The authors present a multidimensional analysis of vulnerability conditions surrounding a global cohort of 270 mining induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) events. A global dataset of MIDR events was compiled using publicly disclosed sources of information and is a repository of displacement events that enables independent examination of MIDR patterns at a scale previously unavailable to development scholars. Each event in the dataset represents the displacement of a single village or settlement. The dataset spans a 50 year period between 1969 and 2019. Using spatial coordinates for individual mining projects, the location of MIDR events was specified and cross-referenced against publicly available spatial datasets to establish proxies for context specific vulnerability. Three indicators were used: the Fragile States Index (FSI), Aqueduct 3.0 Water Risk Framework, and the Global Food Security Index. Recording events by settlement demonstrates how mining land-use patterns create the demand for displacement and resettlement. These results suggest that the number of displacement events increase in direct proportion to the development stage of the project. Our results highlight the depth of information required by governments and communities to make defensible judgements about the medium and long term development trade-offs associated with resource extraction.