Most controversial mining projects
across the world

The Supreme Court’s order terming all coal-mines allocated in India since 1993 as "illegal" has
put big investments from industry giants in jeopardy. While the biggies wait to see what the fate of the mines allocated to them would be, here is a look at the most controversial mining
projects across the world at present.

This interactive focuses on the mining projects that have attracted the most criticism related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the past two years. The coal and metals mining projects included in this interactive were located in various locations around the world, primarily in developing countries such as India, Guinea and Afghanistan, but also developed countries such as Canada. Environmental issues are prominent in the mining industry, where contamination, pollution and overuse of water is a common risk. Another risk is related to the impact on ommunities by mining projects, particularly complaints from local residents who may have been forced off their land to make way for the operations.

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