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Mining Towns

Mining Town is a type of urban settlement in African history that is distinguished by its foundational and economic reliance on mineral extraction, typically characterized by planned layouts, migrant labor systems, and socio-spatial hierarchies shaped by colonial and industrial imperatives.

731

Publications

31.5K

Citations

1.4K

Authors

512

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

195

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Publications

731

The environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining on local livelihoods in Tanzania: A case study of Geita District

A. G. N. Kitula · Journal of Cleaner Production · 2005 · 408 citations

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The precarious political economy of cobalt: Balancing prosperity, poverty, and brutality in artisanal and industrial mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Benjamin K. Sovacool · The Extractive Industries and Society · 2019 · 300 citations · Full text

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Shrinking cities and resource-based economy: The economic restructuring in China's mining cities

Sylvia Y. He, Jeongwoo Lee, Tao Zhou et al. · Cities · 2016 · 298 citations

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Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in Prestea, Ghana

Gavin Hilson, Natalia Yakovleva · Political Geography · 2006 · 298 citations

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Small-scale mining, poverty and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: An overview

Gavin Hilson · Resources Policy · 2009 · 276 citations

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Authors

1.4K

  1. LM
    Lochner Marais

    University of the Free State, South Africa

    14 publications · 375 citations

    13

    h-index

  2. GH
    Gavin Hilson

    University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. JC
    Jan Cloete

    University of the Free State, South Africa

    6 publications · 195 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. JB
    John Bradbury

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    5 publications · 211 citations

    5

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  5. DB
    David Brereton

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    4 publications · 103 citations

    4

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Institutions

512

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    14 h-index

    28 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of the Free State

    Bloemfontein, South Africa

    13 h-index

    37 publications

    1K citations

  3. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    846 citations

  4. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    704 citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

    Kumasi, Ghana

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    737 citations

  7. University of Silesia in Katowice

    Katowice, Poland

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    398 citations

  8. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    196 citations

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Venues

  1. Resources Policy

    67 publications · 3.6K citations

    36

    h-index

  2. The Extractive Industries and Society

    71 publications · 3K citations

    31

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  3. Journal of Cleaner Production

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

    14

    h-index

  4. Journal of Southern African Studies

    JASS · 15 publications · 555 citations

    13

    h-index

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