The book examines the impacts of medium-and large-scale mines on local communities, through six casestudies, analyzing both the socioeconomic and culturaleffects, as well as environmental impacts of miningoperations on the communities. From a multidimensionalperspective, studies investigate mining operations costs,and benefits, with an emphasis on the sustainability ofbenefits, and the outcomes of the legal, and consultativeprocesses, in an aim to identify best practices - from thestakeholders' perspectives - in the management ofmining development, extraction, and closure phases. It isrelevant to note the two factors that affected increasedglobalization of trade markets in recent years: the declineof the communist trading block, and the increasedenvironmental control in developed countries, being mineralactivities in developing, and transition countries one ofthe most notable. Recommendations suggest that miningsustainability can only be maintained with public, andcommunity support for the social, and economic activities ofa region, based on valuable comprehensive environmentalreviews of mine projects, and articulated with localpopulations through employment, and services provision. Tothis end, training strategies for the formation of"semi-technicians" or, a broader technicalformation, should prepare a skilled work force, able to makecontributions, and as well, be less dependent on onespecific economic sector. But, concerted efforts onparticipatory local development should focus not only oncapacity building, but on strengthening local communityleadership beyond the lifecycle of a mine.
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