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Women enrolled in mining engineering: Evolution of female participation in mining engineering in Chile, 1994–2025 参加采矿工程的妇女：1994-2025年智利妇女参与采矿工程的演变

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101816

Tatiana Ordenes Cataldo, Sebastián A. Pérez Cortés, Juan Pablo Hurtado-Cruz

Chile ranks first globally in copper production. Mining in Chile is an undisputed pillar of the economy, accounting for 10 % of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 11.7 % of exports as of March 2025 (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, 2025). This industry is not exempt from major global challenges such as climate change and digital transformation. To meet these goals, the incorporation of women into this traditionally male-dominated field has become a necessity, bringing diversity, innovation, and greater productivity to the sector. This study analyzes the evolution of female participation in the Civil Mining Engineering and Mining Execution Engineering programs at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Usach–Ex UTE) over three decades.

The methodology involves the analysis of historical databases from the Academic Registry of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), the Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Educational Registration (DEMRE), and gender gap data in higher education from the Undersecretariat of Higher Education (SiES). Since 1994, a total of 1164 women have enrolled, representing 21 % of total admissions. Notably, since 2005, female enrollment at this institution has been on the rise, consistently above 20 %, reaching a record 40 % of admitted students in 2025.

Mining Engineering is among the disciplines with low female representation within the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The trend shows that women entering the Department of Mining Engineering (DIMIN-USACH) have begun to occupy an increasingly significant role, with a remarkable rise in their participation, surpassing the national trend.

智利的铜产量居全球首位。矿业是智利无可争议的经济支柱，截至2025年3月，占该国国内生产总值（GDP）的10%和出口的11.7% （Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, 2025）。该行业也不能幸免于气候变化和数字化转型等重大全球挑战。为了实现这些目标，必须将妇女纳入这个传统上由男性主导的领域，为该部门带来多样性、创新和更高的生产力。本研究分析了智利圣地亚哥大学（Usach-Ex UTE）三十年来女性参与土木采矿工程和采矿执行工程项目的演变。该方法包括对智利圣地亚哥大学学术登记处（USACH）、评价、测量和教育登记部（DEMRE）的历史数据库以及高等教育副秘书处（si）的高等教育性别差距数据进行分析。自1994年以来，共有1164名妇女入学，占入学总人数的21%。值得注意的是，自2005年以来，该校的女生入学率一直在上升，一直超过20%，到2025年达到创纪录的40%。采矿工程是科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域中女性代表性较低的学科之一。趋势表明，进入采矿工程系的妇女已开始发挥越来越重要的作用，她们的参与率显著上升，超过了全国的趋势。

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Multi-criteria analysis of competitiveness and attractiveness factors in leading copper mining companies in Peru 秘鲁主要铜矿企业竞争力和吸引力因素的多标准分析

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101819

Marco A. Cotrina-Teatino , Jairo J. Marquina-Araujo , Johnny H. Ccatamayo-Barrios , Jose N. Mamani-Quispe , Moises B. Guia-Pianto , Solio M. Arango-Retamozo , Joe A. Gonzalez-Vasquez , Yasmin J. Franco-Lezama , Carlos G. Ortiz-Echeverria

This study presents a transparent and replicable multi-criteria analysis of the attractiveness and competitiveness of Peru’s four leading copper mining companies: Cerro Verde, Antamina, Southern Peru, and Quellaveco. A total of nine factors and 32 subfactors were defined using 1–5 rubrics, converted into 0–100 indices, weighted via the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), with all matrices showing consistency ratios (CR) below 0.10, and the companies were positioned within the GE–McKinsey matrix. Results show that Southern Peru leads in competitiveness (84.8), followed by Quellaveco (79.6), Antamina (77.4), and Cerro Verde (64.6). In attractiveness, Quellaveco (76.1) and Antamina (76.0) rank highest, ahead of Cerro Verde (71.9) and Southern Peru (70.5). All companies are located within the offensive growth quadrants, albeit through different strategic pathways: operational scale leadership (Southern), digitalization and life-cycle management (Quellaveco), technological-commercial balance (Antamina), and managerial strength with socio-environmental challenges (Cerro Verde). A

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2.1 points), confirming the robustness of the rankings. The positive correlation between competitiveness and attractiveness (r = 0.77) supports internal coherence. The study’s core contribution is a replicable evaluation model combining rubrics, AHP, and GE–McKinsey, useful for both corporate strategy and policy design in the copper mining sector.

