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Mineral Wealth and Human Capital: An International Workshop on Sustainable Resource-Based Development

The workshop, "Mineral Wealth and Human Capital: An International Workshop on Sustainable Resource-Based Development" was held in Monterrey, Mexico from 27-30 March 2001.

Documents from the workshop are organised according to the following categories:

•Papers
•Information Technology and Human Capacity Building
•Workgroups Session
•Eco-efficiency and the Mineral Life Cycle
•Capital and Sustainable Livelihoods

 


 

Papers

 

Capacity Building and Policy Networking for Sustainable Mineral-based Development - Kwabena Mate.

Executive Summary (PDF )

Complete Document (PDF)

Information and communication technologies for networking and learning - Dr. José Escamilla, Dr. Javier Gémez-Tagle, and Mtro. Armando Céspedes.

Executive Summary (PDF)

Complete Document (PDF)

 

 

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Information Technology and Human Capacity Building

Information and communication technologies for networking and learning (PDF) - José Escamilla, Javier Gómez-Tagle, Armando Céspedes.

 

 

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Workgroups Session

 

Intangible Economy and Financial Markets (PDF) - Charles Goldfinger.

 

 

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Eco-efficiency and the Mineral Life Cycle

 

Cleaning up our mining act : a North-South dialogue (PDF) - Béatrice Labonne.

Materials science. Three material witnesses (PDF) - James D. Livingston.

World Heritage and Mining (PDF) - World Conservation Union (IUCN).

 

 

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Capital and Sustainable Livelihoods

 

(i) Development policy in mineral economies

The mining cluster in Antofagasta (PDF) - Malaika Culverwell.

La llamada pequeña minería: un renovado enfoque empresarial (PDF) - Eduardo Chaparro Ávila.

Mineral resources and sustainable development (PDF) - UNCTAD Secretariat.

A social space for mining (PowerPoint) - Brian Chambers.

Regional Planning in Mineral Dependent Areas: The Case of Namaqualand (PowerPoint) - Olle Ostensson & Mike Solomon.

 

(ii) Government policies for mineral revenues

Investing in People, Sustaining Communities through Improved Business Practice (PDF) - Amit Nigam.

The Rise of the Community (PDF) - Gary McMahon and John Strongman.

Guía de Relaciones Comunitarias (PDF) - República del Perú, Ministerio de Energía y Minas.

CMA Strategic Plan for Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement (PDF) - Social Capital Group (SCG).

Systems and national experiences for protecting traditional knowledge, innovations and practices (PDF) - UNCTAD Secretariat.



(iii) Planning for closure

Águas Claras mine closure liability assessment (PDF) - H. M. Lima, P. Wathern and P. R. Franca.


(iv) Mining company perspectives on social capital

Antamina Project update (PDF)

 

 

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