Հանքարդյունաբերության ոլորտի կայուն զարգացման հեռանկարները Հայաստանում: SWOT վերլուծություն

2020 ◽  
pp. 164-170
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Afyan ◽  
Garri Gasparyan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
The Republic

The purpose of the article is to present problems of sustainable development of Armenia's mining sector. The importance of the mining industry in the development of the economy of the Republic of Armenia is also assessed. Then models of the mining industry in Canada and Sweden are presented. Tasks arising in achieving the goal: to comparatively differentiate and identify economic and environmental priorities and disadvantages of the mining industry. A survey of Canadian and Swedish mining experiences is undertaken to find solutions to existing problems. The article uses the SWOT data analysis method. As a result, it is concluded that it is possible to develop the mining industry in accordance with international environmental standards and requirements, while at the same time providing economic benefits in this area. And among metal mining companies, only large companies or coalitions consisting of a few medium-sized mining companies should be formed, which will enable the development of the mining sector in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Drivers of sustainability practices and contributions to sustainable development evident in sustainability reports of European mining companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anđela Ivic ◽  
Nína María Saviolidis ◽  
Lara Johannsdottir
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Social License ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Sustainability Practices

AbstractMining activities cause negative environmental impacts and social conflicts but also provide economic benefits to communities and secure the minerals necessary for low-carbon technology. The aim of this multiple case study is to analyze, compare and critically evaluate sustainability reports of 10 European mining companies for the 2016–2018 period to determine the drivers for implementation of sustainability practices and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings suggest that European mining companies act under pressures from international initiatives and industry associations, the European Union, governments, stakeholders, and maintaining social license to operate. The companies report on the core subjects of corporate governance, employees, the environment, stakeholders’ engagement and occupational health and safety. Positive trends were observed in stakeholders’ engagement and health and safety, while air emissions and water and energy usage increased for most companies. Furthermore, there was an absence of improvement in gender diversity, utilization of renewable energy, and waste recycling. Even though all analyzed companies mentioned SDGs in the reports, the reports lacked a comprehensive explanation of mining activities’ contribution to the SDGs. This study addresses a gap in the existing literature on the European mining context of sustainable development and SDGs relevant for researchers, policymakers, and other impacted stakeholders and adds new theoretical knowledge on the external drivers of CSR activities based on institutional theory.

scholarly journals Drivers of sustainability practices and contributions to sustainable development evident in sustainability reports of European mining companies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anđela Ivic ◽  
Nína María Saviolidis ◽  
Lara Johannsdottir
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Sustainability Practices

Abstract Mining activities cause negative environmental impacts, and social conflicts, but also provide economic benefits to communities and secure minerals necessary for low-carbon technology. The aim of this multiple case study is to analyze, compare and critically evaluate sustainability reports of 10 European mining companies for the 2016–2018 period to determine the drivers for implementation of sustainability practices and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings suggest that European mining companies act under pressures from international initiatives and industry associations, the European Union, governments, stakeholders, and partnerships. The companies report on the core subjects of corporate governance, employees, the environment, stakeholders’ engagement and occupational health and safety. Positive trends were observed in stakeholder’s engagement, and health and safety, while air emissions, water and energy usage increased for most companies. Furthermore, there was an absence of improvement in gender diversity, utilization of renewable energy, and waste recycling. Even though all analyzed companies mentioned SDGs in the reports, the reports lacked a comprehensive explanation of mining activities’ contribution to the SDGs. This study addresses a gap in the existing literature on the European mining context of sustainable development and SDGs relevant for researchers, policymakers, and other impacted stakeholders and adds new theoretical knowledge on the external drivers for CSR activities based on institutional theory.

scholarly journals DAMPAK POSITIF AKTIVITAS PERTAMBANGAN NIKEL TERHADAP KONDISI SOSIAL EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI KECAMATAN TINANGGEA KABUPATEN KONAWE SELATAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Suriyani BB
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
The People ◽  
Nickel Mining ◽  
Monthly Salary

