the socio-economic effect of coal mining

This review presents a systematic synthesis of the various methods and measures that have been used to investigate the effects of coal mining in India. A total of 87 peer-reviewed articles were ...

This review of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and its use in the mining industry has been prepared as a background document for the MMSD Project. The intent is to provide input to the project team and stakeholder engagement process, based on review of literature, professional experience, and input from other professionals.

Bio-diversity. The first and direct impact of mining operations in forested areas is the eviction of forests which alters the food availabilities and wildlife habitat. Kumar and Pandey (2013) 62 noticed that in some of the coal mines, the forest cover is completely lost to the mining enterprises.

Case study. To answer the question of whether there are economic and social benefit of coal mining activities in the regional Queensland, this study compares selected socio-economic indicators between LGAs with coal mining activities and …

The use of various socio-economic indicators helps understanding of the reported negative impacts of mining on local economies. The results show that the coal mining sector creates a spillover effect resulting in an increase in non-mining …

This paper examines economic impacts of coal mining across local government areas (LGAs) in Australia. Three main distinguishing features of this research are a) the analysis through the mining boom and bust cycle, b) a focus on small regional areas within one state in Australia and c) the use of socio-economic indicators in …

The mining industry forms an important pillar of the global economy. While the economic impacts of mining have been thoroughly explored and social impacts recently have received growing attention ...

Result from this study shows that coal mining does not provided added value to the economy, moreover it also has negative impact on environment by contributing largest carbon dioxide emission ...

This paper presents a methodology for assessment of socio-economic costs from underground and open-cast coal mining. It can be used for comparison of social costs of specific coal mining projects. 1. Introduction . While coal mining might contribute significantly to a country's export and GDP, it has a lesser impact on national …

The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to proceed. With ever rising energy demand coal is likely to continue to be significant source of energy, while expanded implementation of clean coal technologies will help to reduce ...

Socio-economic problems arising from local ownership of natural resources owing to Meghalaya coming under the 6 th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. ... taking both experimental and control villages into account, tried to explore the impact of coal mining on local environment. Although dealing with local environment, it has mostly focused on ...

The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to proceed. With ever rising energy demand coal is likely to continue to be significant …

The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan @article{Rawashdeh2016TheSI, title={The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan}, author={Rami al Rawashdeh and Gary A. Campbell and Awwad Titi}, journal={The Extractive Industries and Society}, year={2016}, …

The Amajuba District is among one of the major coal mining regions in South Africa, where the mining activities are limited mainly to coal and quarry. Altogether 11 mining rights had been issued in the district as at 2013, with six operational and five pending. The Dannhauser and Emadlangeni local municipalities are hosts to large mining operations …

which mining operations can impact development and have done so already; it also investigates under what circumstances and policy frame-works the mining sector has been able to act as an engine of sustained and widespread socioeconomic growth in low- and middle-income coun-tries. The Natural Resource Curse

In Mali, the. relationship is reversed, with migrants having better access. District-level analysis shows. very small insignificant effects on access to electricity in mining districts in all ...

This study assesses the impact of the development and opening of four coal mines in Mozambique's Tete province on socio-economic outcomes of the local population. We combine four waves of surveys with the information of coal mine locations and employ a difference-in-difference model to estimate the effect.

Mancini and Sala (2018) analysed literature on socio-economic impacts of the mining sector around the world. The results suggested that the frequency of negative impacts overwhelmingly exceeded positive impacts. However, some research points out the positive effect of coal mining on regions (Hajkowicz et al., 2011; Petkova-Timmer et al., …

Coal is South Africa's major primary energy source, and plays a significant role in supplying the chemicals and steelmaking industries. The benefits of coal production are relevant in the light of South Africa's development priorities of job creation and economic growth. Even so, primary metal production and coal-based power generation industries, through their …

The mining industry impacts. directly on the macro-economy by improving. infrastructure, increasing employment, developing rural communities and enabling. new spin-offs and downstream businesses ...

Accordingly, the impacts of the mining sector on the social and economic development of five countries—Chile, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, and South Africa—were analyzed in order to investigate the success of these countries in enhancing the sector's impacts.

knowledge on the socio-economic impacts of mine closure (up to August 2017). It also enabled us to single out knowledge gaps and to identify topics that are suitable for further, future analysis. Then, in a secondary analysis, we distilled insights from the literature about the type of measures taken to address

Coal mining causes several impacts on the economic, social, and environmental fabric of the mining areas. This paper presents an overview of studies assessing the adverse effects of coal mining on ...

The South Kalimantan Province is an area with abundant deposits of coal and contributes 16.36 per cent. to the national coal stock. Coal mining is a profitable business. It creates employment, generates value, and improves the foreign investment of a country or region.

Socio-economic Impact Assessm ent and Community Engagement Reports are published by the Australian Coal Association Research Program. These reports represent the provisional fi ndings of …

A handful of large-scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers. About 51 percent of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49 percent is produced by open-cast methods. The coal-mining industry is highly concentrated with five companies accounting for.

A Brief Overview of Mining in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has a glorious history of the mining industry dating back to the pr e-colonial era. Its mineral resource base is composed of coal, chromium ore ...

The negative socio-economic impacts of mine closure include: rise in poverty, deterioration of living standards, increase in outward migration, emergence of crime and diseases, decline in the ...

It can be seen from the Table 6 that 38 (52.8 percent) of the Kolam s earn Rs. 50,001-1,00,000 and 22 (30.6 percent) s earn Rs. 1,00,001-1,50,000 per annum. There is only one Kolam family that earns more than three lakh per annum which is very less when compared to the Lambadas 46 (27.1 percent).