This is the first book of peer-reviewed, edited papers that examines the broad subject of the minerals industry in relation to sustainable development. The book takes a proactive, positivist, and solution-oriented approach, while not shying away from identifying the real problems that mining raises in respect to social and economic development, environmental impact, and human development in general.

From the contents Opportunities for improvement in environmental performance in the minerals supply chain using life cycle approaches: the role of fuel and lubricant suppliers. The challenge of mineral wealth: Using resource endowments to foster sustainable development. Applications of stakeholder engagement and eco-efficiency in the Australian mining and minerals processing industry. Proposed Hierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect to Sustainable Development as a Basis to Derive at a Meaningful Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator. Extractive economies, growth spells, and the poor. Socio-economic impacts of the Nanisivik and Polaris mines, Nunavut, Canada. Sustainable development and mining - An exploratory examination of the roles of government and industry. Sustainable energy and mineral resource extraction and consumptiona¿''can a viable biosphere be preserved? Mining and sustainable development: Time for a new approach. Global trends in mine reclamation and closure regulation. The resource curse: a modern myth?