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The facts and events that have shaped the strengths of the Peruvian mining industry are well established. Private … mining investment has flowed in during the last decade, making Peru the second most popular destination for mining investment … largest producer of copper in the world. The mining sector needs to create the necessary conditions, within a context of …
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Mining dominates the Mongolian economy, already accounting for some 80 percent of exports and contributing a quarter of … several challenges. The challenges and opportunities identified confront the government as it seeks to advance mining sector … development of the mining sector and the government's approach to mobilizing finance. As recommended in the World Bank's Policy …
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In every mining region across the globe, there are a multitude of entities primarilyfocused on progressing the … interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM …
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Over the last half century, large-scale changes to coal industries across Europe, and more recently in the United States and China, have resulted in as many as 4 million coal workers losing their jobs. The main drivers of these changes are mine mechanization, government policies and competition...
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Mining has been central to the social and economic narrative of Southern Africa, and has been a key provider of … early years, mining developed on the back of migrant workers from across Southern Africa who toiled in the mines under poor … conditions. Many ex-miners suffer from vocational diseases to this day. While mining has helped build the economies of Southern …
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The twelfth Zambia economic brief with a focus on how Zambia can harness its renewable resources to promote sustainable growth. This brief is part of a series of short economic updates produced twice a year by the World Bank
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The Botswana Mining Investment and Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares information on mining sector … from the perspective of three main stakeholder groups "government, investors in the mining value chain and civil society … mineral revenue. The mining policy and legal framework are largely sound. The environmental protection legislation is quite …
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Climate and greenhouse gas (GHG) scenarios have typically paid scant attention to the metal implications necessary to realize a low/zero carbon future. The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change indicates a global resolve to embark on development patterns that would significantly be less GHG...
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locations), and tourism sector (the Northern Australia tourism pilot). This paper assesses the first of these objectives …
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The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) is a temporary migration scheme between Australia and selected Pacific Island …
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