Resource policies and small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 39-44

  Spiegel, Samuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gold extraction; Governance; Resource policy; Small scale mining; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MINING;

GOLD EXTRACTION; GOVERNANCE; RESOURCE POLICY; SMALL-SCALE MINING; ZIMBABWE;

GOLD MINES;

GOLD MINE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SMALL SCALE MINING; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 60749123310     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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