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Large‐scale v small‐scale mining
Author(s) -
Stewart D. F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1989.tb00850.x
Subject(s) - sophistication , scale (ratio) , developing country , business , affect (linguistics) , natural resource economics , economics , economic growth , geography , cartography , social science , linguistics , philosophy , sociology
The paper reviews available information on how scale and technological sophistication affect the extent to which mineral industries in developing countries aid in meeting those countries' development objectives. It also identifies criteria for determining if small‐scale or labour‐intensive operations are suitable to particular mining projects.