One sector that contributes to foreign exchange is the dominant mining sector. This mining sector contributes 36% of the country's revenue. Among the activities of the nickel mining industry, it has had a positive impact on the state treasury from taxes and royalties. Therefore, the existence of these natural resources has economic potential that must be utilized in order to prosper the lives of the people in accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution (paragraph 2). This study tries to examine the positive impact of nickel mining activities on the socio-economic conditions of the community. The purpose of the study was to describe the positive impact of nickel mining activities on the socio-economic life of the community in Tinanggea sub-district. The research method uses a qualitative approach based on data collection with observation techniques, interviews with informants and review documents related to this research.the results showed that the positive impact of nickel mining activities in Tinanggea District was that it could accommodate local workers or increase the opportunity for people to get jobs in mining companies, increasing community income through monthly salary gains, increasing micro-businesses in the surrounding mining areas. buying and selling activities between the community and employees working in mining companies. While the conclusions of the study were that mining activities in Tinanggea Subdistrict had a positive impact on the people of the region. Keywords :  Positive impact of nickel mining activities, Socio-economic community. 

scholarly journals MANAGING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMEA BASED ON THE TOURISM CLUSTERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Валентин Василенко ◽  
Valentin Vasilenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Health Resort ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Management ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Economic State ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Regional Product

Along with machinery manufacturing, agriculture and port economy in the Republic of Crimea (RC) there is widely represented the sphere of services, which makes up more than 60 % of the Gross Regional Product and includes developed recreational activities. The Crimean Region (without Sevastopol) according to the number of the objects of placement occupies the second place, and according to the number of the placed tourists occupies the fifth place in the country. Last year Crimea was visited by more than 5,5mln tourists, exceeded the their number in 2015 for 21,6 %, what can be compared with the best indices of the Ukrainian period (2012 and 2013), though the potential of the touristic and recreational sphere (TRS), despite the losses of the recent decades, remains unused. The analysis of the economic state of Crimea has defined the existing problems of the region and under the conditions of realizing the Federal Targeted Program and Special Economic Zone shows that the existing system of the recreational economy and health resort services of Crimea are able to become the point of growth and driving force of the sustainable regional development. The unique opportunities of the progressive and qualitative development of the new subject of the Russian Federation based on the TRS priority made it possible to build the of sustainable development management system of the of the Republic of Crimea, and to work out its own model of the region development management. These models can be represented as the factors of restructurizing and creating administrative, economic and social connections and provide an opportunity to form the subsystem of management of the sustainable development of the Republic of Crimea based on the cluster integration of tourism and new relations of management. The article underlines that the creating cluster must be based on working out the concept of forming and functioning of the tourist and recreational cluster, which must be based on the wellgrounded infrastructure and technological network of creating the final product, and on the organizational community of the participants' interests and opportunities for maneuvering the available resources. Such approach increases the interest of municipalities, population, and region in the cluster integration, activates the mani-festation of the synergetic and cumulative effect, and also leads to forming the effect of multiplier in the region development.

scholarly journals The Evolution, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Using Biotechnologies in the Mineral Extraction and Metal Recovery Sectors

Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Precious Metals ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Primary Metal ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Domestic Use ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Major Industry

The current global demand in terms of both the amounts and range of metals for industrial and domestic use greatly exceeds that at any previous time in human history. Recycling is inadequate to meet these needs and therefore mining primary metal ores will continue to be a major industry in the foreseeable future. The question of how metal mining can develop in a manner which is less demanding of energy and less damaging of the environment in a world whose population is increasingly aware of, and concerned about, the environment, requires urgent redress. Increased application of biotechnologies in the mining sector could go some way in solving this conundrum, yet, biomining (harnessing microorganisms to enhance the recovery of base and precious metals) has remained a niche application since it was first knowingly used in the 1960s. This manuscript reviews the development and current status of biomining applications and highlights their limitations as well as their strengths. New areas of biotechnology that could be applied in the mining sector, and their potential impact in terms of both their potential environmental and economic benefits, are also discussed.

scholarly journals INNOVATION AND FORMATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS AN ELEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN RESOURCE REGIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Anastasiya Ye. Sevastyanova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Nenets Autonomous ◽  
Increasing Load

In conditions of environmental degradation and climate change, the formation of a circular economy is seen as one of the ways to achieve sustainable development. The article considers the need, problems and possibilities of introducing the principles of a circular economy in the northern Russian regions specializing in the extraction of natural resources. This is due to the fact that a significant part of the waste falls on this particular type of economic activity. The study was carried out on the example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. An analysis of statistical data shows that the rapid development of the mining industry and the low level of reuse and disposal of waste generated in the regions under consideration are associated with an increasing load on the vulnerable northern nature. A literature review with the results of research on closed-loop economics has been completed. It convinces that the knowledge economy should help in solving the problems of waste processing, reducing their level of formation along the entire value chain of products. It is shown that in the regions under consideration, difficulties in using this way of solving the problem take place. Recommendations on overcoming objective limitations for the development and use of technological, organizational and social innovations for a successful transition to a circular economy model in the regions of this type are formulated.

