Mine-Field: The Dark Side of Australia's Resources Rush (Large Print 16pt)

Mine-Field: The Dark Side of Australia's Resources Rush (Large Print 16pt)

Author: Paul Cleary

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant

Published: 2013-04-11

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781459661745

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In "Mine - Field," Paul Cleary counts the true human and economic costs of Australia's short - term mineral addiction. Australia is in the grip of a bad habit that won't be easy to break. As royalty - hungry governments license breakneck development of our finite mineral resources, people, families, communities and industries are being steamrolled by the mining juggernaut. Politicians consider them expendable victims as they roll out one big mining and gas project after another. High - risk projects are being approved without a full assessment of the long - term consequences. Mining is happening in just about every productive corner of our country. The implications are enormous and beyond the capacity of governments to manage responsibly. Farmers have been worn down, many left with hundreds of coalseam gas wells on their properties, after drawn - out negotiations with miners. A ground - breaking piece of reporting by the author of "Too Much Luck," "Mine - Field" plots the dubious networks created and greased by mining companies to get their projects through and exposes regulatory gaps that must be addressed to avoid an enormous and irreversible cost on society and the environment.


The Power of the Mine

The Power of the Mine

Author: Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2014-12-09

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1464802939

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The mining industry could play a key role in Africa s energy sector, since it requires power in large quantity and reliable quality to run its processes. The integration of mining with power system development, with appropriate risk mitigation mechanisms, could bring a win-win solution to utilities, mines, and people at large.