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Public acceptance of the mineral extraction industry in Mozambique: A critical perspective 莫桑比克公众对采矿业的接受程度：一个批判的观点

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101807

Manuel Nopeia , Mário Deus , Lopo Vasconcelos , Belo José Malumuge

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Putting in place to extract: Infrastructures of extractivism and the case of lithium extraction in Chile 开采到位：智利的开采基础设施和锂开采案例

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101778

Dr. Daniela Soto-Hernández

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Petrobras and the abandonment of the downstream sector in Brazil 巴西石油公司和巴西下游行业的放弃

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101766

Alessandra Brito Leal, Waldyr Luiz Ribeiro Gallo

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An approach to variable prioritization in tailings dam failure susceptibility analysis 尾矿坝溃坝敏感性分析中的变量优先排序方法

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101759

Ticiane Schivittez Elacoste , Guilherme Silva , Thiago Bomjardim Porto , Úrsula Ruchkys de Azevedo

{"title":"An approach to variable prioritization in tailings dam failure susceptibility analysis","authors":"Ticiane Schivittez Elacoste , Guilherme Silva , Thiago Bomjardim Porto , Úrsula Ruchkys de Azevedo","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101759","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101759","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mining plays a strategic role in the technological and economic development of many countries; however, its extractive processes involve significant risks, particularly in tailings disposal. In recent years, tailings dam failures have caused severe socio-environmental impacts, intensifying scientific interest in assessing their susceptibility. This study proposes a model for ranking variables associated with dam failure risk using the MCDA-AHP (Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis – Analytic Hierarchy Process) methodology. Four main variables were considered: design, construction, operation, and monitoring, which received weights of 22.58 %, 31.56 %, 25.47 %, and 20.28 %, respectively, based on the AHP method. The model was validated using data from two tailings dams that failed within the past decade, revealing a partial match with the identified high-susceptibility classes. The developed tool, which is open-access, represents an advancement in risk analysis and can inform public policies and management strategies in the mining sector. The results highlight the relevance of AHP as a decision-support tool, contributing to disaster prevention and dam safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101759"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144989605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Leaders to Laggards: the mining industry has fallen behind on community complaints handling 领导者致落后者：采矿业在处理社区投诉方面落后了

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101802

Judy Hofmeyr , Mark Wielga

{"title":"Leaders to Laggards: the mining industry has fallen behind on community complaints handling","authors":"Judy Hofmeyr , Mark Wielga","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101802","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101802","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We revisit the role of operational-level grievance mechanisms (OGMs) in the mining sector, arguing that these systems remain a critical but underutilised tool for addressing mining impacts and advancing corporate accountability. Drawing on insights from the evolution of grievance management under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, we trace how the mining industry initially led the development of grievance systems but has since lost momentum. As practitioners and researchers of the industry, we have observed a stagnation in practice, limited transparency, and declining trust among affected communities. We are seeing similar trends in empirical and scholarly works. The discussion identifies key factors behind this shift, including reduced investment in the social function, the rise of audit culture which drives empty and performative practices, and a growing focus on risks to <em>projects</em> over <em>human</em> impact. We argue that the current moment presents a strategic opportunity to revitalise OGMs in mining, given intensifying scrutiny linked to global supply chain regulation and the energy transition. Effective grievance systems are not only feasible but essential for maintaining legitimacy and navigating conflict in contested operational environments. We conclude with a call to reinvest in credible, responsive community complaint mechanisms – and the teams to operate them – as a central pillar of responsible mining in the twenty-first century.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101802"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145320928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“How can we live with this mine so close to us?” Mining-induced displacement and resettlement process in Québec, Canada “矿山离我们这么近，我们怎么能生活下去？”加拿大quamesbec采矿引起的流离失所和重新安置过程

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101805

Sabrina Doyon , Emmanuelle Bouchard-Bastien

{"title":"“How can we live with this mine so close to us?” Mining-induced displacement and resettlement process in Québec, Canada","authors":"Sabrina Doyon , Emmanuelle Bouchard-Bastien","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101805","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101805","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores the displacement and relocation processes experienced by the population of Malartic (Quebec, Canada) in the context of an open-pit gold mining development. Grounded in ethnographic data, it contributes, through the lens of a political ecology framework, to the broader literature on the social impacts of mining and on mine-induced development and displacement. The study focuses particularly on the implementation of a housing compensation and primary residence acquisition program launched by the mining industry. This program was framed as a socially responsible measure to mitigate the effects of large-scale extraction in a residential zone. However, the paper critically examines the uneven impacts of this policy on residents, revealing how it shaped and often constrained their options. The analysis highlights tensions arising from temporal and spatial boundaries enforced by the mining company and reveals how corporate compensation mechanisms can reproduce and intensify existing social inequalities. The paper argues that such programs, while presented as neutral or supportive, operate within power-laden processes that reflect and reinforce broader dynamics of dispossession. Ultimately, the study calls for a deeper understanding of how mining-induced displacement and resettlement is governed, negotiated, and experienced on the ground, and emphasizes the need for community-based and locally adapted approaches to corporate-led development in extractive contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101805"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145416864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How do commodity chains stabilize? Governing Kenya’s sand trade 商品链如何稳定？管理肯尼亚的沙子贸易

