| Roberts SA. 2005. An analysis of stakeholder perceptions regarding the closure of the Highland Valley Copper mine. University of British Columbia, PhD thesis | Canada | British Columbia | Highland Valley district | Highland Valley Copper | 50.4861866 | -121.0448943 | Copper; Molybdenum | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | BA | Case study of Highland Valley Copper mine to identify indicators that a company effectively communicates to the local community how the company's reclamation and closure program will assist the cimmunity in making the transisiton | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | ex situ | Twenty stakeholders of the HVC mine | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Quality and focus of HVC's closure planning and reclamation program | no | NA | NA | Quality of life | Community | Qualitative | Section <IP_ADDRESS> | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=An+analysis+of+stakeholder+perceptions+regarding+the+closure+of+the+Highland+Valley+Copper+mine&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Roberts SA. 2005. An analysis of stakeholder perceptions regarding the closure of the Highland Valley Copper mine. University of British Columbia, PhD thesis | Canada | British Columbia | Highland Valley district | Highland Valley Copper | 50.4861866 | -121.0448943 | Copper; Molybdenum | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | BA | Case study of Highland Valley Copper mine to identify indicators that a company effectively communicates to the local community how the company's reclamation and closure program will assist the cimmunity in making the transisiton | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | ex situ | Twenty stakeholders of the HVC mine | Social | 5-Societies | 5A-Landscapes | 5A-Other qualities | Quality and focus of HVC's closure planning and reclamation program | no | NA | NA | Balance economic productivity with environmental integrity | Community | Qualitative | Section <IP_ADDRESS> | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=An+analysis+of+stakeholder+perceptions+regarding+the+closure+of+the+Highland+Valley+Copper+mine&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesLandscapesOtherqualities |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Local bussines (e.g. local shops) | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Influx of money in all three communities | Employment/Economy | Qualitative | "Positive Economic Impacts" Section | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicLocalbussines |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Work schedule; Turnover rates | Employment/Economy | Qualitative | Work schedule and turnover rate section | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Led people to consume more alcohol and drugs | Community | Qualitative | "Negative Social Impacts" Section | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Municipal services | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Workers impact on public services | Community | Qualitative | Impact on Municipal Infrastructure, Housing, and Public Services | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureMunicipalservices |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Infrastructure | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Workers impact on community infrastructure | Community | Qualitative | Impact on Municipal Infrastructure, Housing, and Public Services | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureInfrastructure |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Consumables/Subsistence | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | Migration of caribou herds, that have had signifi cant social effects on the Inuit | Community | Qualitative | Concerns about Environmental Problems | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureConsumablesSubsistence |
| Rodon T and Levesque F. 2015. Understanding the Social and Economic Impacts of Mining Development in Inuit Communities: Experiences with Past and Present Mines in Inuit Nunangat. The Northern Review. 41: 13-39. | Canada | Nunavut/Quebec | Regional | Kangiqsujuaq; Meadowbank; Qamani’tuaq; Raglan; Salluit | 63.81811613 | -79.90396403 | Nickel; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | NA | Correlative | Examine whether the social and economic impacts of mines on Inuit communities have changed over time, based on Inuit experiences. | Same site/pop- Before | Social Science | in situ | Inuit communities located near two active mines in Inuit Nunangat: Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nunavik) and the Raglan nickel mine and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and the Meadowbank gold mine. | Social | 5-Societies | 5D-Culture/history | 5D-Cultural resources | Complex relation between Inuit communities in the vicinity of mines | no | NA | NA | mine employees to participate in the traditional economy—hunting, fishing, and trapping activities | Community | Qualitative | Cultural Impacts | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Understanding+the+Social+and+Economic+Impacts+of+Mining+Development+in+Inuit+Communities:+Experience&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesCulturehistoryCulturalresources |
| Rozon-Ramilo LD, Dube MG, Rickwood CJ, and Niyogi S. 2011. Examining the effects of metal mining mixtures on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) using field-based multi-trophic artificial streams. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 74: 1536-1547. | Canada | Ontario | Junction Creek | Copper Cliff | 46.4794757 | -81.0856697 | Copper; Nickel | Open pit | remediation | NA | CI | A field-based, multi-trophic artificial stream study was conducted in August 2008 to assess the effects of three metal mining effluents on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) in a 21-day reproduction bioassay | Control | Field + Lab analysis | mesocosm | Fathead Minnows | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Three treated metal mine effluents (MME) discharging into a common receiving environment | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations in muscle | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3; Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Examining+the+effects+of+metal+mining+mixtures+on+fathead+minnow+(Pimephales+promelas)+using+field-b&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Rozon-Ramilo LD, Dube MG, Squires AJ, and Niyogi S. 2011. Examining waterborne and dietborne routes of exposure and their contribution to biological response patterns in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Aquat. Toxicol. 105: 466-481 | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Junction Creek | 46.4694147 | -81.0283317 | Nickel | Open pit | postclosure | NA | CI | Examine the effects of exposure to mine waste tailings through diet, water or both in fathead minnows | Reference site/population | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Fathead Minnows | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Mine waste tailings | no | NA | NA | Selected metal concentrations; tissue concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Examining+waterborne+and+dietborne+routes+of+exposure+and+their+contribution+to+biological+response+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Rutherford GK, Dimma D, Van Loon GW and Breck WG. 1982. The Pedological Properties of Tailings Derived From Three Mining Operations in the Sudbury Area, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Environmental Quality. 11(3): 511-518. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Copper Cliff | 46.4794757 | -81.0856697 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation; postclosure | Three tailings lakes (Copper Cliff, one gold and one lead/zinc) | CI | Determine a number of "pedologic" properties of tailings at Copper Cliff, Geneva Lake, and Long Lake sites, and to examine indications of "pedogenetic" development in these bodies | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediment profiles | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Tailings derived from Ni-Cu, Pb-Zn, and Au mining | no | NA | NA | Physical and chemical analyses | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Pedological+Properties+of+Tailings+Derived+From+Three+Mining+Operations+in+the+Sudbury+Area,+Ont&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Rybakov DS. 2016. Assessment of possible ecological demographic effects of air emissions by the example of Karelia. Eds Frank-Kamenetskaya O.V. Biogenic- Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems: 189-201 | Russia | Karelia | NS | Karelsky Okatysh | 63.93035042 | 32.88049942 | Iron | Unclear | operation | NA | Correlative | Correlation between reducing air pollutant emissions from stationary sources (except emissions from iron ore mining in Kostomuksha) and mortality coefficients | Background values | Field | in situ | Air pollution from stationary and mobile (motor transport) sources | Environmental | 3-Air | 3B-Atmosphere | 3B-Air Quality | Emmissions from the mining and processing plants | no | NA | NA | Emissions (thou tons) | Other | Quantitative | Figure 1 | Temporal trends | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessment+of+possible+ecological+demographic+effects+of+air+emissions+by+the+example+of+Karelia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _AirAtmosphereAirQuality |
| Rybakov DS. 2016. Assessment of possible ecological demographic effects of air emissions by the example of Karelia. Eds Frank-Kamenetskaya O.V. Biogenic- Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems: 189-201 | Russia | Karelia | NS | Karelsky Okatysh | 63.93035042 | 32.88049942 | Iron | Unclear | operation | NA | Correlative | Correlation between reducing air pollutant emissions from stationary sources (except emissions from iron ore mining in Kostomuksha) and mortality coefficients | Background values | Field | in situ | Karelia’s region inhabitants | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Emmissions from the mining and processing plants | no | NA | NA | Population mortality | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Figure 2 | Temporal trends | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessment+of+possible+ecological+demographic+effects+of+air+emissions+by+the+example+of+Karelia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Saarela J. 1992. Effects of tailings spread around three mines in Finland. Environmental Geotechnology. Usmen & Acar (eds). Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Geotechnology: 483-487. | Finland | Regional | Regional | Kotalahti; Lahnaslampi; Vihanti | 62.579944 | 27.608083 | Nickel | Open pit | postclosure | Full tailing areas of three closed mines | CI | Environmental effects of mines concern mainly soils and water around mines and in general are harmful. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surrounding of three mines water soil samples | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Environmental consequences of the tailings | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 4-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+tailings+spread+around+three+mines+in+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Saarela J. 1992. Effects of tailings spread around three mines in Finland. Environmental Geotechnology. Usmen & Acar (eds). Proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Environmental Geotechnology: 483-487. | Finland | Regional | Regional | Kotalahti; Lahnaslampi; Vihanti | 62.579944 | 27.608083 | Nickel | Open pit | postclosure | Full tailing areas of three closed mines | CI | Environmental effects of mines concern mainly soils and water around mines and in general are harmful. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surrounding of three mines water soil samples | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Environmental consequences of the tailings | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 4-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+tailings+spread+around+three+mines+in+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Infrastructure | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Satisfaction with services, and infrastructure | Community | Qualitative | Section 3.1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureInfrastructure |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Other | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Job and Education satisfaction | Community | Qualitative | Figure 6-7 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingOther |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5A-Landscapes | 5A-Scenic resources | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Attractiveness of different regions | Community | Qualitative | Figure 8 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesLandscapesScenicresources |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4C-Ecosystems | 4C-Quality | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Experienced environmental impacts by place of residence | Community | Qualitative | Figure 10 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityEcosystemsQuality |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Recreation | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Impacts on recreational use of nature | Community | Qualitative | Figure 10 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingRecreation |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Consumables/Subsistence | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Impacts on berry/mushroom picking, hunting, fishing | Community | Qualitative | Figure 10 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureConsumablesSubsistence |
