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• Taking the Lead: Mining and the Challenge of Economic Development (PDF 208KB) - Nicolas Di Boscio, Rio Tinto Economics Department. Paper presented to the International Mining Seminar: ‘Global Investment, Local Challenges’, University of Dundee, Dundee 7-10 June 2004.
  This paper examines from the perspective of Rio Tinto the effect of mining projects at the regional and local level, how local economies cope with the economic stimulus from large mines, and under what circumstances can large-scale mines maximise their potential to promote economic development.

• A Corporate Approach to Social Risk. Stephen L. Davis.
  

• An Integrated Methodology for Assessing the Social and Cultural Impact of Mining. Allen and Jennifer Clark. (Adobe PDF)
  

• An Integrated Participatory Framework for Sustainable Development. Olle Ostensson, UNCTAD. - Presentation of a comprehensive approach to resource development, illustrated with an application to Namaqualand, South Africa. (Adobe PDF)

• Human Rights, Development Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility - An Overview of the Issues. Mining and Environment Research Network (MERN). - To order copies of this and similar papers, visit the homepage at: http://users.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/group/mern

• Preventing Problems: A Partnership Approach. C.George Miller. (Adobe PDF)

• Principles for the Conduct of Company Operations within the Minerals Industry. Prepared by Australian non-government organizations.
  Proposed code of conduct for mineral development companies with an emphasis on community consultation and sustainable social development.

• An Integrated Participatory Framework for the Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Context of Sustainable Development: the Case of Namaqualand, South Africa - Olle Ostensson, UNCTAD. (Adobe PDF)
  

• Socio-Economic Consequences of the Restructuring and Privatization of the Alexkor Diamond Mine, Namaqualand, South Africa - UNCTAD report. (Adobe PDF file 274KB, 84pp)
  

• The Misima Mine: An Assessment of Social and Cultural Issues and Programmes - Allen and Jennifer Clark. (Adobe PDF)