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The housing crisis and economic and social development in Canada: the case of the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue 加拿大的住房危机和经济及社会发展：以阿比提比-特米斯卡明格地区为例

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101729

Stéphane Grenier , Marie Suzanne Badji , Serge Esako Toirambe , Serigne Touba Mbacké Gueye

The housing crisis in Abitibi-Témiscamingue has persisted for over fifteen years, characterized by a housing shortage and limited access to affordable housing. This article contributes to understanding how this housing crisis is directly linked to regional labour shortages, particularly by impeding recruitment efforts in a context where the labour replacement index is below one. Using a mixed-method approach, researchers conducted a descriptive analysis of statistical data on housing, industry, employment, and the workforce. Additionally, individual interviews with regional businesses assessed the crisis’s effects on operations, recruitment, and employee retention. Findings indicate that while most companies did not perceive a direct impact, 39 % reported employees facing housing-related difficulties, such as delays in securing accommodations or resignations due to shortages. The crisis was found to affect recruitment more than retention, especially when hiring international workers. Almost halfof the surveyed companies had to reduce their opening hours due to labor shortages, while a third refused contracts because of recruitment challenges. Some businesses resorted to subcontracting, adjusting workloads, or limiting services to manage workforce constraints.

阿比比-特米斯卡明格的住房危机已经持续了15年以上，其特点是住房短缺和获得负担得起的住房的机会有限。本文有助于理解住房危机与地区劳动力短缺之间的直接联系，特别是在劳动力替代指数低于1的情况下，住房危机阻碍了招聘工作。采用混合方法，研究人员对住房、工业、就业和劳动力的统计数据进行了描述性分析。此外，对地区企业的个别访谈评估了危机对运营、招聘和员工保留的影响。调查结果显示，虽然大多数公司没有感受到直接影响，但39%的公司报告称，员工面临与住房相关的困难，例如由于住房短缺而延迟获得住宿或辞职。研究发现，危机对招聘的影响大于对保留的影响，尤其是在招聘国际工人时。由于劳动力短缺，近一半的受访公司不得不缩短营业时间，而三分之一的公司因招聘挑战而拒绝签订合同。一些企业通过分包、调整工作量或限制服务来管理劳动力限制。

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What Explains Variants in Resource Nationalism in Latin America...s Lithium Industry? 如何解释拉丁美洲资源民族主义的变异锂产业？

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101697

Seungho Lee

The growing strategic importance of lithium in the global energy transition, together with intensifying geopolitical competition, has prompted various Latin American countries to reassess their lithium governance strategies. While some have expanded state control—ranging from policies that directly influence production and fiscal regimes to largely “rhetorical” nationalization—others have maintained market-oriented approaches. What would explain these divergent responses despite their shared economic incentives—such as fiscal revenue generation, industrial upgrading, and political gains—for greater state control? This study introduces a two-stage decision-making framework that sequentially integrates economic, geopolitical, and political dynamics under the broader analytical lens of resource nationalism to explain lithium governance variation across Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Mexico. First, global commodity price cycles and strategic competition create external pressures and opportunities for state intervention, the effects of which are mediated by the industrial maturity of each country’s lithium sector. Second, domestic political settlements ultimately determine the extent and form of state involvement. This theory-informed, sequenced, and structured comparative explanation underscores the need to recognize the complex and diverse nature of lithium governance regimes across Latin America.

锂在全球能源转型中日益增长的战略重要性，加上地缘政治竞争的加剧，促使拉丁美洲各国重新评估其锂治理战略。虽然一些国家扩大了国家控制——从直接影响生产和财政制度的政策到很大程度上“口头上的”国有化——但其他国家仍然坚持以市场为导向的方法。如何解释这些不同的反应，尽管它们有共同的经济动机——比如财政收入、产业升级和政治利益——以加强国家控制？本研究引入了一个两阶段的决策框架，在更广泛的资源民族主义分析视角下，依次整合经济、地缘政治和政治动态，以解释智利、阿根廷、巴西、玻利维亚和墨西哥的锂治理差异。首先，全球商品价格周期和战略竞争为国家干预创造了外部压力和机会，其影响由每个国家锂行业的产业成熟度来调节。第二，国内政治解决最终决定了国家介入的程度和形式。这种基于理论的、有序的、结构化的比较解释强调了认识到整个拉丁美洲锂治理制度的复杂性和多样性的必要性。

