The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan

Rawashdeh, Rami Al; Campbell, Gary A.; Titi, Awwad

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.02.001

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“…Gypsum is a product commonly found in precipitation processes involving a sulphate solution and CaCO 3 as a neutralizing agent . Its use is linked to the production of Portland cement and as a soil conditioner . The copper precipitate was also analyzed by XRD.…”

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Copper recovery from nickel laterite with high‐iron content: A continuous process from mining waste

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The waste product from the hydrometallurgical processing of nickel laterite ores can contain valuable metals, making their recovery economically viable. However, the high‐impurities content, mainly iron, makes the process technically unfeasible. As a result, the separation of metals from the leach solution must be selective. Among the techniques available, the use of chelating resin is advantageous due to its selectivity and low energy consumption. Among the commercial chelating resins available, Dowex XUS 43605 has been shown to be highly selective for copper and can be used with a high impurities content. Although there are studies on the use of Dowex XUS 43605, none have evaluated a high impurities content and modelled a continuous process. For this reason, the aim of this work was to investigate copper recovery by a continuous process. The Dowex XUS 43605 chelating resin with HPPA functional group was used in ion‐exchange experiments. Column experiments were performed in two steps: loading (to recover copper) and elution (to obtain a copper‐rich solution). The removal of iron and the subsequent collection of copper were possible in a precipitation step using CaCO3. The results showed that the solution obtained from elution had a copper concentration that was 10 times higher than in the loading. All of the iron was removed from the elution solution at pH 3.5 with 5% of copper losses. Copper precipitation was possible at pH 5.5. From the results obtained, a proposed flowsheet for recovering copper was suggested.

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“…[25] Its use is linked to the production of Portland cement and as a soil conditioner. [22,45] The copper precipitate was also analyzed by XRD. Two phases composed of copper were identified: brochantite (Cu 4 SO 4 (OH) 6 ) and posnjatike (Cu 4 SO 4 (OH) 6 Á H 2 O) ( Figure 9).…”

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“…En el caso de Jordania, la minería ayudó en la modernización de su infraestructura y la expansión de los servicios públicos, como la educación y la salud contribuyendo con el 73% del PIB diversificación la industria y las exportaciones de fosfatos y potasio (Al Rawashdeh, Campbell, y Titi, 2016), no obstante en otros casos se ha generado pánico moral respecto a la implementación de proyectos mineros generando inseguridad en todo el mundo Rosia Montana en Rumania, Conga en Perú (Badera y Kocoń, 2015). Las transferencias del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas por canon minero, regalías y derecho de vigencia han variado en relación con los precios de los minerales en el mercado internacional.…”

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“…This methodology of ranking and analysis should be well documented [5]. Like other assets, one might intuitively expect that mineral wealth should help economic development of countries and should assist the economic fortunes of a nation or a region by improving services, building infrastructure, more employment in local communities and by raising demand for goods and services which would ultimately enhance political stability and boost economic growth [15].…”

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A Comprehensive Outlook of Mining Industry in Jordan, Opportunities and Threats

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Jordan's mining sector is considered the cornerstone to the Jordanian economy. It plays a vital role in growth of many other important sectors in the economy and contributes to the Jordan's standard of living. The mining industry in Jordan is dominated by the production of phosphate, potash, building and decoration stones, glass sand and other nonmetallic resources. Recently, Jordan has been ranked as the sixth largest producer and the second largest exporter of phosphate, the fourth largest producer and the second largest exporter of potash, and has the 5th largest oilshale reserves in the world. Also, Jordan has sustainable amounts of uranium around 3% of the world resources. The main objective of this research is to focus on the present status of mining industry in Jordan with the aim to emphasis the most important industries, and its effect on the economy of Jordan in order to generate new wealth depends on its mineral endowment. A literature review has been carried out by reviewing the most published articles and the publicly available reports published by various Jordanian Institutions as well as from the private sector. The author reveals that there are many positive outlooks which are looming with an increasing domestic added value along with investing in other areas, such as feldspar, clays, travertine, gypsum, zirconium, uranium, copper and rare earth elements (REE). This requires activating the exploitation of many other untapped mineral resources in the country to achieve a progress that works for meeting the global great demands worldwide. In this context, successive governments have put effort into policies that promote and facilitate investment in the mining sector in Jordan. A comprehensive outlook of the mining sector in Jordan has been discussed in this article. The author also highlighted the opportunities and threats in this sector and more important dilemmas focused on what needs to be carried out by the Jordanian government, including important recommendations to encourage investment in this field and inspire investors in the mining industry in Jordan.

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The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan

Cited by 41 publications

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Copper recovery from nickel laterite with high‐iron content: A continuous process from mining waste

Copper recovery from nickel laterite with high‐iron content: A continuous process from mining waste

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