Soil governance and the control of mining pollution in Zambia

The abundance of mineral resources has led to their exploitation in Zambia for over 100 years. The sector contributes more than 70% total value export, 10% to gross domestic …

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The Environmental Toll of Mining on Zambia's Copperbelt – Part I

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Fifth Zambia Economic Brief: Making Mining Work for …

Section 2 Making Mining Work for Zambia 13. Mining and the Zambian economy 14 Analysis of mining taxation 17 The environmental-health nexus 24 The legacy of lead and the …

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Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub …

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Effects of mining activities on social-cultural development: A …

1.1. Statement of the problem Mining comes with a lot of negative impacts to a particular area (host community) where operations are taking place.

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(PDF) Effects of mining activities on social-cultural development: …

Results: The results indicated that the effects of mining activities on social-cultural development in Kapijipanga chiefdom of Solwezi District is negative in the sense that social …

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Community Health Impacts of the Trident Copper Mine Project in

1. Introduction. The economy of Zambia depends heavily on the extraction of natural resources, particularly copper [].Trade-offs between economic development and …

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Report Enhancing mining's contribution to the

2. Context: the mining industry in Zambia 25 2.1 History and governance of the mining sector 26 2.2 Zambia's mining sector today 30 2.3 Competitiveness challenges facing the sector 34 3. …

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FROM CLIMATE RISK TO RESILIENCE:

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The economic and social impact of mining-resources exploitation in Zambia

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Zambia's Perpetual Energy Insecurity: Socio Economic …

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Zambia, a large copper mining country, is used as a testing ground and further evaluate the effects of copper mining on health outcomes of the local population. In contrast to …

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Community Health Impacts of the Trident Copper Mine Project in

The application of a health impact assessment (HIA) for a large-scale copper mining project in rural Zambia triggered the long-term monitoring and evaluation of …

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Toxic pollution and poverty: Economic impacts of lead (Pb) …

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Fifth Zambia Economic Brief: Making Mining Work for …

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Zambia's Mining Industry: A Closer Look at the Corporate

Informed by this context, this research will seek to address the following objectives: (1) to assess the contribution of mining to the development of Zambia; (2) to assess the …

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Copper Mining in Zambia: Progress and Potential

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Mines: The local wealth and health effects of mineral mining in

We assess health and wealth impacts of mineral mining using micro-data from about 800 mines in 44 developing countries. Gains in asset wealth (0.3 standard deviations) coexist …

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Mining activities and their effectes on public health in Zambia: …

Further, mining has provided important benefits for health, education and the environment in Zambia through infrastructure development and rehabilitation.

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Policy Framework Paper -- Zambia: Enhanced Structural …

B. Mining. 27. Zambia adopted a new Mining Act in 1995 and a revised fiscal regime in 1997 to encourage exploration and mining development. Over 30 exploration licenses have been …

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Effects of mining activities on social-cultural development: A …

looked at the effect of mining on socio-economic development. Through corporate social responsibilities (Kitula, 2006; Mhone, 2019; many have also extensively researched on the …

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Environmental impacts of mining in Zambia. Towards better …

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Zambia Environmental and Climate Change Policy Brief

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The contribution of Mining to Zambia's development

A new analysis of mining in Zambia for the past 100 years shows a clear historical link between levels of mining investment and wider economic development. This is the key conclusion of a paper, Copper Mining in Zambia …

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Effects Of Zambias Mining Development On Health

Report Enhancing mining's contribution to the. 4.1 Mining's impact on local economic development: mining companies' commercial activities 62 4.2 Mining's impact on local …

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Effects Of Zambia S Mining Development On Health

This study examined the environmental and social effects of large-scale mining in Chingola, Zambia. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 164 residents living close …

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Economic growth and human development: Evidence from Zambia …

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The economic and social impact of mining-resources exploitation …

However, some serious cases apparently involving ministerial posts (Mines, Community Development, Health), have been unveiled these recent years. In fact, Zambia's …

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Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project

Legacy mining pollution in Zambia is the result of many decades of unsustainable mining operations and inadequate rehabilitation or closure of mining sites. In the Copperbelt …

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Conclusion The results presented suggest that the impacts of mining on child health vary throughout the mine's life cycle. Mining development likely contributes positively to …

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Assessing the Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on Zambia …

Figure1below provides a review of the performance of the Kwacha's (Zambia's currency) performance against the US Dollar over a 30-year period. EconomiesEconomies 20242024,, …

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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MINING ON LOCAL …

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MINING ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN KITWE AND MUFULIRA IN COPPERBELT PROVINCE, ZAMBIA ... development of this research. ...

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