| Saariniemi J. 2018. Experienced Impacts of Mining in Sodankylä Follow-up Study. University of Lapland Report | Finland | Sodankylä | Sodankylä | Boliden Kevitsa; Pahtavaara | 67.4147508 | 26.5424919 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions were examined in the REGINA project for the first time in summer 2016. The second survey conducted in February 2018 is used to accrue follow-up data on the experienced and mainly social impacts of mining and the local residents’ opinions on mining | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Opinions of residents on mining in Sodankylä | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Traditional livelihoods | Social impacts of mining can be direct or indirect and positive or negative andmanifest themselves as various demographic, institutional, community relation changes ect. | no | NA | NA | Impacts on other livelihoods | Community | Qualitative | Section 3.3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experienced+Impacts+of+Mining+in+Sodankylä+Follow-up+Study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicTraditionallivelihoods |
| Saint-Laurent D, Baril F, Bazier I, Gervais-Beaulac V, and Chapados C. 2015. Distribution of Contaminated Soils Along Transversal and Longitudinal Gradients in Dynamic Fluvial Environment (Southern Québec, Canada). Air, Soil and Water Research. 8: 17-30. | Canada | Quebec | Massawippi River | Capelton | 45.3188048 | -71.8984378 | Copper | Underground mine | postclosure | NA | Correlative | Study is to measure the concentration of metal elements (eg, cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc) in the floodplain soils with their spatial distribution based on the various flood recurrence zones identified along the Massawippi River (southern Québec). | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediment samples from the flood-risk zones of the Massawippi River | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | River crosses through former mines, which were some of the largest copper mining areas in North America from 1865 to 1939 | no | NA | NA | Soil properties and concentration of metal elements | Soil Characteristics | Quantitative | Table 2-4; Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Distribution+of+Contaminated+Soils+Along+Transversal+and+Longitudinal+Gradients+in+Dynamic+Fluvial+E&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Saint-Laurent D, St-Laurent J, Duplessis P, and Lavoie L. 2010. Isotopic Record of Lead Contamination in Alluvial Soils and Tree Rings on Recent Floodplains (Southern Quebec, Canada). Water Air Soil Pollut. 209: 451-466 | Canada | Quebec | Saint-Francois and Massawippi Rivers | NS | 45.69939535 | -72.26131473 | Lead | Unclear | Landscape study with point source mining as one possible contamination | Correlative | Attempt to identify and compare the source of contamination found in soils and tree rings located along two rivers affected by pollution over several years | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Isotopic analysis of the lead found in soils | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Rivers in industrial, urban areas and point source (mining area) | no | NA | NA | Concentrations and lead isotopic signatures | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2 | spatial and temporal patterns | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Isotopic+Record+of+Lead+Contamination+in+Alluvial+Soils+and+Tree+Rings+on+Recent+Floodplains+(Southe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality | |
| Saint-Laurent D, St-Laurent J, Duplessis P, and Lavoie L. 2010. Isotopic Record of Lead Contamination in Alluvial Soils and Tree Rings on Recent Floodplains (Southern Quebec, Canada). Water Air Soil Pollut. 209: 451-466 | Canada | Quebec | Saint-Francois and Massawippi Rivers | NS | 45.69939535 | -72.26131473 | Lead | Unclear | Landscape study with point source mining as one possible contamination | Correlative | Attempt to identify and compare the source of contamination found in soils and tree rings located along two rivers affected by pollution over several years | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Isotopic analysis of the lead found in tree rings | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Rivers in industrial, urban areas and point source (mining area) | no | NA | NA | Concentrations and lead isotopic signatures | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3 | spatial and temporal patterns | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Isotopic+Record+of+Lead+Contamination+in+Alluvial+Soils+and+Tree+Rings+on+Recent+Floodplains+(Southe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups | |
| Salmelin J, Leppanen M, Karjalainen AK, Vuori K-M, Gerhardt A, and Hamalainen H. 2017. Assessing ecotoxicity of biomining effluents in stream ecosystems by in situ invertebrate bioassays: A case study in Talvivaara, Finland. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(1): 147-155. | Finland | Kainuu | Talvivaara | Talvivaara | 63.9674139 | 27.9947027 | Nickel; Zinc; Copper | Open pit | abandonment | NA | CI | Assess impacts of biomining activities on water quality and aquatic invertebrates in streams of the Talvivaara mine area by multiple lines of evidences, and test utility of in situ exposure of aquatic invertebrates as ecotoxicity indicators. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Stream water quality monitoring | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Discharges from Talvivaara mine, acid mine drainage | no | NA | NA | Water quality | Water quality | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessing+ecotoxicity+of+biomining+effluents+in+stream+ecosystems+by+in+situ+invertebrate+bioassays_&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Salmelin J, Leppanen M, Karjalainen AK, Vuori K-M, Gerhardt A, and Hamalainen H. 2017. Assessing ecotoxicity of biomining effluents in stream ecosystems by in situ invertebrate bioassays: A case study in Talvivaara, Finland. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(1): 147-155. | Finland | Kainuu | Talvivaara | Talvivaara | 63.9674139 | 27.9947027 | Nickel; Zinc; Copper | Open pit | abandonment | NA | CI | Assess impacts of biomining activities on water quality and aquatic invertebrates in streams of the Talvivaara mine area by multiple lines of evidences, and test utility of in situ exposure of aquatic invertebrates as ecotoxicity indicators. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Larvae of the regionally common mayfly, Heptagenia dalecarlica | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Discharges from Talvivaara mine, acid mine drainage | no | NA | NA | Survival | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 3; Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessing+ecotoxicity+of+biomining+effluents+in+stream+ecosystems+by+in+situ+invertebrate+bioassays_&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Salmi I, Pietilainen V, and Syvajarvi A. 2020. The experience qualities approach to leadership and employee well-being. Nordic journal of working life studies | Finland | Regional | Regional | Regional | 64.18242973 | 26.96954594 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | "an international mining organization located in Finland" | CI | Investigated the role of leadership in creating employee well-being experiences in a professional organization. | Reference site/population | Social Science | ex situ | Twenty-three participants of the mining organization | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Leadership can be considered a typical source of employee well-bein | no | NA | NA | Number of experience qualities in the domains of well-being | Community | Qualitative | Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+experience+qualities+approach+to+leadership+and+employee+well-being&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Salonen V-P, Tuovinen N, and Valpola S. 2006. History of Mine Drainage Impact on Lake Orijaervi Algal Communities, SW Finland. Journal of Paleolimnology. 35: 289-303 | Finland | SW Finland | Lake Orijarvi | Orijärvi | 60.2290846 | 23.5371853 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | The impacts of past mining activities on the aquatic ecosystem of nearby Lake Orijarvi were studied using a combination of paleolimnological methods (analysis of sedimentary diatom frustules, chrysophycean cysts, metal concentrations and radiometric datings). | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water quality monitoring from Lake Orijarvi | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | The acid mine drainage (AMD) – derived metal impact to the lake | no | NA | NA | pH and metal concentrations | Water quality | Quantitative | Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=History+of+Mine+Drainage+Impact+on+Lake+Orijaervi+Algal+Communities,+SW+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Salonen V-P, Tuovinen N, and Valpola S. 2006. History of Mine Drainage Impact on Lake Orijaervi Algal Communities, SW Finland. Journal of Paleolimnology. 35: 289-303 | Finland | SW Finland | Lake Orijarvi | Orijärvi | 60.2290846 | 23.5371853 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | The impacts of past mining activities on the aquatic ecosystem of nearby Lake Orijarvi were studied using a combination of paleolimnological methods (analysis of sedimentary diatom frustules, chrysophycean cysts, metal concentrations and radiometric datings). | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Lake Orija_rvi sediment | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | The acid mine drainage (AMD) – derived metal impact to the lake | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=History+of+Mine+Drainage+Impact+on+Lake+Orijaervi+Algal+Communities,+SW+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Salonen V-P, Tuovinen N, and Valpola S. 2006. History of Mine Drainage Impact on Lake Orijaervi Algal Communities, SW Finland. Journal of Paleolimnology. 35: 289-303 | Finland | SW Finland | Lake Orijarvi | Orijärvi | 60.2290846 | 23.5371853 | Copper; Lead; Zinc | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | The impacts of past mining activities on the aquatic ecosystem of nearby Lake Orijarvi were studied using a combination of paleolimnological methods (analysis of sedimentary diatom frustules, chrysophycean cysts, metal concentrations and radiometric datings). | Same site/pop- Before | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Paleoliminogical samples of diatoms | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | The acid mine drainage (AMD) – derived metal impact to the lake | no | NA | NA | Taxa abundance | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 5-7 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=History+of+Mine+Drainage+Impact+on+Lake+Orijaervi+Algal+Communities,+SW+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Samarina VP. 2003. The Effect of a Mining and Smelting Plant on the Dynamics of Heavy Metals in Small River Basins in the Zone of Kursk-Belgorod Magnetic Anomaly. Water Resources. 30(5): 550-558. | Russia | Belgorod Oblast | Oskol River | Lebedinsky | 51.2599623 | 37.7222653 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | Correlative | Studying the temporal and spatial distribution of heavy metals under the impact of mining and smelting complexes on surface streams | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | River Oskol and catchment | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Heavy metal distribution under the impact of integrated mining and smelting works | no | NA | NA | Seasonal and average annual concentrations of heavy metals | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 & 2 | Correlative: temporal and spatial sampling | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+Effect+of+a+Mining+and+Smelting+Plant+on+the+Dynamics+of+Heavy+Metals+in+Small+River+Basins+in+t&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Sandstrom A and Mattsson E. 2001. Bacterial ferrous iron oxidation of acid mine drainage as pre-treatment for subsequent metal recovery. Int J Miner. Process. 62: 309-320. | Sweden | Dalarna | Falun | Falu | 60.5986686 | 15.6126743 | Copper | Open pit | remediation | NA | CI | The initial stage with bacterial oxidation of ferrous iron was studied to find a long-term solution to the acid mine drainage problem, by producing a pH neutral and metal free effluent | Control | Lab Exp + Field test | ex situ | Drainage water from mine tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid mine drainage | yes | Oxidise the ferrous iron with bacteria, in order to be able to make a selective ferric iron precipitation at a pH of around 3 | Producing a pH neutral and metal free effluent | Fe concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 3-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Bacterial+ferrous+iron+oxidation+of+acid+mine+drainage+as+pre-treatment+for+subsequent+metal+recover&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Sartz L, and Backstrom M. 2016. Development of a low-tech treatment for neutral mine water - a case study. Drebenstedt, C. & Paul, M. (ed.), Mining Meets Water: Conflicts and Solutions. Freiberg, Germany: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Mining and Special Civil Engineering: 913-918. | Sweden | Orebro | Stora | Lovisagruvan | 59.7140191 | 15.1387256 | Lead; Zinc; Gold | Unclear | operation | NA | CI | In order to improve the water quality a stepwise approach of mitigation efforts were apllied and monitored for effectiveness at reducing lead and zinc contamintants. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Mine water released to recipient waterbody. | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Mine water pumped from Lovisagruvan has a near neutral to slightly alkaline pH (7-8) and is mainly contaminated with lead and zinc | yes | Stepwise installation of roof on sedimentation pool, moving of crusher, sand filter installation, pumping between underground pools, addition of FeSO4 and NaOH. | Lead and Zinc contamination in water released | Lead and Zinc concentration | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-4; Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Development+of+a+low-tech+treatment+for+neutral+mine+water+-+a+case+study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Sasaki K, Lesbarreres D, Beaulieu CT, Watson G, and Litzgus J. 2016. Effects of a mining-altered environment on individual fitness of amphibians and reptiles. Ecosphere. 