The Social Transformation of Padangloang Village Society in the Context of Stone Mining Activities (2000-2022)

Abstrak

This study aims to explore the social and economic transformations in Padangloang Village, Ujung Loe Subdistrict, Bulukumba Regency, as a result of the expansion of stone mining activities from 2000 to 2022. The research adopts a descriptive-qualitative historical approach with a structuralist framework to analyze the relationship between mining events and emerging social structures. Data were collected through literature review, interviews with key informants, field observations, and visual documentation. The findings indicate that stone mining has become the main source of livelihood for local residents, generating daily incomes up to IDR 1,400,000 and an estimated annual income of IDR 504,000,000 for a single working group. This shift has led to a transition from agrarian livelihoods to extractive industries and significantly altered the community's social structure. Changes include rising social status among miners, economic inequality, and a weakening of traditional social cohesion. The community’s adaptive responses such as forming work groups and relying on local social networks tend to be pragmatic and short-term. The study concludes that while mining activities have provided economic benefits, they have also introduced complex social and environmental challenges. Therefore, regulatory frameworks and development strategies are needed to balance economic welfare with social and ecological sustainability.

Kata kunci

• Stone mining
• community adaptation
• economic impact
• social transformation