ABSTRACT. 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, increasingly, mining developments are being required to consider how they affect local communities and …

The economic impact of frac-sand production in west central Wisconsin is likely to be quite small. The jobs associated with it will make up only a fraction of one percent of total employment. Over the last twenty years, the Wisconsin economy has created about the same number of jobs every single month on average.

In addition to direct economic benefits, it also provides indirect economic benefits for the community around the mining area. If the river sand mining has been deemed damaging to the environment and disrupting the function of the river, then the activities at Sadang River shows the opposite, namely that the Sadang River sand …

Abstract: The effect of sand mining on the economic performance of groundwater irrigation has been studied in the Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. A comparison of water productivity for different farms-size categories has been done in sand mining and non-sand mining blocks. The cropping sequence, cropping intensity, …

Findings from the study showed that sand mining in Odor River has significant positive impacts on the economy of Amaokpala indigenes and its environs. This includes income generation, high-paying opportunities for youth employment, increased diversification of skills, emergence of small scale businesses related to building …

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Environmental impact of sand mining: a case study in the river catchments of Vembanad lake, Southwest India" by S. Sreebha. ... The importance of mining to long-term economic development in developing nations has been a hot topic in recent years.

The practice of extracting sediments is described in the Sub-Saharan African literature in a variety of ways. The most commonly used term 'sand mining' refers to the general process of extracting sand from its original location.Mining involves the removal of sand from the earth's surface such as beaches, dunes, or quarries (open pits for mineral …

The present article aims at:. investigating and assessing the environmental impacts of sand mining from rivers. investigating social problems caused by sand mining from river mines. investigating economic impacts of sand work sites on local communities. Considering these goals the article tries to answer these questions: 1.

The economic impacts of mining are sparse and lack documented impact data for several operational mines and minerals. ... Others: bauxite, phosphates, iron sand, alluvial diamond: World Largest producer and exporter of Nickel. Also produces large volumes of tin and coal: India: N/A: Major: chromite, coal, iron ore, and bauxite.

SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies W a, Ghana. Phone: 0249307101. Email: [email protected]. ABSTRACT. This review examines the impact of mining on the Ghanaian ...

Sim Chi Yin and Vince Beiser's project on the impacts of sand mining was partly funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. Additional reporting was done by Phạm Lan Phương.

Around the capital Gaborone, river sand has been depleted to the extent that in 2013, the Botswana Cabinet ordered for the ban of river sand mining in the area. In response, the construction sector shifted its focus to resources elsewhere. Now the capital city, situated in the extreme south-east of the country, consumes millions of cubic metres ...

the benefits of silica sand mining, including high-paying opportunities for employment, increasing regional economic activity, generating tax revenues for state and local governments, and improving economic diversity in rural communities that rely heavily on agriculture for income. and the costs, including asserted negative effects …

The study found that sand mining has socio-economic impacts such as drug and substance abuse, increase in school drop-out rate, violence, and improved livelihoods. Environmental impacts include ...

The socio-economic impacts of sand mining are complex and multifaceted, affecting communities dependent on riverine resources for livelihoods and cultural practices. Displacement of indigenous populations, loss of agricultural land, and conflicts over resource allocation are common consequences of unsustainable sand mining practices.

This study aims to examine sand mining activities' socio-economic and environmental impacts. The research methods used are field observation and direct interviews. Data were obtained from socio-economic and environmental sectors based on field observations and direct interviews with the miners and the local village community.

Wisconsin has high-quality sand resources and, as a result, the DNR has seen a substantial rise in permit requests to the department to mine industrial sand. Industrial sand is sometimes called "frac" sand or silica sand. The extracted sand is often processed locally. Processing of the sand typically involves washing and separating the sand ...

Illegal and indiscriminate sand mining will became threat to the worldwide environments. It leads to changes in river channel form, physical habitats and food webs. It also increases the velocity of flow in river which destroy flow-regime eventually erodes the river banks. Removal of vegetation and destruction of the soil profile destroys habitat …

The study found that sand mining has socio-economic impacts such as drug and substance abuse, increase in school drop-out rate, violence, and improved livelihoods. Environmental impacts include ...

The effect of sand mining on the economic performance of groundwater irrigation has been studied in the Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. A comparison of water productivity for different farms-size categories has been done in sand mining and non-sand mining blocks. The cropping sequence, cropping intensity, irrigation particulars, …

The messy business of sand mining explained. A 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world - eroding rivers and coastlines, disrupting ecosystems and hurting ...

Analysis of multi-temporal satellite images from 1980 to 2019, complemented by geomorphic mapping and field study, indicate that "loose sand" extraction of Sakarya River deposits from the Adapazarı Plain of NW Turkey significantly intensified during the last decade, and mining operations have caused complete and irreversible …

plants by monopolising the use of limited resources as well. as changing the ecosystem by altering soil stability and thus. promoting soil erosion (Vila et al., 2011). Loss of vegetation was ...

Sand mining is the world's largest mining endeavor, responsible for 85 percent of all mineral extraction. It is also the least regulated, and quite possibly the most corrupt and environmentally destructive. ... Satellite images from 1995 and 2013 show the impact of sand mining on the waterway connecting China's Poyang Lake and the …

Sand mining is the world's largest mining endeavor, responsible for 85 percent of all mineral extraction. It is also the least regulated, and quite possibly the most corrupt and environmentally …

Department of Economics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea. The mining industry (MI) has played a key role in ensuring a stable supply of minerals for industrial production and human survival. The Chinese government is implementing various policies to promote the MI and needs quantitative information on the economic role and …

The impact of sand mining on the economy of the community in Busoa Village, Batauga District, Buton Regency, is the change in miners' income, the miner's family

By examining the impacts of sand mining on an endangered cetacean population and its living environment, we signal a looming crisis for freshwater biodiversity under the threats of unsustainable sand mining [2,6]. Although sand has become the second largest extracted resource to water, there is a lack of public awareness of the …

One of the areas where sand mining usually takes place is the Watershed area (DAS). A river has several functions, including transportation, socio-economic processes, and as part of the public ...

By raising awareness of a two-fold problem, an unexpected risk of sand shortage on the one hand, and the harmful environmental impact of (illegal) sand mining on the other, these somewhat ...