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Dilemmas of Development : the social and economic impact of the Porgera gold mine.

The Porgera gold mine in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea is technically one of the most sophisticated and successful mines of recent times. In its second year of operations (1992) it was the third largest gold producing mine in the world. Socially, though, the mine has brought a range of massive c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Filer, Colin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra : ANU Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Porgera gold mine in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea is technically one of the most sophisticated and successful mines of recent times. In its second year of operations (1992) it was the third largest gold producing mine in the world. Socially, though, the mine has brought a range of massive changes for the local Ipili community-both positive and negative. Dilemmas of Development is a record of a series of studies of the social and economic effects of the Porgerta mine, commissioned by the Porgera Joint Vemture (PJV).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (333 pages)
ISBN:1922144428
9781922144423
Acceso:Open Access