Mining and sustainability: Asking the right questions

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-12

  Giurco, Damien ^a   Cooper, Carlia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental; Mineral processing; Mining; Recycling; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEEP-SEA MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL; GLOBAL SCALE; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINERALS SECTOR; RESOURCE DEMANDS; SULPHIDE ORES;

MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; MINING; RECYCLING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84858448133     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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