本研究对秘鲁四家主要铜矿公司（Cerro Verde、Antamina、南秘鲁和Quellaveco）的吸引力和竞争力进行了透明且可复制的多标准分析。使用1-5个标准定义了总共9个因素和32个子因素，通过层次分析法（AHP）将其转换为0-100个指标，所有矩阵的一致性比率（CR）均低于0.10，并将公司定位在ge -麦肯锡矩阵中。结果显示，秘鲁南部在竞争力方面领先（84.8分），其次是奎拉维科（79.6分）、安塔米纳（77.4分）和Cerro Verde（64.6分）。在吸引力方面，奎拉维科（76.1分）和安塔米纳（76.0分）排名最高，其次是Cerro Verde（71.9分）和南秘鲁（70.5分）。所有公司都位于进攻性增长象限内，尽管通过不同的战略途径：运营规模领导（Southern），数字化和生命周期管理（Quellaveco），技术-商业平衡（Antamina），以及管理实力与社会环境挑战（Cerro Verde）。±20%的灵敏度分析显示最小的变化（≤±2.1分），证实了排名的稳健性。竞争力和吸引力之间的正相关（r = 0.77）支持内部一致性。该研究的核心贡献是一个可复制的评估模型，该模型结合了规则、层次分析法和通用-麦肯锡，对铜矿行业的企业战略和政策设计都很有用。

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A coal transition vulnerability index for South Africa 南非煤炭转型脆弱性指数

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101815

Megan J. Cole , Ezgi Canpolat , Mark Roberts , Bandita Sijapati

Growing concern over climate change impacts across the world has prompted significant commitments to cleaner energy systems and a ‘just transition’ framework for ensuring equitable outcomes. The transition will have significant implications for communities reliant on coal mines and plants for jobs, training, service delivery and local economic viability. South Africa is particularly affected due to its heavy reliance on coal for electricity and jobs, especially in the context of the country’s high unemployment rates. Vulnerability is multidimensional and comprises of exposure (the degree to which a region or community is susceptible to closure of mines and plants), sensitivity (the extent to which coal phase-down may cause social and economic disruption), and adaptive capacity of people and institutions. This study uses 19 indicators to quantify a Coal Transition Vulnerability Index (CTVI) for 29 coal municipalities in South Africa. Results show significant variation across components and highlight hotspots in Mpumalanga that are most vulnerable to the energy transition. The effect of adaptive capacity shows the importance of local economic development, service delivery, and governance in shaping transition outcomes. The distinct vulnerability profiles can be used to inform just transition policies and programmes in South Africa that support placed-based strategies.

全世界对气候变化影响的日益关注促使各国对清洁能源系统和确保公平结果的“公正过渡”框架作出重大承诺。这一转变将对依赖煤矿和工厂提供就业、培训、服务和当地经济生存能力的社区产生重大影响。由于电力和就业严重依赖煤炭，特别是在该国高失业率的背景下，南非受到的影响尤其严重。脆弱性是多方面的，包括暴露程度（一个地区或社区易受矿山和工厂关闭影响的程度）、敏感性（逐步淘汰煤炭可能造成社会和经济破坏的程度）以及人和机构的适应能力。本研究使用19个指标来量化南非29个煤炭城市的煤炭转型脆弱性指数（CTVI）。结果显示各成分之间存在显著差异，并突出了普马兰加省最容易受到能源转型影响的热点地区。适应能力的影响显示了地方经济发展、服务提供和治理在形成转型结果方面的重要性。独特的脆弱性概况可以用来为南非支持就地安置战略的过渡政策和方案提供信息。

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From underground economy to surface tensions: Stakeholders’ perspectives on mine closures in Gümüşhane 从地下经济到地表紧张：利益相关者对g<s:1>马姆<e:1>海煤矿关闭的看法