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It is not easy for us women: Gendered narratives around survival in rural ‘oil-scapes’ of the Niger Delta 这对我们女性来说并不容易：在尼日尔三角洲的农村“石油景观”中，围绕着生存的性别叙事

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101743

Tubodenyefa Zibima , Iwekumo Arabella Boroh

Within the dynamics of everyday survival in oil-rich rural communities of the Niger Delta, the natural environment has become increasingly incapable of supporting livelihoods due to pervasive oil pollution. The paper argues that unpacking gendered narratives in economically constricting rural conditions is central to understanding women’s survival narratives in the rural oilscapes of the region. We draw attention to choices for women that oscillates between survival and concerns for environmental sustainability. Data was collected using quantitative and qualitative tools in two communities with history of pollution. We frame women’s experiences around everyday livelihood practicalities and the influences on coping choices to environmental scarcity induced by pervasive crude oil pollution. The analysis shows women frame their lived experiences around everyday survival being shaped significantly by the combination of environmental scarcity and prevailing power dynamics. Environmental scarcity induced by pervasive oil pollution and power dynamic around rural access combine to reshape socio-economic vulnerability by increasing exposure and sensitivity while undermining adaptive capacities. Exclusionary decision-making and limited opportunities are identified as exacerbating livelihood risks and undermining survival. The narratives show women resort relying on support networks, seeking unsustainable alternative livelihood options, giving impetus to economic contexts that prioritize survival over sustainable environmental concerns.

在尼日尔三角洲石油资源丰富的农村社区的日常生存动态中，由于无处不在的石油污染，自然环境越来越无法支持生计。本文认为，在经济紧缩的农村条件下，拆解性别叙事对于理解该地区农村石油景观中妇女的生存叙事至关重要。我们提请注意妇女的选择在生存和对环境可持续性的关注之间摇摆不定。采用定量和定性方法对两个有污染历史的社区进行数据收集。我们围绕日常生活的实际情况以及普遍的原油污染对应对环境稀缺选择的影响来构建妇女的经验。分析显示，女性围绕着日常生存来构建她们的生活经历，这在很大程度上受到环境稀缺和主流权力动态的共同影响。无处不在的石油污染导致的环境稀缺和农村准入的权力动态结合在一起，通过增加暴露和敏感性，同时破坏适应能力，重塑社会经济脆弱性。排他性决策和有限的机会被认为加剧了生计风险并破坏了生存。这些叙述表明，妇女依靠支持网络，寻求不可持续的替代生计选择，推动了将生存问题置于可持续环境问题之上的经济背景。

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Reframing small-scale gold mining cooperatives: Evidence from Brazilian Amazon 重构小型金矿开采合作社：来自巴西亚马逊地区的证据

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101728

Carlos Henrique Xavier Araujo, Giorgio De Tomi

Contemporary studies highlight the role of mining cooperatives in fostering social inclusion and economic development among their members within the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector. Researchers have noted that, despite these benefits, many miners have a limited understanding of the full potential of cooperatives to support improvements in working conditions and governance practices. This study aimed to explore how mining cooperatives contribute not only to the formalization of ASGM activities but also to the organization, technical, and social development of the sector. The data collection took place from September 2017 to August 2023 at an ASGM cooperative located in a century-old artisanal mining community in the Lourenço District, Amapá, Brazil. The methods included 15 field observations, 27 semi-structured interviews, and secondary data. The results reveal structural challenges in the cooperative's governance, mining practices, health and safety, self-organization efforts, and the strong connection with the local community. This study reinforces the need for coordinated interventions that focus on professionalizing management, strengthening institutional support, enhancing occupational health and safety, reducing mercury use, and establishing partnerships with diverse stakeholders.

当代研究强调了采矿合作社在促进手工和小规模金矿开采部门成员之间的社会包容和经济发展方面的作用。研究人员指出，尽管有这些好处，但许多矿工对合作社在支持改善工作条件和治理实践方面的全部潜力了解有限。这项研究的目的是探讨采矿合作社如何不仅促进农业、农业和农业管理活动的正规化，而且促进该部门的组织、技术和社会发展。数据收集于2017年9月至2023年8月在位于巴西amapap lorenrenpado地区一个百年手工采矿社区的ASGM合作社进行。方法包括15次实地观察、27次半结构化访谈和二手资料。结果表明，合作社在治理、采矿实践、健康和安全、自组织努力以及与当地社区的紧密联系方面存在结构性挑战。这项研究强调需要采取协调一致的干预措施，重点是使管理专业化、加强机构支持、加强职业健康和安全、减少汞的使用以及与不同利益攸关方建立伙伴关系。

