An Integrated Gray DEMATEL and ANP Method for Evaluating the Green Mining Performance of Underground Gold Mines

Yang Li, Guoyan Zhao, Pan Wu and Ju Qiu
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Yang Li: School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Guoyan Zhao: School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Pan Wu: School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Ju Qiu: School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: Green mining (GM) can achieve the harmonious development of mineral resource exploitation and environmental protection. Performance evaluation is the key to promoting GM. This research explores favorable methods to evaluate the green mining performance (GMP) of underground gold mines. First, according to the specific characteristics of underground gold mines, an evaluation criteria system for GM is formulated. Meanwhile, the weights are calculated using an integrated gray DEMATEL and ANP technique, which considers the correlation between indicators. Subsequently, the solution methodology for performance evaluation is proposed based on normalization of indicators. Finally, six underground gold mines are utilized as case studies to verify the methodological feasibility. The results of the empirical study show that there is a significant gap between ordinary mines and pilot green mines, and this study, via comparison analysis and cause–effect analysis, gives direction for mines improvement. Not only will the work provide technical and theoretical support for the evaluation and construction of similar green mines, it will also serve as a reference for government policy implementation.

Keywords: green mining; green mining performance; integrated Gray DEMATEL and ANP; evaluation system; sustainable development; underground gold mines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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