Mining In The 21st Century Quo Vadis

This 2-volume work (with CDROM) is the result of the 19th World Mining Congress and marks a watershed in the development of the global minerals sector. Moreover, it will provide a strategic roadmap for the mining industry's journey in the new century where change will be the only constant factor. The keynote addresses broadly cover the main sub-themes of the conference and the 115 technical papers, from 33 countries, converge upon the different conference sub-themes. The result provides a panoramic view of the issues and problems confronting the global mining industry, but also an abundance of perspectives and prescriptions on these issues. In the ultimate analysis, for the sustainability of the global mining industry, technology will be the key, be it in resource augmentation, or in resolving environmental issues, or even for contending with the myriad of technical problems for cost-effective mining and viability. The papers remind the reader very forcefully that much remains to be done on many fronts and the industry has to be technologically " smart" chanting the mantra of sustainable development principles which is the logical framework for change and for identifying best practices.