The main health problems of the mining communities around the Migori district include the spread of respiratory ailments and diseases related to impacts of mining. These are caused by the inhalation of siliceous dust; careless handling of mercury when gold panning, as well as breathing of mercury vapours during heating of gold-mercury ...
Mining is one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S. Not only do mineworkers experience high rates of on-the-job injury and death, but they also face a host of long-term health issues related to their work, including respiratory diseases caused by inhaling certain dusts, cancer and chronic pain.
Environmental and social research studies have debated the impact of acid mine drainage (AMD). Solutions to the problems caused by AMD have tended towards a technocratic investment in temporary to long-term solutions. However, the health effects of AMD remain neglected in research and policy arenas because of the lack of …
Former mining towns and villages across the UK have still not recovered a generation on from pit closures, a new report claims. It found issues including unemployment, ill health and social ...
A village was set up to support 15,000 miners working in the ruby mine near Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Photo: Pardieu et al. (2017). However, compared to many other industries such as agriculture, …
Miners suffer from the expected collection of occupational health risks, due to, for example, accidents, chemical exposures, dust inhalation, and lifting and lugging of heavy loads. Mining communities are at risk from incidental exposures to mercury, mosquito-borne diseases, poor sanitation, and more. Human and social problems also …
The report suggests that a proactive approach to involving women and understanding their perspectives and values is a prerequisite to supporting an Indigenous community during a mining project. Social …
This paper assessed the impact of mining operations on the health of mining workers. Additionally, the challenges faced by mine workers due to health issues and provisions arranged by mines for workers' healthcare were analysed from the social work and human rights perspectives. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a …
WASHINGTON – Electricity-intensive mining of the cryptocurrency bitcoin harms communities across the U.S. with air, climate, waste, water and noise pollution, a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds.. Bitcoin mining uses a power-hungry computing method known as "proof of work" – a process that is inherently …
Stephens C, Ahern M. Worker and community health impacts related to mining internationally: a rapid review of the literature. 2001. Loayza N, Rigolini J. The local impact of mining on poverty and inequality: evidence from the commodity boom in Peru. ... An overview of land use conflicts in mining communities. Land Use Policy. …
Also negative impacts on health and safety in mining communities (which includes damages due to explosive and, e.g., mental health issues due to boom-bust cycles) are not included in the G4 guidance with specific indicators.
The mining industry triggers intense environmental impacts. Human exposure to multiple small particles from mining effluent, such as dust, uranium, iron, lead, zinc, silicon, titanium, sulfur, nitrogen, platinum, chromium, vanadium, manganese, and mercury, is a health risk. Such elements can have several pathological effects, such as ...
These conditions make small-scale mining communities more vulnerable to natural disasters. In the Philippines, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is practiced in more than 30 provinces …
However, the extraction of these minerals from the ground results in considerable environmental damages that pose risks to the communities and costly to clean up (International Financial ...
In this multi-country qualitative study, we explore community perceptions regarding impacts of industrial mining on their health and well-being. In nine study sites in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Tanzania, we conducted 83 participatory focus group discussions with a total of 791 participants (385 men, 406 women).
For nearby communities, environmental damage from mining can lead to health problems, 6 including cancers 7 and respiratory diseases; poisoned fish 8 and crops; 9 and long-lasting, sometimes violent land use conflicts. 10. Reducing the sector's environmental and social footprint means adopting improved regulations and lower …
This paper is a qualitative study of women's well-being and reproductive health status among married women in mining communities in India. An exploratory qualitative research design was conducted using purposive sampling among 40 selected married women in a rural Indian mining community. Ethical permission was obtained …
Members of five tribes told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that Indigenous communities in the United States continue to suffer from the legacy of uranium mining and will face a ...
Miner Health Matters. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) works to prevent mining injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and promote safe and healthful workplaces for all U.S. miners. The agency name and its mission statement make clear that protecting both miners' safety and health must be a …
When companies break up materials during mining, the dust can release a variety of heavy metals commonly associated with health problems. As dust, these minerals (such as the asbestos-like mineral riebeckite) can …
practice. Deanna Kemp. Abstract This article examines local-level community development (CD) facilita ted by the mining industry. It mov es beyon d polarized debates th at. pit CD in mining as ...
The prevalence of asthma among the children in communities located near mine dumps – between 10% and 13% – was consistent with other studies conducted in South Africa. And among …
After a year of testing air, water and soil, researchers concluded that people in mountaintop mining communities in southern West ia live in an environment with significant chemical discrepancies from the rest of the state. This could suggest that documented health problems in the region are linked, at least in part, to the mining …
Coming from a mining community in West ia, I've seen firsthand how too many miners struggle to get the care they need for health problems caused by unnecessary exposure to occupational hazards. This was true when I was growing up and it's still true today: miners and their families face a variety of challenges in accessing …
The development of indicators for well-being in mining regions should be sensitive to the well-being of different population groups. This means that analysing data on income, housings, education, civil engagement etc. should specifically be looking at outcomes of these groups and quantify them.
people living near mountaintop mining have cancer rates of 14.4% compared to 9.4% for people elsewhere in Appalachia. the rate of children born with birth defects was 42% higher in areas near mountaintop removal mining. the public health costs of pollution from coal operations in Appalachia amount to a staggering $75 billion a year.
Commonp lace health issues inc lude poor hygienic conditions and sanit ation, lack of potable water, seasonal fevers, malnutr ition, tuberculosis (TB), and sexually-transmi tted infections (STIs) [6].
Navajo people who lived near uranium mines were not warned about the hazards of radiation, and experienced alarmingly high rates of lung cancer, leukemia, kidney disease, birth defects and several other health issues. Mining companies later abandoned these mines without cleaning up the large quantities of uranium on the …
Mining communities throughout the SADC region, including South Africa, are characterised by poor social conditions, such as poverty, unemployment, poor housing and infrastructure, prostitution, and a high influx of unaccompanied migrant labour. Major health issues in this regard are the extraordinarily high incidence of HIV and STIs (sexually …
Environmental and health issues for artisanal scale miners are concerned with the use of . ... safety risks for mining communities (World Bank, 2015). In the artisanal mining areas of .
Abstract. Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found ...
The findings shed light on the significance of public awareness and knowledge of environmental contamination in such mining communities and its implications for health and socioeconomic aspects. ... particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds has been linked to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular problems, …
The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and …
It has been reported that mineral mining activities in developing countries had mixed effects on local communities; that is, there is a trade-off between wealth gain and health cost . On one hand, they found that the presence of mines led to economic spillover effects, such as job creation and increased wages, which contributed to …
In a report published by Human Rights Watch in 2014, it reported that the worsening environmental and social issues in mining communities (intense land destruction, off-site effects on community relocation, and health and safety issues) were due to mining activities . That presumption is particularly evident in the iron ore, rutile, …