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Fighting fire with fire: How military actions expand environmental destruction in informal mining 以牙还牙：军事行动如何扩大非正式采矿的环境破坏

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101712

Kenneth Joseph Bansah , Paul Junior Acquah , Abigail Boafo , Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi , Lilian Owusu , Samuel Kofi Mensah , Peter Donkor , Jeffrey Emmanuel Akoto-Domey

This paper critically examines how military interventions aimed at eradicating informal or illegal mining unintentionally expand the environmental footprint of mining activities. In recent years, governments in many informal mining regions have increasingly relied on military forces to curb the environmental damage attributed to these unregulated practices. Although military action has gained popularity as a rapid-response strategy, its effectiveness in addressing informal mining remains limited. Drawing on the theory of unintended consequences and field data from southwestern Ghana, this study provides new evidence that military interventions, rather than curtailing informal mining, inadvertently drive miners to relocate to undisturbed areas, exacerbating environmental degradation. Miners adapt to military actions by moving to new sites, with mechanized operations significantly accelerating ecological harm. To illustrate this complex dynamic, the study introduces the Intervention and Environmental Expansion (IEE) Framework, demonstrating how ongoing military interventions can inadvertently intensify mining activities and environmental damage.

本文批判性地考察了旨在消除非正式或非法采矿的军事干预如何无意中扩大了采矿活动的环境足迹。近年来，许多非正规矿区的政府越来越依赖军事力量来遏制这些不受监管的做法对环境的破坏。虽然军事行动作为一种快速反应战略已广受欢迎，但其在处理非正式采矿方面的效力仍然有限。根据意外后果理论和来自加纳西南部的实地数据，这项研究提供了新的证据，表明军事干预，而不是减少非正式采矿，无意中驱使矿工迁移到未受干扰的地区，加剧了环境退化。矿工们通过迁移到新的地点来适应军事行动，机械化作业大大加速了对生态的破坏。为了说明这种复杂的动态，该研究引入了干预和环境扩张（IEE）框架，展示了正在进行的军事干预如何在无意中加剧采矿活动和环境破坏。

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Human-machine collaboration in mining: A critical review of emerging frontiers of intelligence systems in the mining industry 采矿中的人机协作：对采矿行业智能系统新兴前沿的批判性回顾

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101746

Rosebella Osei , Samuel Frimpong , Allada Venkat

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving significant transformations in numerous industries revolutionizing business processes, relationships, and engagements among individuals within organizations as well as with external service providers. These emerging smart technologies will also revolutionize the mining industry in significant ways. The future of AI in the mining industry will focus on autonomous equipment, drones and robots replacing humans in tasks performance. Mine automation is creating a new paradigm where technically savvy personnel are performing remote operations with improved workplace safety, health, and efficiencies. This study reviews the progress of mine automation, robotics, and other intelligent systems in the mining industry. We applied the technology, organization, and environment (TOE) framework to synthesize the various barriers associated with the implementation of these smart technologies in the various mining lifecycles. Using a preliminary literature review approach, we discuss enabling technologies facilitating human-machine collaboration along the mining life cycle, their impacts and synthesize the future of an industry where human and machine collaborate successfully to the benefit of humans. This review contributes to the best practices for managing change as an enabling factor to facilitate the smooth implementation of smart technologies in the mining industry.

人工智能（AI）正在推动许多行业的重大变革，彻底改变企业内部个人以及外部服务提供商之间的业务流程、关系和约定。这些新兴的智能技术也将在很大程度上彻底改变采矿业。人工智能在采矿业的未来将集中在自动化设备、无人机和机器人上，取代人类完成任务。矿山自动化正在创造一种新的模式，在这种模式下，精通技术的人员可以执行远程操作，同时提高工作场所的安全、健康和效率。本研究综述了矿山自动化、机器人和其他智能系统在采矿业中的进展。我们应用了技术、组织和环境（TOE）框架来综合与在各种采矿生命周期中实施这些智能技术相关的各种障碍。通过初步的文献综述方法，我们讨论了在采矿生命周期中促进人机协作的使能技术，以及它们的影响，并综合了人类和机器成功协作以造福人类的行业的未来。该审查有助于将管理变革作为促进智能技术在采矿业顺利实施的有利因素的最佳实践。

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Gaps and limitations in public access to environmental information in mining licensing 公众获得采矿许可证方面环境信息的差距和限制

