Disclosure of reserve quantum in the extractive industries

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 63-91

  Mirza, Malik ^a   Zimmer, Ian ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Extractive industries; Reserve quantum

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949102197     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-629X.00054     Document Type: Article

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