7(6): 1-14 | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Regional | 46.4 | -81 | Nickel | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Study was to assess the state of reptile and amphibian populations persisting in metal- contaminated landscapes in the Sudbury region of Canada and to determine the mechanisms responsible for their documented low abundance | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Amphibians and reptiles in replicated barren and reference sites | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Smelting and mining impacted landscape | no | NA | NA | Metabolic rates; Condition; Reproducing numbers; | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 2-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effects+of+a+mining-altered+environment+on+individual+fitness+of+amphibians+and+reptiles&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2010. Arsenic transformations and biomarkers in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site in Montague, Nova Scotia, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 408: 829-835 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Dartmouth | Montague | 44.7276856 | -63.5258688 | Gold | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Measure chemical and biological effects of exposure for meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on arsenic contaminated sites. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil samples collected near vole trapping | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Main anthropogenic release of arsenic is from mine tailings ponds. | no | NA | NA | Total arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 + 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+transformations+and+biomarkers+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+an+abando&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2010. Arsenic transformations and biomarkers in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site in Montague, Nova Scotia, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 408: 829-835 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Dartmouth | Montague | 44.7276856 | -63.5258688 | Gold | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Measure chemical and biological effects of exposure for meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on arsenic contaminated sites. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Plant samples collected near vole trapping | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Main anthropogenic release of arsenic is from mine tailings ponds. | no | NA | NA | Total arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 + 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+transformations+and+biomarkers+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+an+abando&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2010. Arsenic transformations and biomarkers in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site in Montague, Nova Scotia, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 408: 829-835 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Dartmouth | Montague | 44.7276856 | -63.5258688 | Gold | Surface mine | abandonment | NA | CI | Measure chemical and biological effects of exposure for meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on arsenic contaminated sites. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Main anthropogenic release of arsenic is from mine tailings ponds. | no | NA | NA | Total arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 1 + 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+transformations+and+biomarkers+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+an+abando&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Yagminas A, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2009. Use of biomarkers to show sub-cellular effects in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site. Science of the Total Environment. 407: 5548-5554 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Seal Harbour | Seal Harbour | 45.1206 | -61.3812 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | To determine if arsenic is being transported through trophic levels, the arsenic concentrations in members of a short food chain (soil–plant–meadow vole) were measured. Arsenic concentrations were higher in exposed organisms compared with those from a reference location. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil sample collections were co-located with successful mammal capture trap locations | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | runoff from mine tailings ponds constitutes the main anthropogenic release of arsenic | no | NA | NA | Arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1; Figure 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Use+of+biomarkers+to+show+sub-cellular+effects+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+a&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Yagminas A, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2009. Use of biomarkers to show sub-cellular effects in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site. Science of the Total Environment. 407: 5548-5554 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Seal Harbour | Seal Harbour | 45.1206 | -61.3812 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | To determine if arsenic is being transported through trophic levels, the arsenic concentrations in members of a short food chain (soil–plant–meadow vole) were measured. Arsenic concentrations were higher in exposed organisms compared with those from a reference location. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Plant samples representative of the study site, meadow vole home range, and the potential diet of meadow voles | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | runoff from mine tailings ponds constitutes the main anthropogenic release of arsenic | no | NA | NA | Arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1; Figure 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Use+of+biomarkers+to+show+sub-cellular+effects+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+a&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Saunders JR, Knopper LD, Yagminas A, Koch I, and Reimer KJ. 2009. Use of biomarkers to show sub-cellular effects in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) living on an abandoned gold mine site. Science of the Total Environment. 407: 5548-5554 | Canada | Nova Scotia | Seal Harbour | Seal Harbour | 45.1206 | -61.3812 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | To determine if arsenic is being transported through trophic levels, the arsenic concentrations in members of a short food chain (soil–plant–meadow vole) were measured. Arsenic concentrations were higher in exposed organisms compared with those from a reference location. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Voles were captured live at each of the three test sites | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | runoff from mine tailings ponds constitutes the main anthropogenic release of arsenic | no | NA | NA | Arsenic concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1; Figure 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Use+of+biomarkers+to+show+sub-cellular+effects+in+meadow+voles+(Microtus+pennsylvanicus)+living+on+a&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Scheuhammer AM and Dickson KM. 1996. Patterns of environmental lead exposure in waterfowl in eastern Canada. Ambio. 25(1): 14-20 | Canada | Eastern Canada | NS | Regional | 49.09074633 | -69.32935172 | Gold; Copper; Zinc | Unclear | NA | Correlative | Estimate the pattern of elevated Pb exposure for juvenile ducksand determine levels correlated with known causes of environmental pollution | Background values | Modelling | ex situ | Juvenile ducks | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Proximity ro nonferrous mining or smelting activities | no | NA | NA | Bone-Pb concentration | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Patterns+of+environmental+lead+exposure+in+waterfowl+in+eastern+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups | |
| Schnitzer PG and Bender TR. 1992. Surveillance of traumatic occupational fatalities in Alaska--implications for prevention. Public Health Reports. 107(1): 70-74 | USA | Alaska | Regional | Regional | 64.80881484 | -151.0943349 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | Occupational injuries in Alaska, different industries including mining | CI | Data on occupational injury fatalities in Alaska for the period of 1980-1985. | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Data on worker fatalities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Differences in the leading causes of occupational fatality partially explained by non-accessible land transporation | no | NA | NA | Average annual fatality rates by occupation | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Surveillance+of+traumatic+occupational+fatalities+in+Alaska--implications+for+prevention&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Semenova IN, Rafikova YS, Khasanova RF, and Suyundukov, YT. 2018. Analysis of metal content in soils near abandoned mines of Bashkir Trans-Urals and in the hair of children living in this territory. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 50: 664-670. | Russia | Republic of Bashkortostan | Tubinsk, Ishmurzino and Semenovsk | Regional | 52.5321 | 58.1321 | Copper; Zinc; Iron; Nickel; Lead | Unclear | abandonment | Rural settlements on the territory of the Baymaksky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) located in the vicinity of the abandoned mines | CI | Study was to investigate the metal content in the hair of children living near abandoned non-ferrous metal mines located in the rural settlements Tubinsk, Ishmurzino and Semenovsk the South Urals (Russia), and in the soils obtained from the same area. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Hair samples was carried out in 128 children in total | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Metal mines were left without a proper restoration of the environment and pollute nearby agricultural soils and streams. | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Analysis+of+metal+content+in+soils+near+abandoned+mines+of+Bashkir+Trans-Urals+and+in+the+hair+of+ch&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Semenova IN, Rafikova YS, Khasanova RF, and Suyundukov, YT. 2018. Analysis of metal content in soils near abandoned mines of Bashkir Trans-Urals and in the hair of children living in this territory. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 50: 664-670. | Russia | Republic of Bashkortostan | Tubinsk, Ishmurzino and Semenovsk | Regional | 52.5321 | 58.1321 | Copper; Zinc; Iron; Nickel; Lead | Unclear | abandonment | Rural settlements on the territory of the Baymaksky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) located in the vicinity of the abandoned mines | CI | Study was to investigate the metal content in the hair of children living near abandoned non-ferrous metal mines located in the rural settlements Tubinsk, Ishmurzino and Semenovsk the South Urals (Russia), and in the soils obtained from the same area. | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Soil from the studied territory | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Metal mines were left without a proper restoration of the environment and pollute nearby agricultural soils and streams. | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Analysis+of+metal+content+in+soils+near+abandoned+mines+of+Bashkir+Trans-Urals+and+in+the+hair+of+ch&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Shadrina EG and Vol'pert YL. 2018. Experience of applying plant and animal fluctuating asymmetry in assessment of environmental quality in terrestrial ecosystems: Results of 20-year studies of wildlife and anthropogenically transformed territories. Russian Journal of Developmental Biology. 49(1): 23-35. | Russia | Yakutia | Aldan raion | NS | 58.6056109 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Gold | Unclear | Plots in the areas affected by coal-, gold-, and diamond-mining facilitie | CI | Compare the effects of anthropogenic impacts differing in their genesis on the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of plants and animals Yakutia in wildlife biotopes, territories of three cities, and plots in the areas affected by coal-, gold-, and diamond-mining facilities with chronically increased radiation background and polluted with oil and oil products were sampled | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Voles and Shrews | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | The urban territories with recreation zones, sites with increased radiation back- ground, and the areas affected by mining facilities have been analyzed | no | NA | NA | Plant and animal developmental instability | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 3 | Landscape based study with some areas affected by mining | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experience+of+applying+plant+and+animal+fluctuating+asymmetry+in+assessment+of+environmental+quality&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups | |
| Shadrina EG and Vol'pert YL. 2018. Experience of applying plant and animal fluctuating asymmetry in assessment of environmental quality in terrestrial ecosystems: Results of 20-year studies of wildlife and anthropogenically transformed territories. Russian Journal of Developmental Biology. 49(1): 23-35. | Russia | Yakutia | Aldan raion | NS | 58.6056109 |<PHONE_NUMBER> | Gold | Unclear | Plots in the areas affected by coal-, gold-, and diamond-mining facilitie | CI | Compare the effects of anthropogenic impacts differing in their genesis on the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of plants and animals Yakutia in wildlife biotopes, territories of three cities, and plots in the areas affected by coal-, gold-, and diamond-mining facilities with chronically increased radiation background and polluted with oil and oil products were sampled | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Siberian silver birch, spreading birch, dwarf birch, shrub alder and willow | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | The urban territories with recreation zones, sites with increased radiation back- ground, and the areas affected by mining facilities have been analyzed | no | NA | NA | Plant and animal developmental instability | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 3 | Landscape based study with some areas affected by mining | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Experience+of+applying+plant+and+animal+fluctuating+asymmetry+in+assessment+of+environmental+quality&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups | |
