
Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining
Over the years, the impact of mining on the economy, environment, and society has attracted several views (Balasubramanian, 2017; Festin et al, 2018; Mensah et al, 2015; Ocansey, 2013)A study, (Widana, 2019) conceptualized the impacts of mining into several forms such as functionality (socioeconomic, political and environment), duration (shortterm, mediumterm, and longterm), usefulness