mitigation pathways. The evidence was relatively evenly spread across topics, but there was a bias towards research in Canada (35% of the evidence base). Research was focused on copper (23%), gold (18%), and zinc (16%) extraction as the top three minerals, and open pit mines were most commonly studied (33%). Research most commonly focused on operation stages, followed by abandonment and post-closure, with little evidence on early stages (prospecting, exploration, construction; 2%), expansion (0.2%), or decommissioning/closure (0.3%). Mitigation measures were not frequently studied (18% articles), with groundwater mitigation most frequently investigated (54% of mitigations), followed by soil quality (12%) and flora species groups (10%). Control-impact study designs were most common (68%) with reference sites as the most frequently used comparator (43%). Only 7 articles investigated social and environmental outcomes together. the most commonly reported system was biodiversity (39%), followed by water (34%), societies (20%), and soil/geology (6%), with air the least common (1%). Conclusions The evidence found highlights a suite of potential knowledge gaps, namely: on early stages prior to operation; effectiveness of mitigation measures; stronger causal inference study designs; migration and demography; cumulative impacts; and impacts on local and Indigenous communities. We also tentatively suggest subtopics where the number of studies could allow systematic reviews: operation, post-closure, and abandonment stages; individual faunal species, surface water quality, water sediment quality; and, groundwater mitigation measure effectiveness.

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The Sherriff Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: Further evidence of mine-site repurposing and economic transition in northern Ontario

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Sustainability of non-renewable resources: The case of marble in Macael (Spain)

Sustainability of non-renewable resources: The case of marble in Macael (Spain)

Cooperative Projects to Share Good Practices towards More Effective Sustainable Mining—SUGERE: A Case Study

Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions: a systematic map

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