ABSTRACT
Madagascar is used as a case study to examine the long-term impacts of large-scale mining to economic development and social progress.
With efficient resources management, large-scale mining could be a source of long-term impacts (inputs) and transformative development at local, regional, and national levels.
Mining could account for up to 14 percent of GDP by 2025 while dominating exports.
In 2025 about 51 percent of the projects’ operating costs are expected to be spent domestically.
Direct employment, indirect employment, and linked employment are estimated to rise between 2015 and 2025.
Policymakers, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and mining companies need to coordinate efforts to develop complementary policies, strategies, and actions to transform mining opportunities into effective results.
