Dilemmas of Development

The Porgera gold mine in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea is technically one of the most sophisticated and successful mines of recent times. In its second year of operations (1992) it was the third largest gold producing mine in the world. Socially, though, the mine has brought a range of massive c...

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Main Author: Filer, Colin (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2012
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