Historically, the mining industry employed very few Indigenous workers. Figures show that in the early 1990s the number was measured "in the hundreds". By 2011, thanks to many Indigenous Land Use Agreements between the mining industry and Indigenous communities, that figure leapt to about the current level.
The Philippines is among the world's biggest producers of copper, nickel, chrome, zinc, gold, and silver. The government estimates the country's metallic mineral reserves at about 7 billion metric tons, valued at between US$840 billion and US$1 trillion (Tujan and Guzman 2002).. The constitutionality of the Mining Act has been raised in the Philippine …
Metallurgy, and mining metal ores, was first introduced to southern Africa about 2000 yr ago by early farmers. During the first millennium AD iron and copper were exploited, with tin and gold ...
With most mining sites in Canada located within Indigenous territory, SLO with Indigenous communities is often essential. This paper explores the governance of …
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. From a sustainable development (SD) point of view, mining poses a serious danger which …
Mining may empower indigenous peoples by a) providing opportunities for the realization of their goals, b) alleviating poverty and provisioning community and individual …
Mine developments in Indigenous territories risk disrupting Indigenous cultures and their economies, including spiraling already high levels of conflict. This is the situation in Canada, Sweden, and Norway, as elsewhere, and is fostered by current state legal framework that reflect historical trajectories, although circumstances are gradually …
More than 3,700 companies provide a wide spectrum of services to the Canadian mining industry, with an increasing number of these being indigenous-owned businesses. A major challenge facing mining in Canada's north today is its lack of infrastructure. The north is our industry's future, but the territories and the northern …
Abstract. Negotiated agreements are now a commonplace mechanism for governing the relationship between mining companies and Indigenous peoples. What is not commonplace are agreements in which …
4.1. Retracing the battle lines. The view among miners and dredge owners working in Mahdia is that local Amerindians are using both the Amerindian Act 2006 and the LCDS to apply for extensions to the existing Campbelltown land claim for the sole purpose of gaining greater control of local gold mining interests. A number of Mahdia-based …
discuss indeginous mining and industry. WebMining Indigenous Rights the emergence of a global, Anyone who has seen the massive 900-page book entitled The Gulliver File 1992 will undoubtedly concur that for better or for worse anti-mining activism is a global social movement This book lists mining projects and their parent companies around the …
The industry has a dark history associated with the treatment of land traditionally inhabited by Indigenous communities, and involvement of Indigenous …
One of the most interesting things about working with Indigenous Peoples—particularly in the Mining industry—is the impact of evolving technology. As the industry continues to feel the effects of technological innovation, labor demands are changing. The need for mine workers swinging a pickax is decreasing.
Ecuador mining industry to grow eightfold by 2021 — report. Chinese Mining and Indigenous Resistance in Ecuador. Regulation to the Mining Law in Ecuador. The Law on Police Use of Force. National Debt of Ecuador. INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS* CASE OF FLOR FREIRE V. ECUADOR JUDGMENT OF AUGUST …
The mining project, for its part, was also more inclined to discuss jobs with Budhram, as a representative of the community, than face potentially disruptive protests by villagers.
Due to the increase in consumption of items powered by lithium batteries, lithium extraction has become a highly profitable industry. However, for the residents of the communities situated in lithium mining areas, the risks outweigh the benefits. Specifically, the lifestyles of these communities are being threatened because of a dire water crisis.
In Section 2 (S2), we review literature relevant to indigenous perspectives on CSR and CRD, chiefly in the mining industry and places where mining corporations …
The rush to mine Indigenous lands. The Aspen Institute: The mining industry has a long history of failing to respect community interests, breaking agreements, destroying sacred sites, and forcing displacements. Indigenous communities have been …
Community leaders assemble to discuss issues related to lithium mining in Tusaquillas, Jujuy Province, Argentina, April 22, 2023. As lithium mining has gained a greater global spotlight, the fate of water in the region has increasingly fallen out of the hands of those communities. ... "Through this industry you are accelerating water loss." ...
The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 49 Introduction Mining, as defined by Stocks and Down is the 'removal of minerals from their natural geological environment and their transport to the point of processing or use1'. As so defined mining has, in one form or another, been
82 Antonie Gildenhuys, 'Indigenous Peoples' Rights to Minerals and the Mining Industry – Current Developments in South Africa from a National and International Perspective Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples and the Development of Natural Resources' (2005) 23 Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 465. ...
The mining industry uses between 5 and 10% of energy thereby making it one of the major contributors of air and water pollution and of greenhouse gases. The exploitation of low-grade minerals causes more damage to …
British Columbia Mining Law Reform Indigenous Governance & Mining 5 identifying appropriate areas for mining—if any—is through land or watershed planning led or co-led with the Indigenous communities whose traditional territory is involved. Second, there are no ongoing processes through which First Nations experiencing the
A broad support of communities is essential for mining projects to be successfully developed. Indigenous Peoples should have involvement and consent in project decision-making processes; A shared understanding of affected indigenous groups; An effective means to ensure Indigenous Peoples are informed about, and understand all mining …
The PESTEL framework (Fig. 1), which stands for the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legislative or legal macro-environment is normally used to analyze key external factors influencing organizations and industries.In marketing and strategic management literature, the framework represents the external analysis of …
Indigenous peoples and tourism: the challenges and opportunities for sustainable tourism Anna Carra, Lisa Ruhanenb and Michelle Whitfordc aDepartment of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; bTourism Cluster, UQ School of Business, The University of Queensland, Australia; cDepartment of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith …
In reviewing the available literature on the relationships of Indigenous peoples to large-scale mining projects in certain settler colonies, it is strikingly clear that mining …
The mining industry is committed to building strong, progressive relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada through engagement, collaboration and the development of mutually-beneficial partnerships. This is exemplified by the industry's track record of early and ongoing engagement, its commitment to continuous improvement of …