Small-scale mining in China: Assessing recent advances in the policy and regulatory framework

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 150-157

  Shen, Lei ^a,c   Dai, Tao ^a,d   Gunson, Aaron James ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Policy; Small scale mining; Xiaoqingling

Indexed keywords

CHINA; POLICY; REGULATIONS AND POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; RESOURCE CONSOLIDATION; SALIENT FEATURES; SMALL-SCALE MINING; XIAOQINGLING;

CONSOLIDATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; MINING;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

LEGISLATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SMALL SCALE MINING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349229807     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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