Summary In the second half of the twentieth century some of the Latin American countries suggested a system of stratification for mining activity, which was never actually applied, based on criteria such as the volume ...

Given a large-scale graph with millions of nodes and edges, how to reveal macro patterns of interest, like cliques, bi-partite cores, stars, and chains? Furthermore, how to visualize such patterns altogether getting insights ...

There is abundant research regarding the impact of the mining industry on settlements and communities, however, there is a lack of understanding regarding the characteristics of large-scale mining impacts from a socio-spatial ...

A common characteristic of deep mines in hard rock is induced seismicity. This results from stress changes and rock failure around mining excavations. Following large seismic events, there is an increase in the levels of ...

A common characteristic of deep mines in hard rock is induced seismicity. This results from stress changes and rock failure around mining excavations. Following large seismic events, there is an increase in the levels ...

This article estimates the economic rents received by the 10 mines that comprise Chile’s large-scale private-sector copper-mining industry. The methodology used produces a conservative calculation and includes two ...