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101796

Işıl Esra Pınarbaşı , Orkun Demirbağ , Şerife Örs

Mine closures are not merely the end of an economic cycle but complex processes that produce long-term social, environmental, and psychosocial consequences. Despite the growing recognition of the importance of Social Impact Assessment (SIA), studies often underemphasize the closure phase and its social repercussions. This study investigates those social impacts in Gümüşhane, Türkiye, a historically mining-dependent region, through the lens of stakeholder theory and a qualitative fieldwork approach. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 21 participants including mine workers, company representatives, public officials, NGOs, media, and local community members, the study identifies significant transformations in six domains: economy, employment and education, land use, demographics, environment and health, and human rights. Findings reveal that mine closures led to income loss, unemployment, migration, weakening of social cohesion, environmental degradation, and violations of labor and participation rights. The exclusion of local stakeholders from closure planning exacerbated distrust and social fragmentation. Providing a nuanced understanding of the social dynamics surrounding mine closure, study contributes to the growing literature calling for more inclusive, just, and sustainable closure processes, and emphasizes the urgency of incorporating SIA as a mandatory and comprehensive practice including not only the opening but also the closure and post-closure stages of mining.

矿山关闭不仅是一个经济周期的结束，而且是产生长期社会、环境和心理社会后果的复杂过程。尽管人们越来越认识到社会影响评估的重要性，但研究往往低估了关闭阶段及其社会影响。本研究通过利益相关者理论和定性实地考察方法，调查了历史上依赖采矿的地区g m hane， trkiye的社会影响。通过对包括矿工、公司代表、政府官员、非政府组织、媒体和当地社区成员在内的21名参与者的深入访谈，该研究确定了六个领域的重大变革：经济、就业和教育、土地使用、人口、环境和健康以及人权。研究结果表明，关闭煤矿导致收入损失、失业、人口迁移、社会凝聚力减弱、环境恶化以及劳动和参与权利受到侵犯。将当地利益相关者排除在关闭计划之外加剧了不信任和社会分裂。该研究提供了对矿山关闭周围社会动态的细致理解，有助于越来越多的文献呼吁更包容、公正和可持续的关闭过程，并强调将SIA作为一项强制性和全面的实践的紧迫性，不仅包括采矿的开始阶段，还包括关闭和关闭后阶段。

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Regulatory gaps and ghost indicators in Australian alumina production: The case for standardized sustainability reporting and policy reform 澳大利亚氧化铝生产中的监管缺口和幽灵指标：标准化可持续性报告和政策改革的案例

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101763

Marcus Jerome Byrne, Michele John, Wahidul Biswas

Sustainability reporting in Australia’s alumina sector remains fragmented, failing to reflect the full scale of environmental and social impacts associated with production. While current frameworks emphasize carbon emissions, they systematically underreport critical issues such as biodiversity loss, land degradation, water resource depletion, and community health risks. These “ghost indicators” obscure the industry’s true footprint, delaying intervention and undermining accountability. This study employed a two-phase methodology, combining a systematic review of sustainability and governance literature with targeted analysis of regulatory and reporting frameworks. It identified major governance shortcomings, particularly the continued use of outdated State Agreements in Western Australia that allow producers to bypass key environmental regulations. In contrast, Queensland and New South Wales have implemented more robust frameworks, creating regulatory imbalance and selective compliance. To address these disparities, the study recommends a federally mandated sustainability reporting framework, requiring disclosure of material impacts, third-party verification, and structured stakeholder engagement. The Transition Broker Model is proposed as a governance mechanism to bridge institutional fragmentation, align policy with operational realities, and support consensus-driven reform. Strengthening sustainability reporting is not merely an administrative risk; it is essential to ensuring the alumina sector is accountable for its full footprint in a market demanding responsible production.

澳大利亚氧化铝行业的可持续发展报告仍然分散，未能全面反映与生产相关的环境和社会影响。虽然目前的框架强调碳排放，但它们系统性地低估了诸如生物多样性丧失、土地退化、水资源枯竭和社区健康风险等关键问题。这些“幽灵指标”掩盖了该行业的真实足迹，拖延了干预，破坏了问责制。本研究采用了两阶段方法，结合了对可持续性和治理文献的系统回顾以及对监管和报告框架的有针对性分析。它指出了主要的治理缺陷，特别是西澳大利亚州继续使用过时的国家协议，允许生产商绕过关键的环境法规。相比之下，昆士兰州和新南威尔士州实施了更强有力的框架，造成了监管不平衡和选择性合规。为了解决这些差异，该研究建议建立一个由联邦政府授权的可持续发展报告框架，要求披露重大影响、第三方验证和有组织的利益相关者参与。转型经纪人模型被提议作为一种治理机制，以弥合机构分裂，使政策与业务现实保持一致，并支持共识驱动的改革。加强可持续发展报告不仅仅是一种行政风险；在一个要求负责任生产的市场中，确保氧化铝行业对其全部足迹负责至关重要。