| Shandro J, Jokinen L, Stockwell A, Mazzei F, and Winkler MS. 2017. Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 12(2): 84-94 | Canada | British Columbia | Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek | Mount Polley | 52.5430767 | -121.6351226 | Copper; Gold | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Study uses a community based participatory research approach to identify (1) First Nations impacted by this incident and (2) impacts to Aboriginal health experienced by these communities | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | First Nation communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure | no | NA | NA | Impacted by spill | Occupational hazards/risks/exposure | Qualitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Risks+and+Impacts+to+First+Nation+Health+and+the+Mount+Polley+Mine+Tailings+Dam+Failure&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Shandro J, Jokinen L, Stockwell A, Mazzei F, and Winkler MS. 2017. Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 12(2): 84-94 | Canada | British Columbia | Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek | Mount Polley | 52.5430767 | -121.6351226 | Copper; Gold | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Study uses a community based participatory research approach to identify (1) First Nations impacted by this incident and (2) impacts to Aboriginal health experienced by these communities | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | First Nation communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Consumables/Subsistence | Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure | no | NA | NA | Personal fishing practices | Community | Qualitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Risks+and+Impacts+to+First+Nation+Health+and+the+Mount+Polley+Mine+Tailings+Dam+Failure&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureConsumablesSubsistence |
| Shandro J, Jokinen L, Stockwell A, Mazzei F, and Winkler MS. 2017. Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 12(2): 84-94 | Canada | British Columbia | Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek | Mount Polley | 52.5430767 | -121.6351226 | Copper; Gold | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Study uses a community based participatory research approach to identify (1) First Nations impacted by this incident and (2) impacts to Aboriginal health experienced by these communities | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | First Nation communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure | no | NA | NA | Emotional Stress; community tension | Community | Qualitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Risks+and+Impacts+to+First+Nation+Health+and+the+Mount+Polley+Mine+Tailings+Dam+Failure&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Shandro J, Jokinen L, Stockwell A, Mazzei F, and Winkler MS. 2017. Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 12(2): 84-94 | Canada | British Columbia | Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek | Mount Polley | 52.5430767 | -121.6351226 | Copper; Gold | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Study uses a community based participatory research approach to identify (1) First Nations impacted by this incident and (2) impacts to Aboriginal health experienced by these communities | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | First Nation communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Traditional livelihoods | Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure | no | NA | NA | Traditional land use activities; loss of revenue | Employment/Economy | Qualitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Risks+and+Impacts+to+First+Nation+Health+and+the+Mount+Polley+Mine+Tailings+Dam+Failure&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicTraditionallivelihoods |
| Shandro J, Jokinen L, Stockwell A, Mazzei F, and Winkler MS. 2017. Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 12(2): 84-94 | Canada | British Columbia | Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek | Mount Polley | 52.5430767 | -121.6351226 | Copper; Gold | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Study uses a community based participatory research approach to identify (1) First Nations impacted by this incident and (2) impacts to Aboriginal health experienced by these communities | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | First Nation communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5C-Service & infrastructure demand | 5C-Municipal services | Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure | no | NA | NA | Administrative burden | Community | Qualitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Risks+and+Impacts+to+First+Nation+Health+and+the+Mount+Polley+Mine+Tailings+Dam+Failure&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesServiceinfrastructureMunicipalservices |
| Shandro J, Koehoorn M, Scoble M, Ostry A, Gibson N, and Veiga M. 2011. Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Declining Economies in British Columbia Mining Communities. Minerals. 1:30-48. | Canada | British Columbia | Regional | Regional | 54.46544953 | -124.3148057 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | 29 resource-based communities (with a focus on mining communities) in British Columbia (BC) | CI | Purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between community-level exposure to changes in economic conditions and the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders and cardiovascular disease in 29 resource-based communities (with a focus on mining communities) in British Columbia (BC) during a period of time marked by an economic downturn | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Resource-based communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Exposure to economic change | no | NA | NA | Rates of cardiovascular disease | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Mental+Health,+Cardiovascular+Disease+and+Declining+Economies+in+British+Columbia+Mining+Communities&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Shandro J, Koehoorn M, Scoble M, Ostry A, Gibson N, and Veiga M. 2011. Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Declining Economies in British Columbia Mining Communities. Minerals. 1:30-48. | Canada | British Columbia | Regional | Regional | 54.46544953 | -124.3148057 | Not stated | Unclear | operation | 29 resource-based communities (with a focus on mining communities) in British Columbia (BC) | CI | Purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between community-level exposure to changes in economic conditions and the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders and cardiovascular disease in 29 resource-based communities (with a focus on mining communities) in British Columbia (BC) during a period of time marked by an economic downturn | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Resource-based communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Exposure to economic change | no | NA | NA | Mental disorder prevalence rates | Community | Quantitative | Table 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Mental+Health,+Cardiovascular+Disease+and+Declining+Economies+in+British+Columbia+Mining+Communities&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Shannon HS, Julian JA, and Roberts RS. 1984. A mortality study of 11,500 nickel workers. JNCI. 73(6): 1251-1258 | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Regional | 46.49905213 | -81.02009508 | Nickel | Underground mine | operation | NA | CI | A historical prospective mortality study was conduected at a nickel company in Canada. | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Nickel mine workers who worked at least 6 months between 1950-1976. | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Person-years worked for the Nickel mining company | no | NA | NA | Total mortality; Cancer rates | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 3-4+6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+mortality+study+of+11,500+nickel+workers&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Shannon HS, Walsh C, Jadon N, Julian JA, Weglo JK, Thornhill PG, and Cecutti AG. 1991. Mortality of 11,500 Nickel Workers- Extended Follow up and Relationship to Environmental Condidtions. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 7(4): 277-294 | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Regional | 46.49905213 | -81.02009508 | Nickel | Underground mine | operation | NA | CI | An extended follow-up from 1977-84 was achieved in a cohort of 11,567 nickel workers engaged in mining, milling and smelting originally studied from 1950-76. Exposure data were incorporated into the analysis. | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Nickel mine workers who worked at least 6 months between 1950-84. | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Person years exposured to Nickel substances in different occupations; | no | NA | NA | Total mortality | Cancer rates/disease/mortality | Quantitative | Table 2-5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=MORTALITY+OF+11,500+NICKEL+WORKERS+-+EXTENDED+FOLLOW-UP+AND+RELATIONSHIP+TO+ENVIRONMENTAL-CONDITIONS&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety |
| Shchur LA, Bazhina LV, Volkova NI, and Trofimova MA. 2003. Water Quality of Small Rivers in the Zone of Influence of Gold-Mining Facilities in Krasnoyarsk Region. Water Resources. 30(1): 72-80. | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai | Vel’mo River basin | NR | 57.2469 | 92.249 | Gold | Placer mine | exploration; operation; remediation | Rivers with different levels of placer mine activity, historic or reclaimation | CI | Assess the presentday conditions of the watercourses flowing within the territory of Severo-Yeniseiskii district, Krasnoyarsk Territory, based on the data on water chemistry, qualitative and quantitative characteristics of plankton, microphyte-periphyton, zoobenthos, and ichthyofauna that were collected during strip surveys within vegetation period | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Macrozoobenthos of the rivers | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species distribution | 30 placer gold deposits are being mined or prepared to mining | no | NA | NA | Quantitative characteristics of macrozoobenthos | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Water+Quality+of+Small+Rivers+in+the+Zone+of+Influence+of+Gold-Mining+Facilities+in+Krasnoyarsk+Regi&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesdistribution |
| Shchur LA, Bazhina LV, Volkova NI, and Trofimova MA. 2003. Water Quality of Small Rivers in the Zone of Influence of Gold-Mining Facilities in Krasnoyarsk Region. Water Resources. 30(1): 72-80. | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai | Vel’mo River basin | NR | 57.2469 | 92.249 | Gold | Placer mine | exploration; operation; remediation | Rivers with different levels of placer mine activity, historic or reclaimation | CI | Assess the presentday conditions of the watercourses flowing within the territory of Severo-Yeniseiskii district, Krasnoyarsk Territory, based on the data on water chemistry, qualitative and quantitative characteristics of plankton, microphyte-periphyton, zoobenthos, and ichthyofauna that were collected during strip surveys within vegetation period | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Phytoplankton and microphyto-periphyton | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species distribution | 30 placer gold deposits are being mined or prepared to mining | no | NA | NA | thousand cell/l | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 2+4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Water+Quality+of+Small+Rivers+in+the+Zone+of+Influence+of+Gold-Mining+Facilities+in+Krasnoyarsk+Regi&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesdistribution |
| Shelp GS, Chesworth W, and Spiers G. 1995. The amelioration of acid mine drainage by an in situ electrochemical method .1. Employing scrap iron as the sacrificial anode. Applied Geochemistry. 10: 705-713. | Canada | Ontario | Temagami | Sherman | 47.0606266 | -79.7928187 | Iron | Unclear | remediation | NA | CI | A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an electrochemical approach to ameliorate AMD. An electrochemical cell was constructed using a block of massive sulphide-graphite rock from the mine site as the cathode, scrap iron as the sacrificial anode, and acidic leachate collected from the mine site as the electrolyte. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Acid mine drainage seepages | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid mine drainage | yes | Employing scrap iron as the sacrificial anode. Designed primarily to halt, or significantly inhibit the acid generating reactions, both by creating a reducing environment at the sulphide mineral surface water-bacteria interface and by increasing the pH of AMD | Ameliorate acid mine drainage (AMD) problems occurring at the Sherman Iron Ore Mine | Change is metalconcentrations and pH | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 10-12 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+amelioration+of+acid+mine+drainage+by+an+in+situ+electrochemical+method+.1.+Employing+scrap+iron&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Shelp GS, Chesworth W, and Spiers G. 1996. The amelioration of acid mine drainage by an in situ electrochemical method .2. Employing aluminium and zinc as sacrificial anodes. Applied Geochemistry. 11: 425-432. | Canada | Ontario | Temagami | Sherman | 47.0606266 | -79.7928187 | Iron | Unclear | remediation | NA | CI | A series of laboratory experiments were conducted using a block of massive sulphide-graphite rock from the mine site as the cathode, AI and Zn as the sacrificial anodes and acidic leachate collected from the mine site as the electrolyte | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Acid mine drainage seepages | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid rock drainage | yes | Employing aluminium and zinc as sacrificial anodes. Designed primarily to halt, or significantly inhibit the acid generating reactions, both by creating a reducing environment at the sulphide mineral surface water-bacteria interface and by increasing the pH of AMD | Ameliorate acid mine drainage (AMD) problems occurring at the Sherman Iron Ore Mine | Change is metalconcentrations and pH | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 12 & 13 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+amelioration+of+acid+mine+drainage+by+an+in+situ+electrochemical+method+.2.