Mining Principles and Practices

About The Book: This book presents some new concepts and recent development practices particularly in mining sector. The broad concepts of Inclusiveness, Sustainability, Responsibilities and Ethics in Mining, their definitions and wider ramifications in development dynamics, principles and challenges of Inclusive, Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical mining, key issues, experiences of different countries of the globe, our own nation of India and a mining rich region of the country, Triple Bottom Line and Acts , Laws, Guidelines in the context of mining are thoroughly analyzed with policy prescriptions. The author has delved deeper in to the major challenges, pertinent issues and impact of Inclusive, Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical mining pertaining to Economy, Environment and Society at large. Both positive contributions and adverse impacts of mining on ecology, economy and society or in other words on planet, profit and people are critically examined. Mining plays a vital role the economic development of a nation, it forms building blocks of the economy but at the same time cause massive environmental degradation and induce huge displacement. The author has traced the genesis of the issues and impacts, dissected the global scenario, highlighted the national experiences and discussed in detail the status of mining of a mining rich developing region. Indigenous communities and tribal people are the worst sufferers in mining operations. They have no recorded land in their favour nor do they have any legal authority over the land they have been living for generations and are still in a state of acute hardship and deprivation. Dr. Panda has penetrated into some of the hither to unexplored dimensions, probed into the potent parameters, critically examined the core of the matter, identified crux of the problem with vital pointers to the challenges and recommended the way forward., The book with its illuminating analysis and incisive insights would enrich Economists, Anthropologists, academics, researchers, Planners, policymakers, development practitioners and students with more significant inputs and information about the policy paradigms for decision-making and further research.