Benefits and success factors of regional resource synergies in gladstone and kwinana

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 83-92

  Corder, G D ^a   Van Beers, D ^b   Lay, J ^c   Van Berkel, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre of Excellence in Innovation

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRIAL AREAS; MINERALS PROCESSING INDUSTRIES; POTENTIAL SYNERGIES; QUEENSLAND; REGIONAL RESOURCES; RESEARCH PROJECTS; SUCCESS FACTORS; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 58049186044     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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