Sustainability of switch on-switch off (SOSO) mining: Human resource development tailored to technological solutions
| Autor: | V. Amaral, Juliana Segura-Salazar, R. Roethe, O. Sydd, T. Sambrook, Rauno Sairinen, P. Foster, K. R. Moore, Keiran Doyle, Deborah Roberts, F. Goettmann, S. Moradi, Jérôme Bodin, F. Dudley, G. Thomas, Rob Fitzpatrick, Pablo R. Brito-Parada |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Commission of the European Communities, CAMBORNE SCHOOL OF MINES, University of Exeter, University of Eastern Finland, Extracthive Industry, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM), Imperial College London, Rados International Services Ltd, Service des Procedés de Décontamination et d'Enrobage des Déchets (SPDE), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Adriatic Metals Plc, Mineco Ltd, Maelgwyn Mineral Services Ltd, Metal Innovations |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Process management Sociology and Political Science 020209 energy Social sustainability [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Business model 01 natural sciences Documentation 11. Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Duration (project management) Resilience (network) Human resources 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry 0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy Local community Software deployment 8. Economic growth Business Law 1605 Policy and Administration Environmental Sciences |
| Zdroj: | Resources Policy Resources Policy, 2021, 73, pp.102167. ⟨10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102167⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0301-4207 |
| Popis: | Adaptable, mobile, modularised technical solutions were piloted for switch on-switch off (SOSO) mining at test sites in the west Balkans. Pre-training occurred at the site of module construction and on the mine site in order to transfer knowledge relating to the rapid deployment, commissioning and operation of mining and processing units, in a mature health and safety culture. Translation of extensive documentation, describing operation of the equipment, into local languages and visual aids supported communication. Consideration of the activities required to deploy and operate prototype solutions revealed how characteristics of a SOSO workforce differed from other types of mining. Deployment of modularised plant employed fewer workers than traditional stick-build of a processing plant, but selective mining and processing of complex and variable deposits limited the potential for automation and required operator control. A workforce with mixed levels of experience was most amenable to development of a mature health and safety culture. The total number of employees was small at an individual site and might remain small, even in a multi-deposit, regional business model. However, employment is higher per unit of production than for conventional large-scale mining. The duration of employment is shorter than for large-scale mining but employment can nevertheless be important where there are few alternative opportunities and where it can increase the skills-base to support a more diversified local economy. SOSO mining constitutes a new relationship between society and the mining industry, which needs further consideration for greater resilience in the local community and increased social sustainability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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