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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Mining corporations"”.
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Exploring the capital investment practice of mining corporations in Namibia
… both national and international investors to the mining industry in the country. The mining sector is a capital-intensive industry that calls for long-term investment. Capital investment is a long-term economic venture that requires and consumes a lot of resources, for example, the purchase of …
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The use of derivatives in the mining sector : a comparative analysis of companies listed in South Africa, Australia and the UK
… South African, Australian and United Kingdom mining corporations in terms of derivative usage. The study further investigates whether such differences or similarities are due to size differences, specific mining industry sector differences, or are as a result of specific derivatives being more …
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Dynamo in the Desert: Energy Development and Environmental Contestation in the San Juan Basin, 1960-1985
… upon the regions land, water, and air. Beyond examining environmental destruction, my thesis explores how different groups came into conflict over coal-energy development. The groups that most actively contested the development of coal-energy were Navajo tribal leaders, local Navajo communities, …
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Social Movements at the Fossil Fuel Frontier in South Africa
… KwaZulu-Natal province has a light fossil fuel mining footprint, but currently large-scale exploration applications for hydraulic fracturing and coal are under way, making it an ideal place to undertake research on the contested expansion of fossil fuel projects. Using a Gramsci-informed …
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Mining for the Future: Dynamics of Artisanal Gold Mining Practice and Governance in the Balan-Bakama (Mande, Mali)
… the social organization of artisanal gold mining in the Balan-Bakama, a zone of the Mande area of southern Mali (West-Africa). Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in 2010-11 I show how villagers and specifically their male and female mining authorities govern mining sites in the …
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Estrategia de contratación caso Antamina y servicios en gestión de contratos
El presente trabajo de experiencia profesional en la minera Antamina relata cómo se efectuó la gestión de contratos en ese periodo en particular, que fue un tiempo de cambio de actividades y de traspaso de responsabilidades entre las organizaciones; es decir, se explica cuál fue la situación del …
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Mejora de proceso en el área de compras en la compañía minera Aruntani
The main objective of this work is the implementation of improvements in the purchasing process in the Aruntani company due to the problem presented by the non-compliance of the purchasing area, such as the delay in the management of orders until the reception of the materials in the mine. These …
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The impact of coal mining on the environment and community quality of life: a case study investigation of the impacts and conflicts associated with coal mining in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
… the impacts and conflicts associated with coal mining, with continuing claims by communities and civil society of associated health issues, cattle and livestock death, and destruction of livelihoods. However, to date, little attempt appears to have been made to support community concerns and …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para el diseño de un servicio de diagnóstico y prevención en salud ocupacional de enfermedades respiratorias en empresas mineras
El objetivo principal del presente estudio es determinar la viabilidad de mercado, económica y financiera para la implementación de un servicio de vigilancia en salud ocupacional de enfermedades respiratorias en empresas mineras. Se procedió a realizar un estudio de mercado en el cual se utilizaron …