
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.These deposits form a mineralized package that is of economic interest to the miner. Ores recovered by mining include metals, coal, oil shale, gemstones, limestone, chalk, dimension stone, rock salt, potash, gravel, and clay.

Mining industry faces dilemma after new dagga law Mining 5 months ago . Consumption of cannabis for medical reasons might also pose a challenge to employers. Brian Sokutu . 04 Feb 2020 . 06:04:31 ...

These countries face a dilemma of shutting down mining activity (if possible) to reduce the spread of the virus, against reduced tax revenue at a time of huge fiscal stress. How these countries cope with such a crisis is a vital area for future research, to help build resilience to future pandemics. Beyond these short-term impacts there are likely to be medium and long-term impacts to ...

Dilemmas of mining The mining industry wants to extract the valuable metals and minerals that can be found in Norwegian mountains, but what to do about the huge amount of waste? Ann-Elisabeth Hammer. Article from NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research. Published friday 16. december 2011 - 05:00. NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research. NIVA is an environmental research ...

2007 has seen a new outbreak in conflicts between mining companies, the state and communities. Transnational corporations are resorting to all sorts of means in order to achieve their aims. Governments, often, are acting in favor of the mining companies and lack the political will to defend the interests of communities. The latter ultimately understand that what is at stake is

05.02.2018 Pile-of-Cash Dilemma for Mining Industry Once Crippled by Slump By . Thomas Biesheuvel. and . Thomas Wilson, Dividends will rise, but companies leery of expanding too fast Four companies alone ...

Namibia’s Dilemma. The Pros and Cons of Marine Phosphate Mining. By. Dave Russell - 04 July 2018. 1. 534. Facebook. Twitter. Google+. Pinterest. WhatsApp. Dave Russell has an MSc. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Since 2000 he has operated as a fishing industry consultant, primarily in Namibia and other SADC region countries. He has 30 years ...

With an abundance of energy provided by the mighty Itaipú dam in Paraguay; a dilemma arises. Should the country invest in the sprouting crypto-mining industry, or invest in tackling the country’s immediate poverty? Itaipú is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River which runs on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The dam’s ...

Dilemma in the MINING INDUSTRY by FRANK A. TINKER The domestic mining industry is facing a crisis. A combination of high pro-duction costs and foreign competition has resulted in abandoned mines, unem-ployment and depressed areas. Domestic producers feel that their tax dollars are being used to subsidize foreign competitors under the guise of assistance to underdeveloped areas. Frank A. Tinker ...

05.02.2018 E.g. to me, a mining company should not sell Uranium to nuclear industries operating in societies without a culture of transparency and challenge. We saw what happened in Japan with the Tsunami. Who knows what the scenario would have been in a more open society, but we can say there’s a good chance that safety planning would have been better if there had been a culture of openness

Dilemmas of mining The mining industry wants to extract the valuable metals and minerals that can be found in Norwegian mountains, but what to do about the huge amount of waste? Ann-Elisabeth Hammer. Article from NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research. Published friday 16. december 2011 - 05:00. NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research. NIVA is an environmental research ...

Dilemma in the MINING INDUSTRY by FRANK A. TINKER The domestic mining industry is facing a crisis. A combination of high pro-duction costs and foreign competition has resulted in abandoned mines, unem-ployment and depressed areas. Domestic producers feel that their tax dollars are being used to subsidize foreign competitors under the guise of assistance to underdeveloped areas. Frank A. Tinker ...

Proper audits directed to these large smelting companies will leave responsible authorities no choice in forcing their hand to have these corporates apply full capacity utilization, enact mandatory investment in modern ferrochrome production technologies that will inhibit exportation of raw concentrates and chrome ore, and apply favorable contractual agreements with tributors that will give ...

