This report has investigated the ethical issues associated with mining or processing of materials that make them considered as controversial. For each material, the main areas of use and the top producing countries are analysed, followed by social and/or environmental issues as well as potential problems in the future. In total, 13 materials are discussed, of which most are minerals. The overall issues, that are recurring throughout the report and are important to be aware of are: child labor, low safety standards, mining activity resulting in deforestation or harming biodiversity, mining processes that affect communities (e.g. because of large water consumption) and the risks associated with widespread illegal mining. The report also provides research about organisations and initiatives that aim to affect the problems, and gives a brief view over tools that can be used to increase awareness of these issues.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-327393 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Buratovic, Emma, Cocalic, Dervis, Eliasson, Kasper, Danestig, Matilda, Everlid, Linus |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | TVE ; TVE-K 17 011 juni, TVE ; TVE-Q 17 009 juni |
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