Politics of mining [electronic resource] : what they don't teach you in school / edited by Deepak Malhotra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malhotra, Deepak.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Public relations--Congresses.

Mineral industries.

Mineral industries--Social aspects--Congresses.

Mineral industries--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Mineral industries--Employees--Training of--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Littleton, Colo. : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mining industry presents many unique challenges including working in remote locations with unfamiliar cultures, the business of permitting, environmental protection, sustainable development, the persistence of negative stereotypes about the business, and the sometimes tricky mechanics of training and transferring technology. In addition, tension can spring up among the various disciplines involved as engineers, attorneys, accountants, and environmentalists, to name a few, encounter difficulty in finding a common language. And finally, as in any large and multifaceted industry, politics abo

Contents:

section 1. Mining company business issues

section 2. Company politics

section 3. Social/community/cultural issues

section 4. Training and technology.

Notes:

Papers presented at a conference.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-87335-312-9

OCLC:

609846024