Last modified: 2019-09-30
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to build a model of social acceptance by technology intervention in acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment. The specific objective of this study is to analyze how much influence the new technology of AMD treatment technology uses on electrification cell to change stakeholder perceptions about impact of AMD in mining activities. This research using a quantitative approach with exploration is carried out by exploring the perceptions of respondents from government, private, and community elements. The survey began with respondents from social media to explore the relationship between perceptions of acid mine drainage and the relationship of respondents to mine pits and reality with mine pits. The survey is continued with stakeholders who are directly related to acid mine drainage, namely mine workers at the level of mine operational supervisors. Data is processed and analyzed using Smart-PLS devices to build structural equation models.
New technology for managing AMD in mine pits uses electrochemical principles by creating floating galvanic cells to process mine acid water into electrical energy. The energy produced is used to meet the energy needs of the community around the mine site. The respondents' old perceptions of acid mine drainage and mining holes are related to knowledge about the usefulness of AMD and mine pits for communities around the mine, significantly affecting the AMD treatment technology interventions. The AMD processing technology intervention has a significant change in the respondents' new perceptions of AMD. Energy utilization generated from AMD processing using electrification cells has a significant new perception.