Gold Mining and Its Effect on Natural and Socio-Economic Environment. The Case of Oddo Shakisso District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Mining Policy Imple

Scientific Study from the year 2018 in the subject Engineering - Mining Engineering, grade: Masters Program graduation, Ethiopian Civil Service University (Institute of Leadership and Governance), course: Public policy Study, language: English, abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the Ethiopian Mining Policy and its Effect on natural and socio-economic environment in case of gold mining in Dhiba Batte, Reji and Sawana localities of Oddo Shakisso Wereda, Ethiopia. The study examined the real and existing effect of mining activities on the natural and socio-economic environment in the light of environmental friendly and inclusive mining strategy. The study is confined to identifying the effect of gold mining in relation to the mining activity conducted by Midroc Gold Company at Lege Dembi and Sakaro site and three small scale gold mining micro enterprise which were operating in Dhiba Batte, Reji and Sawana.