this exogenous variation, we show that during 2002-07, mining activities in response to the global commodity price … China's WTO Accession): it is not enough to assume, given Africa's high spatial inequality, that local economies will …

This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The … identification strategy is based on a unilateral causation between mining and district inequality. The findings show that when … minerals are aggregated, mining increases district inequality. But an analysis of individual minerals shows that mining affects …

Companies in the oil, gas, and mining sectors face ever intensifying scrutiny over their environmental, social, and …

the mining industry across the world. Many changes in the formal legal and regulatory systems have also been introduced … monitoring of success, the ongoing tension between companies, communities, and governments regarding the role of mining in … to assess and track mining's contribution to human and ecosystem wellbeing over the full project and product lifecycles …

The taxation of the mining industry varies considerably from nation to nation. This paper reflects on the evolving use … of various taxation approaches applied by governments to the mining sector. It includes a description of the principal … options in a holistic approach that anticipates commodity price cycles, and that mining companies should anticipate fiscal …

A large mining project has the potential to be a partner in assisting local communities in their development efforts … and also contains model mining act provisions and regulations. …

, where large-scale mining investment is being carried out by the mining company Vale SA. …

2018, the mining of metals and coal continued to be an important contributor to the economies of several low- and middle …-income countries. As in our previous calculations of the Mining Contribution Index, African countries in particular benefit from this … reserves of metals and minerals necessary for the low-carbon future, and in particular those with an existing mining industry …