Mapping mining areas in the tropics from 2016 to 2024

Philipp Sepin, Lukas Vashold and Nikolas Kuschnig
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Philipp Sepin: Vienna University of Economics and Business
Lukas Vashold: Vienna University of Economics and Business

Nature Sustainability, 2025, vol. 8, issue 11, 1400-1407

Abstract: Abstract Mining provides crucial materials for the global economy and the energy transition but can have severe environmental and social impacts. Available analyses of these impacts are limited by a lack of data on mining activity, particularly in the regions most affected. Here we present a detailed panel dataset mapping mining sites along the tropical belt from 2016 to 2024. Our approach uses a machine learning model, trained on over 25,000 mining polygons from the literature, to automatically segment mining areas with high-resolution (

Date: 2025
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