Contemporary Issues in Mining

1. Overview
Nigel Finch

Part I. Strategic Perspectives

2. An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry
Simon Mollan, David Kelsey

3. The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy
Nigel Garrow, Tom Valentine

Part II. Operational Perspectives

4. Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore
Elizabeth Barber

5. MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment
Ananda S. Jeeva

Part III. Financial Perspectives

6. Practical Problems in Mining Valuations
Wayne Lonergan, Hung Chu

7. The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS
Les Nethercott

8. Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley
Mereana Barrett, Svetlana Maslyuk, Daniel Pambudi

Part IV. Disclosure Perspectives

9. Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean-Up Costs
R. G. Walker

10. Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms
Grantley Taylor, Greg Tower

11. Transnational Corruption and Conflict Minerals
David Chaikin

Keywords: Business and Management, Business Finance, Business Strategy/Leadership, Management, Organization, International Business, Energy Policy, Economics and Management