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Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-124).

References -- Author biographies.

4. 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 --

3. 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 --

2. 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 --

1. 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 --

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Mining has been entangled with the development of communities in all continents since the beginning of large-scale resource extraction. It has brought great wealth and prosperity, as well as great misery and environmental destruction. Today, there is a greater awareness of the urgent need for engineers to meet the challenge of extracting declining mineral resources more efficiently, with positive and equitable social impact and minimal environmental impact. Many engineering disciplines-- from software to civil engineering--play a role in the life of a mine, from its inception and planning to its operation and final closure. The companies that employ these engineers are expected to uphold human rights, address community needs, and be socially responsible. While many believe it is possible for mines to make a profit and achieve these goals simultaneously, others believe that these are contradictory aims. This book narrates the social experience of mining in two very different settings--Papua New Guinea and Western Australia--to illustrate how political, economic, and cultural contexts can complicate the simple idea of "community engagement."

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