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The social impacts and opportunities created by a mineral development can be categorized in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the discussion, three categories have been identified as a starting point. These categories were selected because, although each has a social focus, they serve to integrate the three dimensions of sustainable development. Environmental and economic issues are covered within these categories but, in each case, the social issues, namely individuals, families and communities, are the starting point for the discussion. Each of these categories is further divided into sub-categories that are not meant to be mutually exclusive, but rather to be reflective of the types of concerns and issues that are related to the social dimension of sustainable development.
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