Overview
- Investigates the exploration, production and trade of the principal commodities coal, iron ore, uranium, oil and gas, and gold Analyses mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today
- Analyzes the key issues faced by the industry, including climate change, sustainable development, indigenous issues, mine abandonment and legacy issues, declining ore grades, governance, and corporate social responsibility?
- Provides the most comprehensive survey of mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific (PEAP)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Theorising Risk in the Mining Industry
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The Major Resources
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The Major Issues
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mining in the Asia-Pacific
Book Subtitle: Risks, Challenges and Opportunities
Editors: Terry O’Callaghan, Geordan Graetz
Series Title: The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61395-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61393-2Published: 15 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87071-7Published: 17 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61395-6Published: 06 September 2017
Series ISSN: 1866-6507
Series E-ISSN: 1866-6515
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 388
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Economics, Environmental Economics, Asian Economics