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101711

Iria Buxán Raposo , Urbano Fra Paleo

Industrial rocks and metallic minerals are vital to the global economy. However, mining activities can have significant environmental impacts. Public access to full, open, transparent, reliable and timely information on potential project impacts is essential to promote accountability and good governance. The main objective of this study is to examine the process and quality of public access to environmental information by the public authorities. To do so, we assess the case of a copper mining exploration in Galicia (NW Spain), a region known for its rich mineral resources. We do this by using a combination of telephone interviews and a 13-question survey as primary data collection methods, as well as analyzing information from documentary and regulatory sources. The findings of this study reveal that there is specific legislation in place to ensure the quality and level of accessibility of environmental information on mining exploration projects either through active dissemination or on request. However, the implementation of the regulation results in a low level of transparency and accessibility of mining information in Galicia. This article highlights the need for more effective and efficient administrative procedures to ensure that environmental information in the mining sector is systematically made available to the public.

工业岩石和金属矿物对全球经济至关重要。然而，采矿活动可能对环境产生重大影响。公众获得有关项目潜在影响的全面、公开、透明、可靠和及时的信息，对于促进问责制和良好治理至关重要。本研究的主要目的是审查公共当局向公众提供环境信息的过程和质量。为此，我们评估了加利西亚（西班牙西北部）铜矿勘探的案例，该地区以其丰富的矿产资源而闻名。我们通过使用电话访谈和13个问题的调查作为主要数据收集方法的组合，以及从文件和监管来源分析信息来做到这一点。这项研究的结果表明，已经制订了具体的立法，通过积极传播或应要求确保有关采矿勘探项目的环境资料的质量和可获得性。然而，该条例的实施导致加利西亚采矿信息的透明度和可及性较低。这篇文章强调需要更有效和有效率的行政程序，以确保有系统地向公众提供采矿部门的环境资料。

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The slow rejection of mercury in Yukon’s small-scale gold mining industry 育空地区小规模金矿开采行业对汞的缓慢排斥

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101726

C.L. Johnson , K.R. Moore , D. Johnson

Mercury technologies in small-scale gold mining (SSM) operations have been slowly rejected in Yukon, Canada. We analyse fieldwork data collected over 4.5 months between 2020–2023 from 32 semi-structured interviews, 20 placer mine visits, and participatory observation notes. Using diffusion of Innovation theory (DoI) we identify prior conditions (i-iv) required to escalate the rejection of mercury as a processing technology more widely. Data relevant to the slow rejection of mercury technologies were thematically coded around technological, governmental and societal shifts. We find that the (i) previous practice involving mercury technologies shifted through time in response to (ii) felt needs/problems (initially technological but later including health, environment, and community needs/problems). The shifts were addressed by the (iii) innovativeness of the community; enabled through formalization channels and possibly by access to resources such as electricity. Eventually mercury-centred practice was eclipsed by chemical free processes which led to the evolution of new (iv) norms of a social system. Globally, where artisanal scale mining (ASM) and SSM industries continue to be reliant on mercury, consideration of prior conditions could help identify context-specific opportunities for mercury mitigation and draw attention to the need for mercury recycling programs to redress legacy mercury.

在加拿大育空地区，小规模金矿开采（SSM）的汞技术已经逐渐被拒绝。我们分析了在2020-2023年期间超过4.5个月收集的现场工作数据，这些数据来自32次半结构化访谈、20次砂矿访问和参与性观察笔记。利用创新扩散理论（DoI），我们确定了更广泛地淘汰汞作为一种加工技术所需的先决条件（i-iv）。与缓慢淘汰汞技术有关的数据按主题围绕技术、政府和社会转变进行编码。我们发现，(i)以前涉及汞技术的做法随着时间的推移而发生变化，以响应（ii）感觉到的需求/问题（最初是技术性的，后来包括健康、环境和社区需求/问题）。这些转变是由（iii）社区的创新解决的；通过正规化的渠道，可能通过获得电力等资源来实现。最终，以汞为中心的实践被无化学过程所掩盖，这导致了社会系统的新（iv）规范的演变。在全球范围内，在手工规模采矿（ASM）和SSM行业继续依赖汞的地方，考虑先前的条件可以帮助确定针对具体情况的汞缓解机会，并提请注意汞回收计划的必要性，以解决遗留汞问题。

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Indigenous communities and mining activities in Central America and Mexico: A systematic review 中美洲和墨西哥土著社区与采矿活动：系统审查

