Towards sustainable mining in an emerging economy: Assessment of sustainability challenges

Abstract

The minerals industry in Turkey is critical to the nation's financial system and has a significant influence on its economic growth and well-being. The goal of this investigation is to undertake a complete review of the minerals sector's sustainability concerns, utilizing fuzzy decision-making to generate enlightening answers. Therefore, the major purpose of this research is to recognize and highlight sustainability concerns in the Turkish mining or minerals sector. This study employs expert opinions and a review of the literature to develop a complete set of criteria that will serve as the basis for the Fuzzy Best-Worst Method (FBWM), which is utilized for evaluating observed challenges. According to the findings of the study, “safety” is the most significant challenge that must be addressed immediately to safeguard the health and safety of mining people as well as the long-term sustainability of operations. This study contributes to an existing body of literature by examining industrial sustainability challenges using the FBWM technique. Using FBWM to acquire a deeper knowledge of the difficulties, researchers, stakeholders in the industry, and policymakers can get valuable insights into the connections between them.