Contemporary Issues in Mining: Leading Practice in Australia

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Overview (Nigel Finch)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry (Simon Mollan, David Kelsey)....Pages 9-26 The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy (Nigel Garrow, Tom Valentine)....Pages 27-44 Front Matter ....Pages 45-45 Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore (Elizabeth Barber)....Pages 47-68 MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment (Ananda S. Jeeva)....Pages 69-79 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 Practical Problems in Mining Valuations (Wayne Lonergan, Hung Chu)....Pages 83-99 The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS (Les Nethercott)....Pages 100-121 Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley (Mereana Barrett, Svetlana Maslyuk, Daniel Pambudi)....Pages 122-140 Front Matter ....Pages 141-141 Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean-Up Costs (R. G. Walker)....Pages 143-157 Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms (Grantley Taylor, Greg Tower)....Pages 158-173 Transnational Corruption and Conflict Minerals (David Chaikin)....Pages 174-195 Back Matter ....Pages 197-201