Sustainable development and risk management in the minerals industry

AusIMM Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 2, 2004, Pages 26-30

  Evans, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC IMPACT; QUALITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONTRACTS; MINING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 2442678925     PISSN: 10346775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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