The role of artisanal and small-scale mining in China's economy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Shen, Lei ^a,b   Gunson, Aaron James ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b Communities and Small Scale Mining Regional Network in China ^*  (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM); China; Policy; Role

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE MINING; CHINA; ROLE;

MINING;

EID: 29144501455     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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