Showing papers in "Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report in 1993"
TL;DR: Chachage as discussed by the authors argues that the World Bank's thesis that mining in Africa was hampered by controls and inappropriate policies is based on false premises It rests at the very least on confusion between mining in general and mining by very large scale foreign private companies.
Abstract: In this article Chachage Seithy L Chachage shows that the legal framework and attitude towards private investments in Tanzania over the years has been favourable “It is obvious,” he argues “that the World Bank's thesis that mining in Africa was hampered by controls and inappropriate policies is based on false premises It rests at the very least on confusion between mining in general and mining by very large scale foreign private companies” The article was prepared for a research proposal review workshop on structural adjustment and social change in Africa, held in Lesotho November 1992 as a part of the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies Research Programme ‘The Political and Social Context of Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa’
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TL;DR: In this paper, the link between an unstable international commodity market and the Namibian economy was analyzed and the authors concluded that Namibia is highly dependent on a narrow, mining-dominated export base.
Abstract: Namibia is highly dependent on a narrow, mining-dominated export base. When the country became independent in 1990 it was faced with the diffucult task of turning the economy toward a positive growth. This article analysis the link between an unstable international commodity market and the Namibian economy.
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TL;DR: In this paper, two members of the Group analyse recent structural changes in the mining industry and predict a turbulent period in the mid-1990s, using examples from the RMG Database.
Abstract: With examples from the RMG Database two members of the Group analyse recent structural changes in the mining industry and predict a turbulent period in the mid-1990s.
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TL;DR: Dropkin this article reviewed the IAEA-report of the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia and concluded that the report caused a major debate and caused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to withdraw its report.
Abstract: In 1976 Rio Tinto Zinc began production in the Rossing uranium mine of Namibia. In 1992 the critical “Past Exposure” report was published including an analysis of radiation and other hazards at Rossing. This report caused a major debate. A mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Namibia and Rossing in 1992. The IAEA-report was published in May 1993. In this article Greg Dropkin of the Namibia Support Committee reviews the IAEA-report.
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TL;DR: Ben Hochobeb, chief environmentalist of Rossing Uranium Limited, closed the debate as discussed by the authors, and published a critical article published in Raw Materials Report vol. 9, no. 3, Greg Dropkin of the British Namibia Support Committee reviewed the report.
Abstract: In May 1993 the International Atomic Energy Agency published a report on radiation and other hazards at the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia. In a critical article, published in Raw Materials Report vol. 9, no. 3, Greg Dropkin of the British Namibia Support Committee reviewed the report. In this article Ben Hochobeb, Chief Environmentalist of Rossing Uranium Limited, closes the debate.
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TL;DR: One of the most important issues facing the Australian public and mining industry is whether the present negotiation process with Aboriginal land owners will continue and even be extended to other parts of Australia than the Northern Territory.
Abstract: One of the most important issues facing the Australian public and mining industry is whether the present negotiation process with Aboriginal land owners will continue and even be extended to other parts of Australia than the Northern Territory
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