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Development in the context of electrification and the lithium industry: The view of the citizens of San Pedro de Atacama 电气化和锂工业背景下的发展：圣佩德罗·德阿塔卡马市民的观点

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101820

Eduardo Ordonez-Ponce , Mauricio Lorca

In the face of the climate emergency, lithium is seen as essential for the green transition. Yet, the voices of those living in lithium-rich regions have been excluded from discussions about the industry's role in their development. Drawing on socio-environmental justice literature, this study interviewed Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens from San Pedro de Atacama in the "Lithium Triangle" region to explore their perspectives on lithium mining. While most do not oppose the industry outright, their support is conditional fundamentally on economic benefits. Despite generally negative views on mining’s impacts, many adopt a pragmatic stance, engaging with companies to secure tangible benefits amid deteriorating environmental conditions and social tensions leading to symbiotic relationships. Their responses reflect broader dynamics shaped by state neglect and corporate influence that shape the region’s path towards or away from socio-environmental justice.

面对气候紧急情况，锂被视为绿色转型的关键。然而，生活在锂资源丰富地区的人们的声音却被排除在有关该行业在其发展中的作用的讨论之外。根据社会环境正义文献，本研究采访了来自“锂三角”地区圣佩德罗德阿塔卡马的土著和非土著公民，以探讨他们对锂开采的看法。虽然大多数人并不完全反对该行业，但他们的支持基本上是以经济效益为条件的。尽管对采矿的影响普遍持负面看法，但许多人采取了务实的立场，在环境状况恶化和社会紧张局势导致共生关系的情况下，与企业合作以确保切实的利益。他们的反应反映了国家的忽视和企业的影响所形成的更广泛的动态，这些影响决定了该地区走向或远离社会环境正义的道路。

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From socio-environmental conflict to responsible lithium mining: understanding the Governance of Dispossession from the salt flats of Chile and Argentina 从社会环境冲突到负责任的锂矿开采：理解智利和阿根廷盐滩的剥夺治理

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101724

Ramón Balcázar M․ , Melisa Argento

Globally, decarbonisation policies are driving interest and speculation around the extraction of minerals such as lithium, which is mostly found in Indigenous and rural territories in the Puna de Atacama, within the transborder Circumpuneña Region. In this deployment, capital expansion has driven public-private strategies that seek to respond to territorial tensions and expand mineral extraction. Based on militant research situated in long-term relations with territorial resistances and nature protection initiatives in the region, in this article, we analyse this set of practices in four salt flats in Chile and Argentina. We argue that lithium extractivism expands through a ‘governance of dispossession’ model that responds to an emerging global scenario marked by the emergence of new public-corporate arrangements pushed by global powers seeking to ensure their access to so-called critical minerals more responsibly. These strategies also adapt to the local contexts marked by conflicts and tensions between Indigenous communities, mining companies, and State agencies to achieve legitimation. Moreover, the dispossession dynamics linked to lithium exploitation are enabled by a social engineering developed not only by mining corporations and State institutions, but also by car makers, civil society organisations, international cooperation organisations and, eventually, both public and private research centres. We conclude that these adaptations, far from being a solution to socio-environmental conflicts and Indigenous demands for FPIC, translate into a sophistication of the impacts of green extractivism in the Puna de Atacama. As we observe lithium companies' progressive adaptation of voluntary mining standards, we suggest that understanding the social and material impacts of brine mining in the Andean salt flats through independent, transdisciplinary studies is essential for impactful research and rightful policymaking.

