Sustainability reporting and the platinum group metals: A global mining industry leader?

Platinum Metals Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-19

  Mudd, Gavin M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; GLOBAL MINING INDUSTRY; LIFECYCLE COSTS; ORE GRADES; PER UNIT; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; PROJECT SCALE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING; WATER AND ENERGIES;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; PLATINUM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84856339441     PISSN: 00321400     EISSN: 14710676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1595/147106711X614713     Document Type: Article

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