background: high-risk unsafe behaviors (hrubs) have been known as the main cause of occupational accidents. considering the financial and societal costs of accidents and the limitations of available resources, there is an urgent need for managing unsafe behaviors at workplaces. the aim of the present study was to find strategies for decreasing the rate of hrubs using an integrated approach of s...

The phosphate industry is a major contributor to the economy of some Mediterranean countries (i.e. Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, etc). Large volumes of water are required by the mining industry from areas where water resources are scarce or limited. Water scarcity may be worsened by a degradation of the water quality after phosphate processing. The pressure on water is liable to hamper the developm...

Mining is among the oldest industries. It is the primary source of raw materials for most of the sectors. Little is known about the complex inter-sectoral carbon linkages of the mining industry. In this work, we estimate the inter- and intra-sectoral carbon linkage impacts of the mining sector across ten major economies by applying an input-output model, and the hypothetical extraction method a...

Purpose: This study explores how disclosure is used by key bodies in the Australian mining industry as a means to respond to the climate change and ensure their social licence to operate. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilises the legitimacy theory framework and uses a multicase analysis to examine the disclosure practices via a variety of media of two mining companies and two industry...

Theoretical review of ‘mining pit lakes’ indicates that like natural lakes such lakes display a huge diversity. They are typically in a non-equilibrium state with respect to their surroundings. Hence, at the decommissioning phase of mining operation a detailed technical study are required on different aspects of such created water bodies considering its morphometry, geology, hydrology, water qu...

OLAP mining is a mechanism which integrates on-line analytical processing (OLAP) with data mining so that mining can be performed in diierent portions of databases or data warehouses and at diierent levels of abstraction at user's nger tips. With rapid developments of data warehouse and OLAP technologies in database industry, it is promising to develop OLAP mining mechanisms. With our years of ...

Information Technology (IT) can help mining organizations by building in efficiencies to improve productivity, reduce costs and maximize profits. IT does this by providing relevant technologies and applications to equip organizations with the intelligence to improve processes, reap business benefits and remain globally competitive. Two specific technology areas that can help address some of the...