在全球范围内，脱碳政策正在推动人们对锂等矿物开采的兴趣和猜测，锂主要存在于跨境Circumpuneña地区的阿塔卡马Puna de Atacama的土著和农村地区。在这种部署中，资本扩张推动了寻求应对领土紧张局势和扩大矿产开采的公私战略。基于与该地区领土抵抗和自然保护倡议的长期关系的激进研究，在本文中，我们分析了智利和阿根廷四个盐滩的这一套做法。我们认为，锂的开采活动通过一种“剥夺治理”模式扩张，这种模式是对新兴的全球情景的回应，其标志是全球大国推动的新的公共-公司安排的出现，以确保他们更负责任地获得所谓的关键矿物。这些战略还适应土著社区、矿业公司和国家机构之间的冲突和紧张局势，以实现合法化。此外，与锂开采相关的剥夺动态是由一种社会工程实现的，这种社会工程不仅由矿业公司和国家机构开发，而且由汽车制造商、民间社会组织、国际合作组织以及最终由公共和私人研究中心开发。我们的结论是，这些适应，远不是解决社会环境冲突和土著居民对FPIC的要求，而是转化为阿塔卡马Puna de Atacama绿色开采活动的复杂影响。当我们观察到锂公司对自愿采矿标准的逐步适应时，我们建议通过独立的跨学科研究了解安第斯盐滩卤水开采的社会和物质影响，这对于有影响力的研究和合理的政策制定至关重要。

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Green extractivism in Colombia: A scoping review on indigenous rights and livelihood impacts, and policy and social movement responses 哥伦比亚的绿色采掘：对土著权利和生计影响的范围审查，以及政策和社会运动的回应

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101808

Gabriela Cabaña , Katharina Richter

We examine the impacts arising from net-zero related extraction of metals, mineral and clean energy on indigenous rights and livelihoods in Colombia, and identify policy and social movement responses. A scoping review method combined database searches in SCOPUS, Policy Commons and Overton with a grey literature search. In total, we screened abstracts and titles of 1050 documents, assessed 95 full-text records for eligibility, and included 34 documents for final review. We identified two core themes: green dispossession and renewable energy extraction impacts in La Guajira, sub divided into cultural, socio-political and environmental impacts; and resistance strategies to green extractivism, sub-divided into self-provision as part of a popular energy transition and holistic critiques to transition narratives and plans. National social movement responses were directed towards the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022. International responses focussed on the coloniality of critical raw material extraction. Two main policy responses by the Petro government aimed to expand community access to energy services and create a Just Energy Transition roadmap. We conclude that Global South calls for the Global North to reduce resource consumption are becoming more prominent. Furthermore, we found some conceptual inconsistencies in this literature based on a routinisation of case studies and an epistemic poverty of dualistic social science concepts which tend not to consider non human actors in extractivist dispossession/degradation, especially in indigenous territories. We recommend future research employ relational theoretical frameworks to develop cultural analyses of extractivist dispossession/degradation, and diversify the Colombian geographical focus beyond La Guajira.

我们研究了金属、矿物和清洁能源的净零相关开采对哥伦比亚土著权利和生计的影响，并确定了政策和社会运动的应对措施。该方法将SCOPUS、Policy Commons和Overton数据库检索与灰色文献检索相结合。我们总共筛选了1050篇文献的摘要和标题，评估了95篇全文记录的合格性，并纳入34篇文献进行最终审查。我们确定了两个核心主题：绿色剥夺和可再生能源开采对瓜希拉的影响，再细分为文化、社会政治和环境影响；以及对绿色开采主义的抵制策略，将其细分为作为大众能源转型一部分的自我供应，以及对转型叙事和计划的整体批评。全国社会运动的反应指向2022年当选的左翼政府古斯塔沃·佩特罗（Gustavo Petro）。国际上的反应集中在关键原材料开采的殖民性上。Petro政府的两项主要政策回应旨在扩大社区获得能源服务的机会，并制定公正的能源转型路线图。我们的结论是，全球南方要求全球北方减少资源消耗的呼声日益突出。此外，基于案例研究的常规化和二元社会科学概念的认识贫乏，我们发现这些文献中存在一些概念上的不一致，这些概念往往不考虑掠取者剥夺/退化中的非人类行为者，特别是在土著地区。我们建议未来的研究采用相关的理论框架来发展对采掘者剥夺/退化的文化分析，并将哥伦比亚的地理焦点多样化，超越拉瓜希拉。

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Review of sustainability challenges for lithium production: The case of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile in the Lithium Triangle 回顾锂生产的可持续性挑战：阿根廷、玻利维亚和智利在锂三角中的案例

