Contemporary Issues in Mining: Leading Practice in Australia [Hardcover]

Provides case studies, commentary and analysis on the mining sector from international experts in business, across the four key focus areas of strategic, operational, financial and disclosure perspectives on mining. Invaluable to executives, managers and advisers involved in the mining sector, including public and private mining companies.List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Editor and Contributors Overview PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVESPractical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.ChuThe Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.NethercottCarbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.PambudiPART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVESPermissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.WalkerCapital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower Transnational Corruption and Conflict Minerals; D.ChaikinELIZABETH BARBER Lecturer in logistics at the University of New South Wales, Canberra campus, AustraliaMEREANA BARRETT Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Humanities at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi (Indigenous University), New ZealandDAVID CHAIKIN Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaHUNG CHU Director at Lonergan Edwards Associates Ltd, Sydney, AustraliaNIGEL GARROW Lecturer in management at Macqauire Graduate School of Management, AustraliaANANDA JEEVA Senior Lecturer in procurement and supply management at the School of Information Systems, Curtin University, AustraliaDAVID Kl¸