Sustainability and the Canadian mining industry at home and abroad

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1033, 1999, Pages 85-92

  McAllister, M L ^a,b   Scoble, M ^a   Veiga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian network for sustainable mining; Ecosystems; Mining technology; Sustainable development; Whitehorse mining initiative

Indexed keywords

MINING INDUSTRY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MINING;

MINING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032738658     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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