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101806

Jan Bachmann , Kennedy Mkutu , Odhiambo Alphonce Kasera , Benard Musembi Kilaka

{"title":"How do commodity chains stabilize? Governing Kenya’s sand trade","authors":"Jan Bachmann , Kennedy Mkutu , Odhiambo Alphonce Kasera , Benard Musembi Kilaka","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101806","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101806","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The organization of sand extraction and trade in Kenya significantly impacts the nation's economic development and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Kenyans. This article aims to contribute to the emerging discussion on how sand commodity chains are negotiated and governed in contexts with absent or ineffective regulation. The sand trade is characterized by a range of informal yet effective rules and institutions, although these rules may be subject to the influence of economic and political dynamics elsewhere.</div><div>Based on field research at trade routes along three prominent sand extraction sites—Kajiado, Kilifi, and Kedong—we identify the key actors, map the main value streams, and examine the rules and norms underpinning the Kenyan sand economy. Drawing on the scholarship on resource governance, this paper identifies pivotal mechanisms that regulate access to benefits in sand extraction and transportation. Social status, such as that of elders or brokers, sophisticated bottom-up labor organization, and access to wealth provide important impetus for making the sand trade in Kenya a contested yet surprisingly predictable venture. The resilience of the trade hinges on this structured informality, where every actor plays a part in sustaining a market that remains simultaneously regulated and unruly</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101806"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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AI’s energy paradox: Governing the trilemma of security, justice, and sustainability 人工智能的能源悖论：治理安全、正义和可持续性的三难困境

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101773

Vlado Vivoda , Danilo Borja , Ghaleb Krame

{"title":"AI’s energy paradox: Governing the trilemma of security, justice, and sustainability","authors":"Vlado Vivoda , Danilo Borja , Ghaleb Krame","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming economies and infrastructures, but its accelerating electricity demand poses new governance challenges across the energy trilemma of security, justice, and sustainability. This paper offers a conceptual and policy-oriented analysis of AI’s expanding energy footprint through the 4As framework—availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptance—nested within the trilemma. It positions itself as a synthesis of empirical evidence and anticipatory projections to clarify current impacts while mapping uncertain futures. The analysis demonstrates that AI’s energy impacts are characterised by uncertainty, regional variation, and rebound effects, requiring careful qualification of projections. High-profile scenarios such as mega data-centre projects or market forecasts illustrate possible trajectories, but they must be situated within broader ranges and benchmarks to avoid unwarranted determinism. The paper identifies justice implications of uneven AI adoption, sustainability risks from concentrated infrastructure, and opportunities for anticipatory governance. It concludes with policy recommendations classified by governance level, emphasising transparency, international coordination, and a forward-looking research agenda on the political economy of AI and energy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101773"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Analysing the representation of ecosystem services and Indigenous well-being in the mining legislation of the Northern Territory, Australia: Opportunities for policy reform 分析澳大利亚北部地区采矿立法中生态系统服务和土著居民福利的代表性：政策改革的机会

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101812

Samy Andres Leyton-Flor, Kamaljit Kaur Sangha

{"title":"Analysing the representation of ecosystem services and Indigenous well-being in the mining legislation of the Northern Territory, Australia: Opportunities for policy reform","authors":"Samy Andres Leyton-Flor, Kamaljit Kaur Sangha","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101812","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mining is a major driver of the economy in Australia, predominantly occurring on Indigenous lands, impacting the socio-economic, cultural, and spiritual values of people living in or with mining landscapes. This overlap necessitates a policy framework that balances the state’s economic interests with those of Indigenous peoples, their cultural values, and environmental protection. In the Northern Territory (NT), a northern jurisdiction of Australia, where mining is a major economic activity, this paper analyses mining-related legislation with reference to ecosystem functions, services, and Indigenous well-being by conducting a qualitative content analysis of eight legislative documents and four strategic plans. An assessment of how provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services (ES) were acknowledged in legislative and strategic documents that intersect with mining activities in the NT found only partial recognition of provisioning and cultural services, such as freshwater and sacred sites, while regulating services and a majority of cultural/spiritual services remained largely absent. Although the legislative documents referred to principles such as sustainable development and Indigenous stewardship, the policies often fell short of aligning with Indigenous peoples’ relationship with land and considering their well-being. Strategic plans promoted benefit-sharing but offered limited procedural guidance on Indigenous-led development or post-mining rehabilitation. This study argues that reforming existing policy frameworks to incorporate Indigenous-defined ES and well-being indicators, beyond conventional environmental assessments, could strengthen coherence across legislative instruments and better support post-mining futures that reflect Indigenous values.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101812"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145465609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Retraction notice to “Mining in the Amazon: An Exploration of the Tensions between Infrastructure Development, Environmental Protection, and Indigenous Rights under International and National Laws” [The Extractive Industries and Society 22 (2025) 101628] 对“亚马逊地区的采矿：国际和国家法律下基础设施发展、环境保护和土著权利之间紧张关系的探索”的撤回通知[采掘业与社会22 (2025)101628]

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Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101792

Yang Li , Xiaochen Zhang , Hind Alofaysan , Xiaorong Jiang

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