+Employing+aluminium+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Sherriff BL, Etcheverry DJ, Sidenko NV, and Van Gulck J. 2011. Spatial and temporal evolution of Cu- Zn mine tailings during dewatering. Mine Closure. A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett and A. Beersing (eds): 383-386. | Canada | Manitoba | Leaf Rapids | Ruttan | 56.4730099 | -99.6502057 | Copper; Zinc | Open pit | abandonment | NA | Correlative | Since the closure of the mine in 2002, the tailings have been systematically dewatered through trenches draining into the open pit. This study evaluated the evolution of tailings that were underwater until 2002 | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Pore water was extracted from the tailings | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Acid generation | yes | Systematically dewatered through trenches draining into the open pit | Acid generation | Mobility of metals | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Section 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Spatial+and+temporal+evolution+of+Cu-+Zn+mine+tailings+during+dewatering&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Shotyk W, Rausch N, Nieminen TM, Ukonmaanaho L, and Krachler M. 2016. Isotopic Composition of Pb in Peat and Porewaters from Three Contrasting Ombrotrophic Bogs in Finland: Evidence of Chemical Diagenesis in Response to Acidification. Environmental Science & Technology. 50: 9943-9951. | Finland | North Karelia | Outokumpu | Outokumpu | 62.7209585 | 29.0048597 | Copper; Nickel | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | The isotopic composition of Pb was determined in Finnish peat bogs and their porewaters from Harjavalta (HAR, near a Cu_Ni smelter), Outokumpu (OUT, near a Cu_Ni mine), and Hietajarvi (HIJ, a background site) | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Peat cores were collected from three ombrotrophic bogs in Finland | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Outokumpu is an ombrotrophic bog in the vicinity of a former Cu and Ni mining complex (mining operation from 1910 to the 1980s | no | NA | NA | Total Pb concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Isotopic+Composition+of+Pb+in+Peat+and+Porewaters+from+Three+Contrasting+Ombrotrophic+Bogs+in+Finlan&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Shotyk W, Rausch N, Nieminen TM, Ukonmaanaho L, and Krachler M. 2016. Isotopic Composition of Pb in Peat and Porewaters from Three Contrasting Ombrotrophic Bogs in Finland: Evidence of Chemical Diagenesis in Response to Acidification. Environmental Science & Technology. 50: 9943-9951. | Finland | North Karelia | Outokumpu | Outokumpu | 62.7209585 | 29.0048597 | Copper; Nickel | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | The isotopic composition of Pb was determined in Finnish peat bogs and their porewaters from Harjavalta (HAR, near a Cu_Ni smelter), Outokumpu (OUT, near a Cu_Ni mine), and Hietajarvi (HIJ, a background site) | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Separate porewater samples were collected | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Outokumpu is an ombrotrophic bog in the vicinity of a former Cu and Ni mining complex (mining operation from 1910 to the 1980s | no | NA | NA | Total Pb concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 4-5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Isotopic+Composition+of+Pb+in+Peat+and+Porewaters+from+Three+Contrasting+Ombrotrophic+Bogs+in+Finlan&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Shul'kin VM, Chernova EN, Khristoforova NK, and Kozhenkova SI. 2015. Effect of mining activities on the chemistry of aquatic ecosystem components. Water Resources. 42(7): 843-853. | Russia | Primorsky Krai | Rudnaya River | Sikhote Alin Ridge | 44.3 | 135.4 | Lead; Zinc; Copper | Unclear | operation | NA | Correlative | Determine is there any correlation between changes in Rudnaya water chemistry, which show an integral effect of effluents, and variations of anthropogenic load in the recent 25– 30 years. Trends in variations of metal concentrations in macrophyte algae, inhabiting coastal sea waters and subject to the effect of pollutants delivered through both the air and the runoff of the Rudnaya R | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Rudnaya R. Water Chemistry | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Pollutants delivered through both the air and the runoff of the Rudnaya R. | no | NA | NA | Water chemistry | Water quality | Quantitative | Figure 4 | Temporal variation | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effect+of+mining+activities+on+the+chemistry+of+aquatic+ecosystem+components&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Shul'kin VM, Chernova EN, Khristoforova NK, and Kozhenkova SI. 2015. Effect of mining activities on the chemistry of aquatic ecosystem components. Water Resources. 42(7): 843-853. | Russia | Primorsky Krai | Rudnaya River | Sikhote Alin Ridge | 44.3 | 135.4 | Lead; Zinc; Copper | Unclear | operation | NA | Correlative | Determine is there any correlation between changes in Rudnaya water chemistry, which show an integral effect of effluents, and variations of anthropogenic load in the recent 25– 30 years. Trends in variations of metal concentrations in macrophyte algae, inhabiting coastal sea waters and subject to the effect of pollutants delivered through both the air and the runoff of the Rudnaya R | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Macrophyte algae inhabiting coastal sea waters | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Pollutants delivered through both the air and the runoff of the Rudnaya R. | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 5-7 | Temporal variation | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Effect+of+mining+activities+on+the+chemistry+of+aquatic+ecosystem+components&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Sidenko NV, Khozhina EI, and Sherriff BL. 2007. The cycling of Ni, Zn, Cu in the system “mine tailings–ground water–plants”: A case study. Applied Geochemistry. 22(1): 30-52. | Canada | Manitoba | Thompson | Thompson Operations, INCO Ltd | 55.7586362 | -97.9155672 | Nickel; Copper | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Compare the transport of Ni, Cu and Zn through the system “mine tailings– ground water–plants”. The approach was to determine metal speciation in the tailings and analyse different parts of the plants collected from the Ni–Cu mine site at INCO Ltd. Thompson, Manitoba. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Ground water was sampled from the bottom of pits | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Oxidation of sulphide minerals causes the release of metals from exposed tailings | no | NA | NA | Water chemistry | Water quality | Quantitative | Section 3.3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+cycling+of+Ni,+Zn,+Cu+in+the+system+“mine+tailings–ground+water–plants”:+A+case+study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Sidenko NV, Khozhina EI, and Sherriff BL. 2007. The cycling of Ni, Zn, Cu in the system “mine tailings–ground water–plants”: A case study. Applied Geochemistry. 22(1): 30-52. | Canada | Manitoba | Thompson | Thompson Operations, INCO Ltd | 55.7586362 | -97.9155672 | Nickel; Copper | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Compare the transport of Ni, Cu and Zn through the system “mine tailings– ground water–plants”. The approach was to determine metal speciation in the tailings and analyse different parts of the plants collected from the Ni–Cu mine site at INCO Ltd. Thompson, Manitoba. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Samples of natural soil were collected from four points | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Oxidation of sulphide minerals causes the release of metals from exposed tailings | no | NA | NA | Metal content | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Section 3.4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+cycling+of+Ni,+Zn,+Cu+in+the+system+“mine+tailings–ground+water–plants”:+A+case+study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Sidenko NV, Khozhina EI, and Sherriff BL. 2007. The cycling of Ni, Zn, Cu in the system “mine tailings–ground water–plants”: A case study. Applied Geochemistry. 22(1): 30-52. | Canada | Manitoba | Thompson | Thompson Operations, INCO Ltd | 55.7586362 | -97.9155672 | Nickel; Copper | Surface mine | operation | NA | CI | Compare the transport of Ni, Cu and Zn through the system “mine tailings– ground water–plants”. The approach was to determine metal speciation in the tailings and analyse different parts of the plants collected from the Ni–Cu mine site at INCO Ltd. Thompson, Manitoba. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Water sedge plants (Carex aquatilis Wahl.) were collected from the control area and from the tailings | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Oxidation of sulphide minerals causes the release of metals from exposed tailings | no | NA | NA | Metal concentration | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Section 3.5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=The+cycling+of+Ni,+Zn,+Cu+in+the+system+“mine+tailings–ground+water–plants”:+A+case+study&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Simonsen AMT, Pedersen KB, Bach L, Sternal B, Junttila J, and Elberling B. 2018. Applying Chemometrics to Determine Dispersion of Mine Tailing-Affected Sediments from Submarine Tailing Disposal in BÃ¸kfjorden, Northern Norway. Water Air Soil Pollut. 229(206): 1-15 | Norway | Kirkenes | Bøkfjorden | Sydvaranger | 69.7202908 | 30.0257143 | Iron | Underground mine | operation | NA | Correlative | This study uses chemometrics to assess the dispersion of iron mine tailing-affected sediments in Bøkfjorden, Northern Norway. Metal concentration and physico-chemical sediment characteristics were analysed in seven sediment cores collected in a transect out of the fjord along with two reference cores. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediment cores collected in a transect out of the fjord along with two reference cores | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Mine tailing management | no | NA | NA | Metal Concentrations; Physico-chemical qualities | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Applying+Chemometrics+to+Determine+Dispersion+of+Mine+Tailing-Affected+Sediments+from+Submarine+Tail&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Sipila P and Salminen R. 1995. Environmental impact of three sulphide mine tailings in Finland. Geological Survey of Finland Special Paper. 20: 107-114 | Finland | Regional | Regional | Aijala; Makola; Pyhäsalmi | 63.8215373 | 24.9882165 | Nickel; Copper; Zinc; Lead | Surface mine | abandonment | Three mines across Finland | Correlative | Ascertain the extent to which the tailings areas impact on the environment, soils were taken from soil beneath and surrounding the tailing dumps. | Background values | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Sediment profiles | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Tailings dumps | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 1-5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Environmental+impact+of+three+sulphide+mine+tailings+in+Finland&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| Sjoberg V, Karlsson S, Grandin A, and Allard B. 2013. Vegetation of historical mine waste from the Ljusnarsberg deposit with Agrostis capillaris - Impact on leaching of copper. Eds. Wolkersdorfer, Brown & Figueroa. Reliable Mine Water Technology IMWA 2013: 1119-1123 | Sweden | Orebro | Ljusnarsberg | Ljusnarsberg | 59.8933147 | 14.9659133 | Copper | Unclear | remediation; abandonment | NA | CI | Results on the release of phytotoxic Cu when historic sulfidic mine waste is mixed with bark compost in order to improve the growth conditions for A. capillaris. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Leachate water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2B-Groundwater | 2B-Quality | Historic sulfidic mine waste | yes | Establishment of Agrostis capillaris on sulfidic mine waste by mixing with 30 % bark compost | High release of metals such as Cu | pH and metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Vegetation+of+historical+mine+waste+from+the+Ljusnarsberg+deposit+with+Agrostis+capillaris+-+Impact+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterGroundwater Quality |