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101747

David Leroy

Mining activities pose an increasing threat to Indigenous peoples in Central America and Mexico, as their territories become the focus of expanding extractive interests. This systematic literature review provides a cross-cutting analysis of the relationships between Indigenous communities and mining operations across the region. Drawing on the ROSES (Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses) methodology, it analyzes 50 peer-reviewed articles published in English and Spanish between 2000 and 2024. The findings reveal a strong concentration of studies centered on Guatemala and Mexico, with particular attention to the Maya (Mam, Q’eqchi’, Sipakapense) and Zapotec peoples. Canadian mining companies emerge as the dominant actors, especially in gold and silver extraction. The research field is structured around a diverse set of interrelated themes, with significant emphasis on conflicts and resistance, violence and criminalization, colonial legacies and dispossession, Indigenous ontologies, and the socio-environmental impacts of extractivism. The review underscores the need to advance research on post-extractive transitions, corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, and gender-sensitive approaches. It also advocates for the use of participatory methodologies co-developed with Indigenous communities and highlights the importance of expanding geographical coverage to underexplored contexts such as Panama and Nicaragua.

采矿活动对中美洲和墨西哥的土著人民构成越来越大的威胁，因为他们的领土成为日益扩大的采掘利益的焦点。这一系统的文献综述对整个地区的土著社区和采矿作业之间的关系进行了交叉分析。该研究采用了系统性证据综合报告标准（ROSES）方法，分析了2000年至2024年间用英语和西班牙语发表的50篇同行评议文章。这些发现表明，研究集中在危地马拉和墨西哥，特别关注玛雅人（玛姆人、Q’eqchi人、Sipakapense人）和萨波特克人。加拿大矿业公司成为主导角色，尤其是在黄金和白银开采领域。研究领域围绕着一系列相互关联的主题，重点是冲突和抵抗、暴力和刑事定罪、殖民遗产和剥夺、土著本体论以及采掘活动的社会环境影响。报告强调有必要推进采掘后过渡、企业社会责任战略和对性别问题敏感的方法等方面的研究。它还倡导使用与土著社区共同开发的参与性方法，并强调将地理覆盖范围扩大到巴拿马和尼加拉瓜等未充分开发的情况的重要性。

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Mining in the lithium triangle: A multifaceted approach towards resource development in the face of climate, governance, and socio-environmental challenges 锂三角的开采：面对气候、治理和社会环境挑战的资源开发的多方面方法

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101761

Camila Reyes , Emilio Castillo , Luis Felipe Orellana , Irene Del Real

Considering the need for green energy technologies, the energy transition poses a material challenge. In this context, mining strategic or critical minerals like lithium is crucial to meeting net-zero targets. This study aims to analyze the elements determining the development of this industry, specifically in salt flats in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. A methodology to assess each factor based on publicly available data is proposed to assess the potential for resource development.

Regarding geological potential, Bolivia is found to have the highest potential among the analyzed countries. In terms of governance, Chile has the best regulatory framework for mining, but this might be overstated for lithium development. Regarding the socio-environmental factor, Bolivia has the highest average score for socio-environmental conflicts, while Argentina has the lowest. Finally, climate results indicate that Bolivia is most affected by drought and extreme precipitation threats. These findings suggest that each factor affects lithium mining differently, with the geological potential and governance factors playing a significant role in reflecting the development of lithium mining. For expected climate hazards, results indicate that a higher potential for impacts from climate change is not related to lower project development.

考虑到对绿色能源技术的需求，能源转型带来了重大挑战。在这种情况下，开采锂等战略性或关键矿物对于实现净零目标至关重要。本研究旨在分析决定该行业发展的因素，特别是在阿根廷、玻利维亚和智利的盐滩。提出了一种根据公开数据评估每个因素的方法，以评估资源开发的潜力。在地质潜力方面，玻利维亚在分析的国家中潜力最大。在治理方面，智利拥有最好的采矿监管框架，但对于锂开发来说，这可能被夸大了。在社会环境因素方面，玻利维亚在社会环境冲突方面的平均得分最高，而阿根廷最低。最后，气候结果表明玻利维亚受干旱和极端降水威胁的影响最大。研究结果表明，各因素对锂矿开采的影响程度不同，其中地质潜力和治理因素对锂矿开采的发展起着重要作用。对于预期的气候灾害，结果表明，气候变化潜在影响的增加与项目开发的减少无关。

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