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Chapter 5
Social Impacts
From: Unearthing Justice
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This chapter explores the social impacts that the operation of a mine can have on communities. These impacts last throughout the operation of the mine and range from the displacement of communities by the opening of a mine to the economic hardship that follows its closure.
Contributors
Joan Kuyek
Joan Kuyek is a community-focused mining analyst and organizer living in Ottawa. She was the founding National Co-ordinator of MiningWatch Canada from 1999–2009 and continues to do work for MiningWatch and for a number of communities affected by mining.