| Sjoblom A, Hakansson K, and Allard B. 2004. River Water Metal Speciation in a Mining Region - The Influence of Wetlands, Liming, Tributaries, and Groundwater. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 152: 173-194. | Sweden | Västerbotten | Vormbäcken | Kristineberg | 65.0644996 | 18.5627685 | Copper | Open pit | postclosure; remediation | NA | CI | Investigate if the natural or anthropogenic features outlined above (the presence of wetlands, liming, and the addition of other surface water and groundwater) have any impact on metal (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) speciation along the studied river. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface water samples were collected from seven stations along the river. | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Changes in metal speciation occurring along the river Vormbäcken | no | NA | NA | As, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 2-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=River+Water+Metal+Speciation+in+a+Mining+Region+-+The+Influence+of+Wetlands,+Liming,+Tributaries,+an&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Slukovskaya MV, Kremenetskaya IP, Ivanova LA, and Vasilieva TN. 2017. Remediation in conditions of an operating copper-nickel plant: Results of perennial experiment. Heavy Non-Ferrous Metals: 20-26. | Russia | Murmansk Oblast | Murmensk | Monchegorsk | 67.912847 | 32.8558033 | Copper; Nickel | Surface mine | remediation | NA | CI | Long-term experiment on remediation of depressed territories by means of soil remediation with simultaneous formation of primary plant community | Control | Lab Exp + Field test | in situ | Cereal plants Agropyron intermedium, Festuca rubra L. Lolium perenne L., Phleum pratense L. | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | Mine tailings waste | yes | Establishment of vegetation cover has been implemented in three series: 1) sowing the seeds directly to peat soil; 2) sowing the seeds to a vermiculite substratum layer 1 cm thick; 3) sowing the seeds to a vermiculite substratum layer 1 cm thick, being deposited onto the surface of a mineral material layer 5 cm thick. Hydroponic vermiculite substratum is | NA | Metals in aboveground plants | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Remediation+in+conditions+of+an+operating+copper-nickel+plant:+Results+of+perennial+experiment&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Smith GJ and Rongstad OJ. 1982. Small mammal heavy metal concentrations from mined and control sites. Environmental Pollution (series A) 28: 121-134. | Canada | Ontario | Timmins | Kidd Creek | 48.691036 | -81.3932428 | Copper; Zinc | Open pit | operation | Actively mined study site selected is 21km north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada | CI | Total body concentrations of zinc, copper, cadmium, lead, nickel, mercury and arsenic were determined for Peromyscus maniculatus and Microtus pennsylvanicus from an active zinc-copper mine, a proposed zinc-copper mine near Crandon with ore deposit and a third reference with no deposits | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Small mammals (Peromyscus maniculatus and Microtus pennsylvanicus) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | Environmental effects and accumulation of heavy metals | no | NA | NA | Total body concentrations of zinc, copper, cadmium, lead, nickel, mercury and arsenic | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1-2; Figure 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Small+mammal+heavy+metal+concentrations+from+mined+and+control+sites&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Smith PG, Koch I,and Reimer KJ. 2007. Arsenic speciation analysis of cultivated white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) using high-performance liquid chromatography - Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and X-ray absorption Spectroscopy. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41: 6947-6954. | Canada | Yukon; Ontario | NR | Deloro; Giant | 65.6748615 | -121.3557045 | Gold | Surface mine | remediation; abandonment | Tailings tested from two gold mines | CI | Examined the ability of cultivated Agaricus bisporus to metabolize arsenic introduced to compost asmine waste or applied as an arsenate solution. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Cultivation of Agaricus bisporus (white button mushroom) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | arsenic-contaminated mine waste | yes | Ability of cultivated Agaricus bisporus to metabolize arsenic | arsenic-contaminated mine waste | Total yield; total arsenic | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Arsenic+speciation+analysis+of+cultivated+white+button+mushrooms+(Agaricus+bisporus)+using+high-perf&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Smith RA. 1977. Dispersion of particulate arsenic waste from the chimney of Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd. The Science of the Total Environment. 7: 227-233. | Canada | Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | Giant | 62.4981407 | -114.3602867 | Gold | Open pit | remediation | NA | Correlative | Measured ground level concentrations of airborne arsenic trioxide within 8km of the stack of Giant Yellowknife Mines | Background values | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Snow samples from increasing distance from the Giant mine | Environmental | 2-Water | 2C-Ice | 2C-Ice | Airborne arsenic trioxide within 8km of the stack of Giant Yellowknife Mine | no | NA | NA | Arsenic level | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Dispersion+of+particulate+arsenic+waste+from+the+chimney+of+Giant+Yellowknife+Gold+Mines+Ltd&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterIceIce |
| Smith TB and Owens PN. 2010. Impact of land use activities on fine sediment-associated contaminants, Quesnel River Basin, British Columbia, Canada. Sediment Dynamics for a Changing Future. Proceedings of the ICCE SGGW 2010. 337: 37-43. | Canada | British Columbia | Quesnel River Basin | Regional | 52.66457725 | -121.895999 | Not stated | Unclear | Impact of various land use activities (forestry, mining, and agriculture) | Correlative | Determine the contaminant concentrations of fine suspended sediments associated with different land use activities, and to examine if there are temporal and spatial differences between land uses. Control sites chosen due to lack of recent disturbance | Control | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Suspended sediment samples in stream reaches | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Stream draining different land use activities: mining (M) | no | NA | NA | Zn and Cu concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Figure 3-4 | Temporal and spatial gradients | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impact+of+land+use+activities+on+fine+sediment-associated+contaminants,+Quesnel+River+Basin,+British&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality | |
| Smith TB and Owens PN. 2014. Individual and cumulative effects of agriculture, forestry and metal mining activities on the metal and phosphorus content of fluvial fine-grained sediment; Quesnel River Basin, British Columbia, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 496: 435-442. | Canada | British Columbia | Quesnel River Basin | Regional | 52.66457725 | -121.895999 | Not stated | Unclear | Impact of various land use activities (forestry, mining, and agriculture) | Correlative | Impact of agriculture, forestry and metal mining on the quality of fine-grained sediment was investigated in the Quesnel River Basin. Samples of fine- grained sediment were collected monthly during the snow-free season in 2008 using time-integrated samplers at replicate sites representative of agriculture, forestry and mining activities in the basin (i.e. “impacted” sites) | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Suspended sediment samples in stream reaches | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Landscape impact of agriculture, forestry and metal mining | no | NA | NA | Metal(loid) concentrations; nutrient loads; relative contributions | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1; Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Individual+and+cumulative+effects+of+agriculture,+forestry+and+metal+mining+activities+on+the+metal+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality | |
| Sobolewski A. 1996. Metal species indicate the potential of constructed wetlands for long-term treatment of metal mine drainage. Ecological Engineering. 6: 259-271. | Canada | British Columbia | Smithers | Bell Copper | 55.0016391 | -126.2341227 | Copper | Open pit | operation | NA | CI | Assess long term potential of peat-based wetlands at Bell Copper Mine for treatment of acid mine drainage | Control | Field + Lab analysis | mesocosm | Experimental wetlands | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Habitat | Acid mine drainage | yes | Constructed wetlands with floating peat mats and vegetation cover | Acid mine drainage | Cu removal | Mitigation measure/change in measure | Quantitative | Figure 3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Metal+species+indicate+the+potential+of+constructed+wetlands+for+long-term+treatment+of+metal+mine+d&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraHabitat |
| Sondergaard J, Johansen P, Asmund G, and Riget F. Otolith Chemistry of Common Sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in a Mining Polluted Greenlandic Fiord (Black Angel Lead-Zinc Mine, West Greenland). Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 226: 336 | Greenland | Qaasuitsup | Uummannaq fjord | Black Angel | 71.1167 | -51.25 | Zinc; Lead | Unclear | postclosure | NA | Correlative | To investigate the otolith chemistry of sculpins and the potential of these as records of metal exposure, common sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) were collected at five sites near a former Pb–Zn mine in West Greenland. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Common Sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Accumulation and distribution of pollutants in sculpin otoliths near mine sites. | no | NA | NA | Concentrations in otoliths | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2 | Sites located on a distancegradient away from the former Pb–Zn mine | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Otolith+Chemistry+of+Common+Sculpins+(Myoxocephalus+scorpius)+in+a+Mining+Polluted+Greenlandic+Fiord&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Sondergaard J, Johansen P, Asmund G, and Riget F. Trends of lead and zinc in resident and transplanted Flavocetraria nivalis lichens near a former lead-zinc mine in West Greenland. Science of the Total Environment. 409: 4063-4071. | Greenland | Qaasuitsup | Marmorilik | Black Angel | 71.1167 | -51.25 | Zinc; Lead | Unclear | postclosure | NA | CI | Evaluate resident and transplanted lichens for monitoring dust contamination and investigate trends in mine-related dust contamination near the mine. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Resident and transplanted Flavocetraria nivalis lichens | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Dust contamination and investigate trends in mine-related dust contamination near the mine. | no | NA | NA | Chemical composition | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | Temporal trends and reference site | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Trends+of+lead+and+zinc+in+resident+and+transplanted+Flavocetraria+nivalis+lichens+near+a+former+lea&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Sondergaard J. 2013. Accumulation dynamics and cellular locations of Pb, Zn and Cd in resident and transplanted Flavocetraria nivalis lichens near a former Pb-Zn mine. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185: 10167-10176. | Greenland | Qaasuitsup | Uummannaq fjord | Black Angel | 71.1167 | -51.25 | Zinc; Lead | Unclear | postclosure | NA | CI | Flavocetraria nivalis lichens near the former Black Angel Pb–Zn Mine in West Greenland. Natural Resident thalli were collected from four dustcontaminated sites near the mine. In addition, thalli were taken from an uncontaminated reference site and transplanted to the contaminated sites followed by a collection 1 year after. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Flavocetraria nivalis (lichens) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Dust-contaminated sites near the mine | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 2; Figure 2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Accumulation+dynamics+and+cellular+locations+of+Pb,+Zn+and+Cd+in+resident+and+transplanted+Flavocetr&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Spencer P, Bowman MF, and Dube MG. 2008. A Multitrophic Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Metal Mining in Otherwise Pristine and Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Northern Canada. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 4(3): 327-343. | Canada | Northwest Territories | South Nahanni River | Prairie Creek | 62.4181175 | -127.2057647 | Lead; Zinc; Copper; Silver | Unclear | exploration | NA | CI | Control-impact monitoring surveys were conducted in the summer of 2006 at reference, near-field (high exposure), and far-field (low exposure) sites on the Flat River and Prairie Creek using methods outlined in the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations EEM Guidance Documen | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | River water | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | A portal was constructed at the site for exploration and potential mining purposes. The portl discharges water to a polishing pond and subsequently to a catchment pond | no | NA | NA | Total metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1-2 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+Multitrophic+Approach+to+Monitoring+the+Effects+of+Metal+Mining+in+Otherwise+Pristine+and+Ecologic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Spencer P, Bowman MF, and Dube MG. 2008. A Multitrophic Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Metal Mining in Otherwise Pristine and Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Northern Canada. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 4(3): 327-343. | Canada | Northwest Territories | South Nahanni River | Prairie Creek | 62.4181175 | -127.2057647 | Lead; Zinc; Copper; Silver | Unclear | exploration | NA | CI | Control-impact monitoring surveys were conducted in the summer of 2006 at reference, near-field (high exposure), and far-field (low exposure) sites on the Flat River and Prairie Creek using methods outlined in the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations EEM Guidance Documen | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Sediments | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | A portal was constructed at the site for exploration and potential mining purposes. The portl discharges water to a polishing pond and subsequently to a catchment pond | no | NA | NA | Total metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+Multitrophic+Approach+to+Monitoring+the+Effects+of+Metal+Mining+in+Otherwise+Pristine+and+Ecologic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Spencer P, Bowman MF, and Dube MG. 2008. A Multitrophic Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Metal Mining in Otherwise Pristine and Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Northern Canada. