Gold Mining Stakeholders: Diversity and Influence. Roșia Montană Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-146
Author(s):  
Adela Deaconu ◽  
Crina Ioana Filip
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Research Result ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Online Information ◽  
East European ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Canadian Company ◽  
Rosia Montana

Using historiography, online information and the stakeholders’ theory, this study focuses on the interested parties involved in a highly controversial gold mining project in Romania’s Roșia Montană area. The study documents the emergence and influence of different stakeholders (and the relationships between them). The research result suggests that company management and project investors (in this case involving the State as minority owner and regulator and a Canadian company as the majority owner) need to be aware of the objectives of a range of stakeholders including the general public, environmental campaigners and cultural agencies. They should identify shared stakeholder objectives and take these objectives into account when assessing the prospects of a mining project. Ultimately, these findings could be a lesson in political conduct for stakeholders involved in similar projects in other East European countries.

Water pollution in gold mining industry: a case study in Roşia Montană district, Romania

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1132-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Florea ◽  
A. I. Stoica ◽  
G. E. Baiulescu ◽  
P. Capotă
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Rosia Montana

scholarly journals Policy formalization of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) post-ratification of Minamata Convention for Sustainability (case study of ASGM Gorontalo)

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Fenty Puluhulawa ◽  
Amanda Adelina Harun
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Alternative Solutions

Indonesia ratified the Minamata Convention in Kumamoto Japan through Law No. 11 of 2017 concerning the Minamata agreement. This ratification is intended to provide protection for the environment from the use of mercury-based materials. Previous studies showed that the use of mercury in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) had a significant negative impact on health and the environment. The problem is whether the problems that need to be done in the application of the above regulations and maintaining environmental sustainability? The research method was carried out through related discussions and discussions with 25 relevant stakeholders, from miners, and local community, which was selected purposively. The research result was analysed qualitatively. This type of research is a combination of normative juridical and empirical juridical. For normative juridical law materials are used regarding relevant laws and regulations and cases. Data analysis was carried out descriptively. The result of the study indicate that The Minamata Convention has not been implemented as expected. The research recommended the need for policies to formalize ASGM in Gorontalo as a solution to facilitate access to mercury use. The need to educate miners about the dangers of using mercury, need alternative solutions to technology interventions for miners.

scholarly journals A MCDM Analysis of the Roşia Montană Gold Mining Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 7261-7288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Mihai ◽  
Adina Marincea ◽  
Love Ekenberg
Keyword(s):  
Gold Mining ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Rosia Montana

scholarly journals Analytical Hierarchy Process for Enhancing Procurement Decision-Making in Project Phase: A Case Study in the Gold Mining Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Budi Irawan Saleh ◽  
Choirul Anwar ◽  
Rusman Zaenal Abidin ◽  
Aris Setyo Radyawanto
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Process Plant ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Plant Equipment ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The aim of the research was to enhance the selection for the process plant equipment supplier based on their country of origin in the gold mining project using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The research also intended to investigate how AHP could further enhance the process of the project. The steps for modeling the AHP were identifying the hierarchy by the project team, constructing the AHP model, and calculating the weight for supplier selection. The research object was a gold mining company based in Indonesia. The schedule and resources were calculated, followed by a survey to evaluate the AHP process. After modeling and calculating using AHP, it is found that the three highest criteria for selecting the process plant equipment suppliers are running capacity (14,3 %), efficiency (9,9%), and endurance (9,7%). The overall scores for each supplier show that supplier from United States (25,87%) is in the first rank. It is followed by Germany (25,80%) and Australia (25,20%). Moreover, AHP is proven to enhance the process by not only reducing the time of decision-making for two days but also increasing the resource by almost 23%. Based on the survey to the project team, AHP increases the involvement of the project team in the decision-making process and shows that more than 80% of the project team agrees with the decision. The survey also reveals that almost 63% of the project team decides to use the same tools for the decision-making process.

scholarly journals Clustering of population pyramids using Mallows' L2 distance

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Košmelj ◽  
Lynne Billard
Keyword(s):  
Time Trend ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
European Countries ◽  
East European ◽  
Aging Populations

In many real situations, data are collected/presented as histograms. Such examples are population pyramids, which present the age distribution of a population by gender for a particular country. The objective of this paper is to partition countries into homogenous groups according to the similarity of the shape of the population pyramids in each particular year and to observe the time-trend. We use a Mallows' L2 distance for this purpose. A case study on East European countries in the period 1995–2015 is presented. The results reflect that the countries are becoming more and more similar and follow a pattern of aging populations. For the majority of countries, this process started long before 1990, for Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia it started after 1990.

Kämpfe um Bergbau und die Möglichkeiten demokratischer Transformation

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (189) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Dietz
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Relationship

The article explores the political effects of popular consultations as a means of direct democracy in struggles over mining. Building on concepts from participatory and materialist democracy theory, it shows the transformative potentials of processes of direct democracy towards democratization and emancipation under, and beyond, capitalist and liberal democratic conditions. Empirically the analysis is based on a case study on the protests against the La Colosa gold mining project in Colombia. The analysis reveals that although processes of direct democracy in conflicts over mining cannot transform existing class inequalities and social power relations fundamentally, they can nevertheless alter elements thereof. These are for example the relationship between local and national governments, changes of the political agenda of mining and the opening of new spaces for political participation, where previously there were none. It is here where it’s emancipatory potential can be found.

CASE STUDY: Regional Cultural Differences Within and Across Four Western European Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-47
Author(s):  
Nadine Waehning ◽  
Ibrahim Sirkeci ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
Sinan Zeyneloglu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Western European

This case study examines and illustrates within country regional cultural differences and cross border cultural similarities across four western European countries. Drawing on the data from the World Values Survey (WVS), we refer to the Schwartz Cultural Values Inventory in the survey. The demographic variables of age, gender, education level, marital status and income vary across the regions and hence, have significant effects on the cultural value dimensions across regions. The findings help a better understanding of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of regions withinand across countries. Both researchers and managers will have to justify their sampling methods and generalisations more carefully when drawing conclusions for a whole country. This case study underlines the limited knowledge about regional within country cultural differences, while also illustrating the simplification of treating each country as culturally homogeneous. Cross-country business strategies connecting transnational regional markets based on cultural value characteristics need to take these similarities and differences into account when designating business plans.

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