An Overview of Mining and the Environment in Western Australia

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 179-194

  Roche, Charles ^a   Mudd, Gavin ^a,b  

^a Mineral Policy Institute   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid Mine Drainage; Mine Waste; Mining Industry; Waste Rock; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906942579     PISSN: 21967075     EISSN: 21967083     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-53873-5_12     Document Type: Chapter

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