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 4(3): 327-343. | Canada | Northwest Territories | South Nahanni River | Prairie Creek | 62.4181175 | -127.2057647 | Lead; Zinc; Copper; Silver | Unclear | exploration | NA | CI | Control-impact monitoring surveys were conducted in the summer of 2006 at reference, near-field (high exposure), and far-field (low exposure) sites on the Flat River and Prairie Creek using methods outlined in the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations EEM Guidance Documen | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | River and flesh of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | A portal was constructed at the site for exploration and potential mining purposes. The portl discharges water to a polishing pond and subsequently to a catchment pond | no | NA | NA | Tissue metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Table 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+Multitrophic+Approach+to+Monitoring+the+Effects+of+Metal+Mining+in+Otherwise+Pristine+and+Ecologic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Spencer P, Bowman MF, and Dube MG. 2008. A Multitrophic Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Metal Mining in Otherwise Pristine and Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Northern Canada. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 4(3): 327-343. | Canada | Northwest Territories | South Nahanni River | Prairie Creek | 62.4181175 | -127.2057647 | Lead; Zinc; Copper; Silver | Unclear | exploration | NA | CI | Control-impact monitoring surveys were conducted in the summer of 2006 at reference, near-field (high exposure), and far-field (low exposure) sites on the Flat River and Prairie Creek using methods outlined in the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations EEM Guidance Documen | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Benthic Algal comunities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Species groups | A portal was constructed at the site for exploration and potential mining purposes. The portl discharges water to a polishing pond and subsequently to a catchment pond | no | NA | NA | Biomass; Species Richness | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 3-4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+Multitrophic+Approach+to+Monitoring+the+Effects+of+Metal+Mining+in+Otherwise+Pristine+and+Ecologic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraSpeciesgroups |
| Spencer P, Bowman MF, and Dube MG. 2008. A Multitrophic Approach to Monitoring the Effects of Metal Mining in Otherwise Pristine and Ecologically Sensitive Rivers in Northern Canada. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 4(3): 327-343. | Canada | Northwest Territories | South Nahanni River | Prairie Creek | 62.4181175 | -127.2057647 | Lead; Zinc; Copper; Silver | Unclear | exploration | NA | CI | Control-impact monitoring surveys were conducted in the summer of 2006 at reference, near-field (high exposure), and far-field (low exposure) sites on the Flat River and Prairie Creek using methods outlined in the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations EEM Guidance Documen | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Benthic macroinvertabrate comunities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species groups | A portal was constructed at the site for exploration and potential mining purposes. The portl discharges water to a polishing pond and subsequently to a catchment pond | no | NA | NA | Biomass; Species Richness | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 5-6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=A+Multitrophic+Approach+to+Monitoring+the+Effects+of+Metal+Mining+in+Otherwise+Pristine+and+Ecologic&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesgroups |
| Sprague DD and Vermaire JC. 2018. Legacy Arsenic Pollution of Lakes Near Cobalt, Ontario, Canada: Arsenic in Lake Water and Sediment Remains Elevated Nearly a Century After Mining Activity Has Ceased. Water Air Soil Pollut. 229: 87 | Canada | Ontario | Cobalt | Cobalt and Silver Center region | 47.3902916 | -79.6839877 | Silver | Unclear | abandonment | Historical mining operations, no evidence of closure mitigations | CI | A total of 25 lakes were sampled that targeted 13 contaminated and 12 uncontaminated (control) lakes. The lake sediment and surface water concentrations were compared. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Contaminated lakes and control (uncontaminated) lakes were initially selected based on if they had or did not have mining activities in their catchment | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Mills in the Cobalt mining camp that produced concentrates and fine bullions from the mines in the area | no | NA | NA | Arsenic in Surface Waters | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Section 3.1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Legacy+Arsenic+Pollution+of+Lakes+Near+Cobalt,+Ontario,+Canada:+Arsenic+in+Lake+Water+and+Sediment+R&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Sprague DD and Vermaire JC. 2018. Legacy Arsenic Pollution of Lakes Near Cobalt, Ontario, Canada: Arsenic in Lake Water and Sediment Remains Elevated Nearly a Century After Mining Activity Has Ceased. Water Air Soil Pollut. 229: 87 | Canada | Ontario | Cobalt | Cobalt and Silver Center region | 47.3902916 | -79.6839877 | Silver | Unclear | abandonment | Historical mining operations, no evidence of closure mitigations | CI | A total of 25 lakes were sampled that targeted 13 contaminated and 12 uncontaminated (control) lakes. The lake sediment and surface water concentrations were compared. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Contaminated lakes and control (uncontaminated) lakes were initially selected based on if they had or did not have mining activities in their catchment | Environmental | 2-Water | 2D-Sediment | 2D-Quality | Mills in the Cobalt mining camp that produced concentrates and fine bullions from the mines in the area | no | NA | NA | Concentration of arsenic (and related elements) in tailings layers and in lake sediment below these layers | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Section 3.3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Legacy+Arsenic+Pollution+of+Lakes+Near+Cobalt,+Ontario,+Canada:+Arsenic+in+Lake+Water+and+Sediment+R&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSedimentQuality |
| Sritharan J, Kamaleswaran R, McFarlan K, Lemonde M, George C, and Sanchez O. 2014. Environmental factors in an Ontario community with disparities in colorectal cancer incidence. Global Journal of Health Science. 6(3): 175-185 | Canada | Ontario | Timiskaming | Regional | 47.81355117 | -80.3206284 | Not stated | Unclear | Compare rates in two community types nothern region includes mining | CI | Identify non-nutritional modifiable environmental factors in Timiskaming that may be associated with its diverging colorectal cancer incidence rates when compared to Peel | Reference site/population | Social Science | in situ | Participants from the communities of Timiskaming and Pee | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Health/Safety | Higher reported exposures to tobacco, alcohol, pesticides, and mining in Timiskaming | no | NA | NA | Occupational exposures | Occupational hazards/risks/exposure | Quantitative | 3.4 Other factors | Identify factors that differ between communities with disperate colorectal cancer rates | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Environmental+factors+in+an+Ontario+community+with+disparities+in+colorectal+cancer+incidence&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHealthSafety | |
| St John MG, Bagatto G, Behan-Pelletier V, Lindquist EE, Shorthouse JD, and Smith IM. 2002. Mite (Acari) colonization of vegetated mine tailings near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Plant and Soil. 245: 295-305. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Sudbury Operations, INCO Ltd | 46.4850407 | -81.0494627 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | remediation | NA | CI | Mite (Acari) communities and soil quality characteristics were used to evaluate soil ecosystem development on four tailings sites, 0, 8, 20 and 40 years post rehabilitation in comparison with that on four control sites. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Five soil cores from four tailings sites at various stages of restoration and four control sites. | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Nickel- and copper-mine tailings | yes | Vegetated tailings that have received lime | Acid mine drainage | Soil Organic Matter; pH | Soil Characteristics | Quantitative | Figure 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Mite+(Acari)+colonization+of+vegetated+mine+tailings+near+Sudbury,+Ontario,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| St John MG, Bagatto G, Behan-Pelletier V, Lindquist EE, Shorthouse JD, and Smith IM. 2002. Mite (Acari) colonization of vegetated mine tailings near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Plant and Soil. 245: 295-305. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | Sudbury Operations, INCO Ltd | 46.4850407 | -81.0494627 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | remediation | NA | CI | Mite (Acari) communities and soil quality characteristics were used to evaluate soil ecosystem development on four tailings sites, 0, 8, 20 and 40 years post rehabilitation in comparison with that on four control sites. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Mite (Acari) communities | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Species distribution | Nickel- and copper-mine tailings | yes | Vegetated tailings that have received lime | Acid mine drainage | Abundance, species richness, diversity and community structure | Species biomass/distribution | Quantitative | Figure 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Mite+(Acari)+colonization+of+vegetated+mine+tailings+near+Sudbury,+Ontario,+Canada&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaSpeciesdistribution |
| St-Onge S. 2007. Impacts of arsenic and sulphur dioxide contamination from mining activities on forest health near Yellowknife, NWT. Carleton University MSc Thesis. | Canada | Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | Giant | 62.4981407 | -114.3602867 | Gold | Open pit | postclosure | NA | CI | Differences in arsenic (As) and sulphur (S) concentrations in tree-rings and surface soil and differences in groundcover species richness (GCSR) were compared for sites downwind (contaminated) and upwind (reference) of the mine. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Surface soils in tree stands | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Impacts of mine activities and As emissions on tree-growth and forest health | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Chapter 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impacts+of+arsenic+and+sulphur+dioxide+contamination+from+mining+activities+on+forest+health+near+Ye&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |
| St-Onge S. 2007. Impacts of arsenic and sulphur dioxide contamination from mining activities on forest health near Yellowknife, NWT. Carleton University MSc Thesis. | Canada | Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | Giant | 62.4981407 | -114.3602867 | Gold | Open pit | postclosure | NA | CI | Differences in arsenic (As) and sulphur (S) concentrations in tree-rings and surface soil and differences in groundcover species richness (GCSR) were compared for sites downwind (contaminated) and upwind (reference) of the mine. | Reference site/population | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4A-Flora | 4A-Individual species | Impacts of mine activities and As emissions on tree-growth and forest health | no | NA | NA | Metal concentrations; Tree growth | Metal concentration | Quantitative | Chapter 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Impacts+of+arsenic+and+sulphur+dioxide+contamination+from+mining+activities+on+forest+health+near+Ye&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFloraIndividualspecies |
| Stone RP and Johnson SW. 1997. Survival, growth, and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by juvenile tanner crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi) held on weathered mine tailings. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58: 830-837. | USA | Alaska | Gastineau Channel | Alaska-Gastineau; Alaska-Juneau; Treadwell | 58.2950105 | -134.4159769 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | NA | CI | Determine the bioavailability of heavy metals to juvenile Tanner crabs held for 500+ days on weathered mine tailings and to examine possible effects on survival, growth, and health of the animals. In addition, baseline information is scarce on metal concentrations in juvenile Tanner crabs. | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Tanner crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Bioavailability of heavy metals on weathered mine tailings | no | NA | NA | Survival; Growth; Metal concentrations | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Table 1-3 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Survival,+growth,+and+bioaccumulation+of+heavy+metals+by+juvenile+tanner+crabs+(Chionoecetes+bairdi)&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Stone RP and Johnson SW. 1998. Prolonged exposure to mine tailings and survival and reproductive success of ovigerous tanner crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 61: 548-556 | USA | Alaska | Juneau | Alaska-Juneau | 58.2630977 | -134.341188 | Gold | Unclear | abandonment | Mine is closed but investigating as there are plans to reopen | CI | Effect of prolonged exposure to mine tailings on survival and reproductive succes. The experimental design consisted of three aquaria containing natural marine sediment (control) and three aquaria containing mine tailings | Control | Lab Experiment | ex situ | Tanner crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi) | Environmental | 4-Biodiversity | 4B-Fauna | 4B-Individual species | Submarine tailings disposal | no | NA | NA | Egg mortality; metal concentrations in tissues | Growth/condition/survival | Quantitative | Figure 1; Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Prolonged+exposure+to+mine+tailings+and+survival+and+reproductive+success+of+ovigerous+tanner+crabs+&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _BiodiversityFaunaIndividualspecies |
