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020 _a9781608458783 (print)
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040 _aUMP
090 _aHD9506.A2 A76 2014
100 1 _aArmstrong, Rita
245 1 0 _aMining and communities :
_bunderstanding the context of engineering practice /
_cRita Armstrong, Caroline Baillie, Wendy Cumming-Potvin
260 _a[San Rafael, California?]
_bMorgan & Claypool Publishers,
_c[2014]
300 _axx, 128 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aSynthesis lectures on engineers, technology, and society ;
_v# 21
504 _aIncludes bibliographical reference
505 0 _a1. Mining in history -- 1.1 Introduction: historiography of mining -- 1.2 Mining procedures -- 1.3 Society, economy, and technology: mining in history -- 1.3.1 Liquation: mining and merchant capitalism in early Renaissance Europe -- 1.3.2 Mercury amalgamation: mining and colonization in 16th century Latin America -- 1.3.3 Drills and dynamite: the efficient use of labor and capital in copper mines -- 1.4 Mining in the 21st century --
505 8 _a2. The Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Description of the Ok Tedi Mine -- 2.3 Mining gold and copper at Ok Tedi -- 2.3.1 Exploration and feasibility: initial investments -- 2.3.2 Mining and mineral processing at Ok Tedi -- 2.4 Regulating the Ok Tedi Mine: the PNG government -- 2.5 Communities affected by the mine -- 2.5.1 Outsiders' perceptions of the Star Mountains -- 2.5.2 Social impacts alongside the mine site: the Wopkaimin -- 2.5.3 Social impacts upriver from the mine site: the Telefolmin -- 2.5.4 Social impacts downriver from the mine: the Yonggom and the Awin -- 2.6 Recent developments in perspective -- 2.7 Making sense of Ok Tedi -- 2.7.1 The government's perspective -- 2.7.2 An engineering and environmental science perspective -- 2.7.3 Anthropological representations of Ok Tedi -- 2.7.4 The mining industry --
505 8 _a3. Mining and society in Western Australia -- 3.1 The Pilbara -- 3.1.1 Research material -- 3.1.2 Historical setting -- 3.1.3 Mining in the Pilbara: from exclusion to engagement -- 3.1.4 Aboriginal response to mining -- 3.1.5 Aboriginal impact on mining and miners -- 3.2 Boddington, Southwestern Australia -- 3.2.1 Research material -- 3.2.2 Expansion of Boddington Gold Mine in 2009 -- 3.2.3 Community response to mining -- 3.3 Debates about mining in Western Australia -- 3.3.1 Mining as progress -- 3.3.2 Living in a "two stroke" economy -- 3.4 Final comments --
505 8 _a4. Acting on knowledge -- 4.1 Wholehearted opposition to mining -- 4.1.1 Radical political ecology and environmental activism: mining as the brutal face of capitalism -- 4.1.2 Grassroots movements and activist NGOs: mining as an abuse of human rights -- 4.2 Making mining companies accountable -- 4.2.1 Self-regulation: mining companies and sustainable development -- 4.2.2 Northern NGOs -- 4.2.3 Consensus between NGOs and mining companies: improving mining technology -- 4.3 The gap between company ideals and the social reality of mining: what can be done? -- 4.3.1 Critical understanding of the language of community engagement -- 4.3.2 Practical alternatives to the audit culture of community engagement -- 4.4 A return to the beginning: what engineers need to know --
505 8 _aReferences -- Author biographies
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_xHistory
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_zPapua New Guinea
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_zAustralia
700 1 _aBaillie, Caroline.,
700 1 _aCumming-Potvin, Wendy
830 0 _aSynthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ;
_v# 21
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