Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts due to Mine Closure – A Conceptual Model

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  • Lecturer, Department of Mining Engineering, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore ,IN
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad ,IN
  • Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad ,IN

Keywords:

Mine Closure, Socio-Economic Impacts, Quality of Life, Conceptual Model.

Abstract

Mining activities stimulate environmental and socio-economic impacts on the local and mining communities right from its commencement and continues throughout the life cycle of the mine. The communities in the neighbourhood of mining gradually adopt a typical life-style that is highly influenced by the mining. The impacts exaggerate once the mining activities ceases. Mine closures can result in major adverse socio-economic impacts on local and mining communities, in turn affecting their overall quality of life. Thus, it is essential to predict the socio economic impacts of mine closure on local and mining communities. This paper makes an attempt to develop a conceptual model for post closure quality of life to assess the socio-economic impacts of mine closure on local and mining communities.

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2022-10-18

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Manjunath, A., Paul, P. S., & Paul, B. (2022). Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts due to Mine Closure – A Conceptual Model. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 64(8), 341–347. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jmmf/article/view/31554

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