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101789

Raphael Deberdt , Maria Sol Saavedra , Nicole M. Smith , Morgan Bazilian

This review article examines the sustainability challenges facing lithium extraction and production in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. These three countries form the “Lithium Triangle” and hold approximately 50 % of the world’s known lithium resources. As the global demand for lithium surges with the booming battery industry for electric vehicles and electronics, these countries face the challenge of managing their vast resources to maximize economic benefits while addressing sustainability concerns. We identify a total of 123 articles published between 2015 and 2025, which encompassed at least one dimension of sustainability, conceptualized in terms of environmental, social and governance categories. From these, we identified two well-known dimensions linked to environmental, social, and governance impacts in the South American lithium industry – water use and Indigenous rights. However, our study also points to a more complex set of sustainability concerns that are often sidelined. These include impacts on biodiversity, health, and the governance mechanisms through which lithium is governed in the three countries.

这篇综述文章考察了阿根廷、玻利维亚和智利锂开采和生产面临的可持续性挑战。这三个国家形成了“锂三角”，拥有世界上已知锂资源的约50%。随着电动汽车和电子产品电池行业的蓬勃发展，全球对锂的需求激增，这些国家面临着管理其巨大资源的挑战，以最大限度地提高经济效益，同时解决可持续性问题。我们确定了2015年至2025年间发表的123篇文章，其中至少包含了可持续性的一个维度，以环境，社会和治理类别为概念。由此，我们确定了与南美锂产业的环境、社会和治理影响相关的两个众所周知的维度——用水和土著权利。然而，我们的研究也指出了一组更复杂的可持续性问题，这些问题往往被边缘化。这些影响包括对生物多样性、健康以及三国管理锂的治理机制的影响。

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Critical minerals and their conflicts: Dynamics of warnings about lithium exploration in the vale do Jequitinhonha, Brazil 关键矿产及其冲突：巴西Jequitinhonha河谷锂勘探预警动态

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal

Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2025.101801

Paula Ferreira Ribeiro, Ana Beatriz Cabral Gomes Cardoso Lana Dias, Valderí de Castro Alcântara

Lithium has been widely promoted as a strategic mineral for enabling the energy transition. However, the process of extracting this mineral generates controversies in producing regions such as the Vale do Jequitinhonha in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Based on the notion of environmental alert proposed by Torny and Chateauraynaud (1999; 2017), this study aims to describe and understand the environmental alerts raised regarding lithium extraction in the region. Through a descriptive documentary research approach, data from YouTube videos, news articles on websites, magazine texts, and social media posts from different actors (the Minas Gerais government, activists, and local residents) were analyzed. The analysis revealed that the promise of “green mining” contrasts with the social and environmental impacts associated with the extractive process. Additionally, local communities have been denouncing rights violations and environmental degradation. The study highlights that, despite sustainability promises, lithium extraction in the Vale do Jequitinhonha perpetuates an extractivist model that prioritizes economic gains at the expense of socio-environmental impacts and the voices of local communities. As a result, this work contributes to the debate on the contradictions in the “green mining” narrative and sheds light on the need for public administration that acknowledges the complexity and conflicts inherent in the development model imposed by mining.

锂已被广泛推广为实现能源转型的战略矿物。然而，开采这种矿物的过程在巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州的Jequitinhonha河谷等产区引发了争议。基于Torny和Chateauraynaud（1999; 2017）提出的环境警报概念，本研究旨在描述和理解该地区关于锂开采的环境警报。通过描述性文献研究方法，分析了来自YouTube视频、网站新闻文章、杂志文本和来自不同参与者（米纳斯吉拉斯州政府、活动家和当地居民）的社交媒体帖子的数据。分析显示，“绿色采矿”的承诺与与开采过程相关的社会和环境影响形成鲜明对比。此外，当地社区一直在谴责侵犯人权和环境退化。该研究强调，尽管有可持续发展的承诺，但Jequitinhonha河谷的锂开采延续了一种开采模式，即以牺牲社会环境影响和当地社区的声音为代价，优先考虑经济收益。因此，这项工作有助于就“绿色采矿”叙述中的矛盾进行辩论，并阐明了公共行政的必要性，即承认采矿所强加的发展模式的复杂性和内在冲突。

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