Laing Timothy
University of Brighton, Mithras House, Brighton, UK.
Extr Ind Soc. 2020 Apr;7(2):580-582. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2020.04.003. Epub 2020 Apr 16.
The Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) global pandemic has not only caused infections and deaths, but it has also wreaked havoc with the global economy on a scale not seen since at least the Great Depression. Covid-19 has the potential to destroy individual livelihoods, businesses, industries and entire economies. The mining sector is not immune to these impacts, and the crisis has the potential to have severe consequences in the short, medium and long-term for the industry. Understanding these impacts, and analysing their significance for the industry, and the role it plays in wider economic development is a crucial task for academic research.
2019年冠状病毒病（Covid-19）全球大流行不仅造成了感染和死亡，还对全球经济造成了至少自大萧条以来未见的严重破坏。Covid-19有可能摧毁个人生计、企业、行业乃至整个经济体。采矿业也无法免受这些影响，这场危机有可能在短期、中期和长期对该行业造成严重后果。了解这些影响，分析其对该行业的重要性，以及它在更广泛的经济发展中所起的作用，是学术研究的一项关键任务。
