The value of water to Rio Tinto

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 131-136

  Ringwood, K ^a  

^a Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLURGY; MINING ENGINEERING;

ECONOMIC RISKS; ECONOMIC VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; EXPOSED TO; KEY PARTS; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; STRATEGIC APPROACHES; WATER BASED;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 58049175959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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