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Large mines and the community : socioeconomic and environmental effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain /

"For centuries, communities have been founded or shaped based upon their access to natural resources and today, in our globalizing world, major natural resource developments are spreading to more remote areas. Mining operations are a good example: they have a profound impact on local communitie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McMahon, Gary, 1953- (Editor ), Remy, Felix (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter 1. Key Observations and Recommendations: A Synthesis of Case Studies""; ""Introduction""; ""Key issues""; ""The mining operations""; ""Latin America: costs and benefits of the mining operations""; ""Latin America: negotiation and implementation processes""; ""Case studies from developed countries: Spain and Canada""; ""Lessons learned and recommendations""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2. Bolivia: Turning Gold into Human Capital""; ""Introduction""; ""Puquio Norte""; ""Inti Raymi and its local context""; ""Impacts of Inti Raymi""
  • ""Impacts, best practices and sustainability""""References""; ""Chapter 3. Chile: Size Does Matter""; ""Introduction""; ""Conceptual framework""; ""The Case of La Escondida Mining Company""; ""The Case of the Candelaria Mining Company""; ""The Case of the Fachinal Mining Company""; ""Conclusions and recommendations for best practice""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Peru: Learning by Doing""; ""Introduction""; ""Definitions and variables""; ""The Case of Yanacocha Mining Company""; ""The Case of Antamina Mining Company""; ""Mining company best practices and benefits""; ""References""
  • ""Chapter 5. Spain's Almadén Mine: 2 000 Years of Solitude""""Introduction""; ""The Almadén mining district""; ""Socioeconomic legacy of the Almadén mining district""; ""Balance of mining activity in Almadén""; ""Analysis of corrective measures taken: Almadén's conversion plan""; ""Assessment of the conversion plan for the Almadén region""; ""Conclusions""; ""Glossary of ""best practices""""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6. Canada: From Fly-In, Fly-Out to Mining Metropolis""; ""Introduction""; ""Mining, the community and public policy in Canada""
  • ""Voisey's Bay Nickel Project: can harmony and equity be negotiated prior to start-up?""""Diamonds in the Northwest Territories: the Diavik Mine""; ""A mature mine in an established region: potash mining in New Brunswick""; ""Sudbury: the emergence of a mining metropolis?""; ""Conclusion: perspectives from Canadian cases on mine/community relations""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7. Uranium Mining in Northern Saskatchewan: A Public-Private Transition""; ""Introduction""; ""Uranium in Saskatchewan""; ""Uranium mine development through the state""
  • ""Uranium mining in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1990s""""Uranium mining industry effects on regional and community development""; ""A comprehensive framework for mining development""; ""Mining and sustainable regional and community development""; ""References""; ""The editors""; ""Contributing authors""