January 21, 2024
Researchers Call for Global Inventory of World’s Mines
Global Inventory of World’s Mines Needed – Researchers
“Mining, a necessary evil, has often been shrouded in mystery, its consequences unrevealed. But how can we address a problem we don’t fully comprehend? This is the lament of researchers, Maus and Werner, who argue that data scarcity conceals approximately half of the world’s mining impacts, leaving the global populace unaware of the full extent of environmental and social risks,” stated Maus in a recent press release. The lamentable scarcity of data is attributed to a myriad of factors, from inadequate corporate disclosure to abandoned, informal, or illicit mining sites, leaving a significant portion of mining impacts unaccounted for. Maus
