Over half of global mines and their impacts are undocumented: Paper

Category : Mining | Location : National  | Posted on 2024-01-17 02:43:10


Over half of global mines and their impacts are undocumented: Paper

There is a lack of publicly available data on mine production, waste, pollution and water and energy consumption, a recent commentary published in the journal Nature has highlighted. More than half of the global mining areas (56 per cent) visible from satellite images have no production information listed, raising concerns about their mostly unmeasured environmental and social consequences, the paper found.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/world/over-half-of-global-mines-and-their-impacts-are-undocumented-paper-93933