Discussion on the Mining Pollution and Geologic Background in Yinyang Sea at the Northeast Corner of Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Shih Chung Wang ◽  
Shu Fen Chen ◽  
Yun Hwei Shen ◽  
Chia Yon Chen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Natural Weathering ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Mining Pollution ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Suspended Substance ◽  
Northeast Corner

The Yinyang Sea phenomenon in Liandong Bay at the northeast corner of Taiwan is regarded as being the result of pollution caused by ore refining by the Taiwan Metal Mining Corporation. The Taiwan Metal Mining Corporation has been closed since 1987; however, the phenomenon still exists. According to the research findings, the Yinyang Sea phenomenon in Liandong Bay is the result of natural weathering. The suspended substance in the bay is Fe (OH)3, which is not a pollutant announced by Environmental Protection Administration, and the Fe (OH)3is mostly caused by natural weathering reactions; this is why the Yinyang Sea phenomenon occurred before the foundation of the Taiwan Metal Mining Corporation and continues to occur 25 years after the closure of the mine. The distribution of various elements is not uniform, and the original geologic background values of many regions exceed present environmental standards. If the water quality and soil background data of different geologic environments in Taiwan are not investigated as soon as possible, the mining industry may be misrecognized as being responsible for environmental pollution due to unknown geologic anomalies, as Taiwan Metal Mining Corporation was, and this may cause meaningless disputes over economic development and environmental protection.

TRENDS OF STEADY DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN TERMS OF RISK

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Maxammadjon Ashurov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Risk And Uncertainty ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Systemic Problems ◽  
The Republic

The article discusses the existing problems of the functioning of industrial enterprises of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the emergence of risk and uncertainty in the context of radical macroeconomic restructuring as a result of economic liberalization. The analysis carried out by the author revealed a number of significant systemic problems of the sustainable development of industrial enterprises in the national economy in conditions of risk.

scholarly journals Balancing Socio-Ecological Risks, Politics, and Identity: Sustainability in Minnesota’s Copper-Nickel-Precious Metal Mining Debate

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10286
Author(s):  
Ryan D. Bergstrom ◽  
Afton Clarke-Sather
Keyword(s):  
Precious Metal ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Duluth Complex ◽  
Copper Nickel ◽  
Q Sort

In the northeastern corner of Minnesota, two of the state’s most iconic symbols, mining and pristine wilderness, are on a collision course. The Duluth Complex, considered by many to be the world’s largest undeveloped deposit of copper-nickel and precious metals, is the site of mining proposals for several controversial mines. Proponents suggest that mining can be accomplished in an environmentally benign manner, and in the process create nearly 1000 jobs and $500 million in economic benefits annually. Opponents counter that the tourism and recreation industries already provide nearly 18,000 jobs and bring over $900 million in economic benefits annually, and that mining will permanently impair the regions environment. Thus, the copper-nickel and precious metal mining debate has become highly polarized, and serves as an ideal example of how people address national and global sustainability issues at local and regional scales. This study examines this polarization through a Q-sort analysis of subjectivities of residents of the state of Minnesota. Results suggest that partisanship is a strong predictor of attitudes towards mining, and that the strongest differences between respondents were not based on perceptions comparing jobs and the environment, the typical partisan divide, but rather on respondents’ perceived identity with relation to the mining industry or water resources.

scholarly journals Non-sustainable prices as an obstacle for sustainable development of mining industries

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 04022
Author(s):  
Anna Lozhnikova ◽  
Elena Chausova ◽  
Elena Andrienko ◽  
Alexandra Nabiullina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Iron Ore ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Deep Processing ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Stable Development

In this paper the activity of Russian mining companies is analysed in terms of global market’s trends, pricing policies, full-cycle production from extraction and preparing iron ore and to its deep processing, and as well as sustainable development. The pricing policy of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation is criticised: monopolists in metal and mining industry sell its production in the domestic market based on the LME prices expressed in USD. The dynamics of the LME Official Prices Cash Seller & Settlement for aluminium and zinc is explored and described. The authors focus on the effect of “double volatility” of prices for ingots connected with low addedvalue goods as well as the USD/RUB exchange rate. There is no connection between production and research, which undermines stable development of the mining industry. The main reason for the foundation of The Russian Aluminium Association is discussed. In the conclusion, it is emphasised that the Russian government will have to review its policy in regulating the mining industry and switch to import substitution because of the current political and economic situation on the global metal markets.

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