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Social consequences of mining and present day solutions—Region II in Chile highlighted
Author(s) -
Newbold Jane
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1719
pISSN - 0968-0802
DOI - 10.1002/sd.205
Subject(s) - revenue , sustainability , natural resource , government (linguistics) , business , control (management) , mining industry , natural (archaeology) , natural resource economics , economics , political science , finance , geography , ecology , law , management , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , mining engineering , archaeology , biology
Chile has been a highly successful mining country for over two centuries. Huge sums of money are generated but only a small proportion of the revenue is being directed back into the region whose natural resources are being depleted. Mining companies may not be in control of the way central government spends these funds but they have a responsibility towards the communities they impact. The environmental problems associated with mining practices have attracted most attention but the impact on the communities is proving to be a far greater challenge. This paper focuses on the social consequences and the evolving response of the mining companies to these problems and the future sustainability of the region. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment