Browsing Theses by Subject "mining"
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Assessing the Legitimacy of Sustainability Standard Programs in the Mining and Minerals Sector
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)This research aims to evaluate the extent to which mining sector sustainability standard programs and their certified entities adopt input legitimacy in their deliberative processes. A framework to assess this was developed ... -
Evaluating Multi-Temporal DInSAR Measurements of Ground Surface Deformation Around the Rhenish Coalfields in Germany Using Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-01)Ground surface deformation caused by land subsidence is a critical aspect when assessing safety and environmental impacts of open-pit mining operations. These mining-induced deformations can cause severe damage to local ... -
Exploring the Role of Public Health in Climate Change Initiatives and the Mining Industry in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-10)Background: Climate change is a global crisis that is impacting population health. With its significant expansion, the mining industry in Ontario, Canada has the potential to contribute to the development of green energy ... -
Feature Model Mining
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)<p>Software systems have grown larger and more complex in recent years. Generative software development strives to automate software development from a systems family by generating implementations using domain-specific ... -
Flowable-Electrode Capacitive Deionization for Treatment of Mining Process-Affected Water
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-26)Water is a critical resource in the mining and resources sector. It enables the extraction and materials processing operations that underpin this primary industry, and therefore everyday life. Water’s value in mining means ... -
Integrating Gender, Health, Mining, and Governance in Zambia and Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-03)Increasingly, mining companies have begun to develop new projects in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Optimism for development potential is often initially high given assessment of the ... -
Mapping the Complexity of Mining & Peacebuilding in Guatemala
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-13)This dissertation examines the intersection between foreign owned mining operations and peacebuilding efforts in Guatemala, responding to a number of academic debates and practical issues. Two mines were comparatively ... -
Pushing for Better: Confronting Conflict, Unsustainability & Colonialism through Sustainability Assessment and Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-05)The Ring of Fire is a mineral resource-rich area of approximately 5,120 km2 located in the James Bay Lowlands region of Northern Ontario, about 500 kilometers northeast of Thunder Bay. The Ontario Ministry of Northern ... -
The Relation Between Corporate Water Risk, Water Accounting and Financial Performance of Metal Mining Firms
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-18)Water is increasingly being recognized as a scarce resource. Water intensive industries such as mining are progressively realizing the need and importance to judiciously and efficiently manage their water requirements. ... -
Spatiotemporal patterns of arsenic, antimony, and lead deposition in a sub-arctic gold mining region of Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-25)Mining operations at Giant and Con mines (Northwest Territories, Canada) resulted in the release of >20,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) into the atmosphere, mainly during the 1950s, which were deposited on the ...