Florida's Mining Dilemma. November 26, 2019 vse_admin. Florida's Phosphate Mining Catastrophe. The Bone Valley region, also known as the Peace River Watershed, is located in southwest central Florida, about 30 miles east of the Tampa Bay Area. The Peace River Watershed includes portions of present-day Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk counties where phosphate is mined for use in

Namibia’s Dilemma. The Pros and Cons of Marine Phosphate Mining. By. Dave Russell - 04 July 2018. 1. 534. Facebook. Twitter. Google+. Pinterest. WhatsApp. Dave Russell has an MSc. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Since 2000 he has operated as a fishing industry consultant, primarily in Namibia and other SADC region countries. He has 30 years ...

With an abundance of energy provided by the mighty Itaipú dam in Paraguay; a dilemma arises. Should the country invest in the sprouting crypto-mining industry, or invest in tackling the country’s immediate poverty? Itaipú is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River which runs on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The dam’s ...

Three years after a commodity slump left their finances in shambles, mining companies are swimming in so much cash that investors aren’t sure where the industry will spend it all. With metals ...

The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession; second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations; and third, the structural character of our mining industry. A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so ...

The Mining Indaba dilemma . Does it need to get back to its roots, or is it in need of a rethink? Lawrence Williams 6 Feb 2014 15:55 . CAPE TOWN (MINEWEB) – Another Cape Town Mining Indaba has ...

When existing mines and those being built are fully operational, the industry will employ about 2,780 people — a sizeable number given the state's overall lackluster job picture. Sand mining dilemma: Jobs and tax revenues vs. environment and infrastructure costs Science Environment madison

When existing mines and those being built are fully operational, the industry will employ about 2,780 people — a sizeable number given the state's overall lackluster job picture. Sand mining dilemma: Jobs and tax revenues vs. environment and infrastructure costs Science Environment madison

Florida's Mining Dilemma. November 26, 2019 vse_admin. Florida's Phosphate Mining Catastrophe. The Bone Valley region, also known as the Peace River Watershed, is located in southwest central Florida, about 30 miles east of the Tampa Bay Area. The Peace River Watershed includes portions of present-day Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk counties where phosphate is mined for use in

Florida’s Mining Dilemma. 2019 Uncategorized. Florida’s Phosphate Mining Catastrophe . The Bone Valley region, also known as the Peace River Watershed, is located in southwest central Florida, about 30 miles east of the Tampa Bay Area. The Peace River Watershed includes portions of present-day Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk counties where phosphate is mined for use in the ...

Namibia’s Dilemma. The Pros and Cons of Marine Phosphate Mining. By. Dave Russell - 04 July 2018. 1. 534. Facebook. Twitter. Google+. Pinterest. WhatsApp. Dave Russell has an MSc. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Since 2000 he has operated as a fishing industry consultant, primarily in Namibia and other SADC region countries. He has 30 years ...

These implications become more critical when one considers the challenges facing the mining industry, which is characterised by volatility and falling demand and prices. The research explored the types of dilemmas experienced by senior managers in the selected mining company and the approach followed to resolve the dilemma, views on the utility attached as well as factors that support good ...

Colonial legacy of mining pioneers poses a dilemma for South Africans ... Even those not linked directly to the Randlords were build by the state using funds from the mining industry. The idea of ...

05.02.2013 South Africa’s government faces a dilemma: how to help mining companies weather surging costs and depressed commodity prices as the ruling

Florida's Mining Dilemma. Environment Articles December 21, 2015. Florida's Phosphate Mining Catastrophe. The Bone Valley region, also known as the Peace River Watershed, is located in southwest central Florida, about 30 miles east of the Tampa Bay Area. The Peace River Watershed includes portions of present-day Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk counties where phosphate is mined

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My coal dilemma. Jennifer Pont; 24 November 2017 ; 11 Comments I can't see the issues around the coal industry in black and white terms, even though I'd vote for any ethical replacement plan in a heartbeat. As much as people build places, places substantially build our identities, and people literally lived and died by coal mines where I grew up. I went to primary school at Nulkaba which means ...