| Strangway C, Bowman MF, and Kirkwood AE. 2017. Assessing landscape and contaminant point-sources as spatial determinants of water quality in the Vermilion River System, Ontario, Canada. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 24: 22587-22601. | Canada | Ontario | Vermilion River | Copper Cliff; Garson; Nolin | 46.5677602 | -80.8591604 | Nickel; Copper | Open pit | postclosure | NA | Correlative | Characterize the watershed landscape of the VRMT (i.e., point and non- point sources, flow regulation features, and legacy mining structures), and evaluate the state of VRMT water quality and identify sites where water quality is deteriorated. | Background values | Modelling | in situ | Water quality sampling in Vermillion River | Environmental | 2-Water | 2A-Surface water | 2A-Quality | Point sources (e.g., WWTFs and sewage lagoons) and non-point sources (e.g., runoff from mining- industry properties, roadways, urban development, and agri- cultural activities) | no | NA | NA | Water quality parameters | Water quality | Quantitative | Figure 6 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Assessing+landscape+and+contaminant+point-sources+as+spatial+determinants+of+water+quality+in+the+Ve&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _WaterSurfacewaterQuality |
| Sundstrom K and Andrup A. 2018. Mining booms impact on local labor markets in Norrbotten county, Sweden. Luleå University of Technology Economics, bachelor's level. | Sweden | Norrbotten | Kiruna, Gallivare, Lulea, Overtornea, Arvidsjaur | Kiruna | 67.173325 | 20.654169 | Iron | Underground mine | operation | NA | CI | Analyze whether booms in the iron ore market has any significant effects on local labor markets in certain municipalities in Norrbotten County, compare minign and non-mining communities | Reference site/population | Modelling | ex situ | Local labor markets in certain municipalities in Norrbotten County | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Booms in the iron ore market | no | NA | NA | Earnings per worker; unemployment | Employment/Economy | Quantitative | Chapter 5 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Mining+booms+impact+on+local+labor+markets+in+Norrbotten+county,+Sweden&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Suopajarvi L, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, Nygaard V, and Poelzer GA. 2017. Social Impacts of the 'Glocal' Mining Business: Case Studies from Northern Europe. Miner. Econ. 30: 31-39. | Sweden | Scandinavia and Murmansk | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | Two mining sites were chosen in every country: SørVaranger and Kvalsund in Norway, Kiruna and Pajala in Sweden; Kittilä and Kolari in Finland; and Apatity/Kirovsk and Revda in Russia | Correlative | Discusses the social impacts of mining in eight communities situated in Northern Europe, data consist of 85 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2013 and 2014. | No control | Social Science | in situ | Mining communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Other | Phase of mining development or history of mining in the area | no | NA | NA | Expectations and affects, feelings, and emotions | Community | Qualitative | Social impacts of glocal mining industry | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+Impacts+of+the+'Glocal'+Mining+Business:+Case+Studies+from+Northern+Europe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingOther | |
| Suopajarvi L, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, Nygaard V, and Poelzer GA. 2017. Social Impacts of the 'Glocal' Mining Business: Case Studies from Northern Europe. Miner. Econ. 30: 31-39. | Sweden | Scandinavia and Murmansk | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | Two mining sites were chosen in every country: SørVaranger and Kvalsund in Norway, Kiruna and Pajala in Sweden; Kittilä and Kolari in Finland; and Apatity/Kirovsk and Revda in Russia | Correlative | Discusses the social impacts of mining in eight communities situated in Northern Europe, data consist of 85 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2013 and 2014. | No control | Social Science | in situ | Mining communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Env. justice | Environmental contamination | no | NA | NA | Socio-spatial distribution and recognition of environmental goods and bads | Community | Qualitative | Experienced environmental impacts and environmental justice | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+Impacts+of+the+'Glocal'+Mining+Business:+Case+Studies+from+Northern+Europe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingEnvjustice | |
| Suopajarvi L, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, Nygaard V, and Poelzer GA. 2017. Social Impacts of the 'Glocal' Mining Business: Case Studies from Northern Europe. Miner. Econ. 30: 31-39. | Sweden | Scandinavia and Murmansk | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | Two mining sites were chosen in every country: SørVaranger and Kvalsund in Norway, Kiruna and Pajala in Sweden; Kittilä and Kolari in Finland; and Apatity/Kirovsk and Revda in Russia | Correlative | Discusses the social impacts of mining in eight communities situated in Northern Europe, data consist of 85 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2013 and 2014. | No control | Social Science | in situ | Mining communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Traditional livelihoods | Industrial employment | no | NA | NA | Traditional livelihoods | Community | Qualitative | Loss of other livelihoods and a cultural way of life | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+Impacts+of+the+'Glocal'+Mining+Business:+Case+Studies+from+Northern+Europe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicTraditionallivelihoods | |
| Suopajarvi L, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, Nygaard V, and Poelzer GA. 2017. Social Impacts of the 'Glocal' Mining Business: Case Studies from Northern Europe. Miner. Econ. 30: 31-39. | Sweden | Scandinavia and Murmansk | Regional | Regional | 63.84547635 | 16.70831521 | Not stated | Unclear | Two mining sites were chosen in every country: SørVaranger and Kvalsund in Norway, Kiruna and Pajala in Sweden; Kittilä and Kolari in Finland; and Apatity/Kirovsk and Revda in Russia | Correlative | Discusses the social impacts of mining in eight communities situated in Northern Europe, data consist of 85 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2013 and 2014. | No control | Social Science | in situ | Mining communities | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Local bussines (e.g. local shops) | Success and failure rests on the feasibility of the mine | no | NA | NA | Fortunes of some communities remain so closely tied to the mine | Community | Qualitative | Mining dependency as a risk for community development | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+Impacts+of+the+'Glocal'+Mining+Business:+Case+Studies+from+Northern+Europe&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicLocalbussines | |
| Suopajarvi L, Poelzer GA, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, and Nygaard V. 2016. Social sustainability in northern mining communities: A study of the European North and Northwest Russia. Resources Policy. 47: 61-68. | Russia | Regional | Regional | Regional | 62.25584182 | 98.90449348 | Iron; Copper; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | 15 mining regions across Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Most of the operating or planned mines are extracting iron ore | Correlative | Conducted 85 semi-structured, thematic interviews fall 2013 and spring 2014 with both individuals and focus groups, findings and results of the study-local perception and understanding of conditions of social sustainability and offer some conclusions regarding social sustainability with respect to mining communities in the north. | Background values | Social Science | in situ | Mining municipalities in Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Exploit (or plan to exploit) local natural resources in the form of minerals to generate economic benefit, whilst giving rise to local environmental and social impacts of comparable nature. | no | NA | NA | Mining's share of local employment | Employment/Economy | Quantitative | Table 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+sustainability+in+northern+mining+communities:+A+study+of+the+European+North+and+Northwest+Ru&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Suopajarvi L, Poelzer GA, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, and Nygaard V. 2016. Social sustainability in northern mining communities: A study of the European North and Northwest Russia. Resources Policy. 47: 61-68. | Russia | Regional | Regional | Regional | 62.25584182 | 98.90449348 | Iron; Copper; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | 15 mining regions across Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Most of the operating or planned mines are extracting iron ore | Correlative | Conducted 85 semi-structured, thematic interviews fall 2013 and spring 2014 with both individuals and focus groups, findings and results of the study-local perception and understanding of conditions of social sustainability and offer some conclusions regarding social sustainability with respect to mining communities in the north. | Background values | Social Science | in situ | Mining municipalities in Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Wellbeing | Exploit (or plan to exploit) local natural resources in the form of minerals to generate economic benefit, whilst giving rise to local environmental and social impacts of comparable nature. | no | NA | NA | Respondents closely link social impacts to environmental impacts | Community | Qualitative | Section 4.1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+sustainability+in+northern+mining+communities:+A+study+of+the+European+North+and+Northwest+Ru&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingWellbeing |
| Suopajarvi L, Poelzer GA, Ejdemo T, Klyuchnikova E, Korchak E, and Nygaard V. 2016. Social sustainability in northern mining communities: A study of the European North and Northwest Russia. Resources Policy. 47: 61-68. | Russia | Regional | Regional | Regional | 62.25584182 | 98.90449348 | Iron; Copper; Gold | Unclear | construction; operation | 15 mining regions across Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Most of the operating or planned mines are extracting iron ore | Correlative | Conducted 85 semi-structured, thematic interviews fall 2013 and spring 2014 with both individuals and focus groups, findings and results of the study-local perception and understanding of conditions of social sustainability and offer some conclusions regarding social sustainability with respect to mining communities in the north. | Background values | Social Science | in situ | Mining municipalities in Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden | Social | 5-Societies | 5E-Health/wellbeing | 5E-Housing | Exploit (or plan to exploit) local natural resources in the form of minerals to generate economic benefit, whilst giving rise to local environmental and social impacts of comparable nature. | no | NA | NA | Leverage social development around new mines and emphasized the need for investments in new housing | Community | Qualitative | Section 4.4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Social+sustainability+in+northern+mining+communities:+A+study+of+the+European+North+and+Northwest+Ru&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesHealthwellbeingHousing |
| Suutarinen T. 2013. Socio-economic restructuring of a peripheral mining community in the Russian North. Polar Geography. 36(4): 323-347. | Russia | Murmansk Oblast | Kovdor | Kovdorskiy | 67.560682 | 30.4263033 | Iron | Open pit | operation | NA | I/A only | Contributes to the studies of socio-economic restructuring in resource communities of the Russian North by analyzing the priorities of socio- economic restructuring in one peripheral mining community. The main research question posed in this paper is what are the priorities of the socio-economic restructuring in Kovdor? | No control | Social Science | in situ | Single-industry community: Kovdor a mining town in Russia | Social | 5-Societies | 5B-Economic | 5B-Jobs (new employments) | Restructuring and economic diversification of resource peripheries in Russia | no | NA | NA | Changes in percentages of the total work force; Reduction in number of jobs | Employment/Economy | Quantitative | Figure 4 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Socio-economic+restructuring+of+a+peripheral+mining+community+in+the+Russian+North&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SocietiesEconomicJobs |
| Szczerski C, Naguit C, Markham J, Goh, TB, and Renault S. 2013. Short- and Long-Term Effects of Modified Humic Substances on Soil Evolution and Plant Growth in Gold Mine Tailings. Water Air Soil Pollut. 224: 1471-1485. | Canada | Manitoba | Nopiming Provincial Park | Central Manitoba | 50.5416 | -95.206 | Gold | Underground mine | abandonment | NA | BACI | The objectives of this study were to assess the short-term (1–2 years) and long-term (6– 7 years) effects of modified humic substances on tailings physicochemical properties, and to study the growth and elemental content of plant species seeded in tailings amended with modified humic substances in the short term, and to determine if the amendment of tailings with modified humic substances will facilitate the invasion of other plant species years after the initial seeding | BACI (reference/control/before/after) | Field + Lab analysis | in situ | Tailings soil solution | Environmental | 1-Soil/Geology | 1A-Soil surface | 1A-Quality | Sulfide mine tailings | yes | Sulfide mine tailings release acidity and metals into the environment | Revegetation can be employed to mitigate the spread of tailings in the environment | Conductivity, organic carbon, and pH | Water quality | Quantitative | Figure 1 | NA | http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=Short-+and+Long-Term+Effects+of+Modified+Humic+Substances+on+Soil+Evolution+and+Plant+Growth+in+Gold&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 | _SoilGeologySoilsurfaceQuality |