30 May 2005
Mineral Sands Conference - Madagascar Ilmenite Mine
Speaker: Gary O'Brien
Location: Melbourne, Australia
It is a truism that the mining industry does not enjoy the best of reputations amongst the public at large. Many observers have attacked the industry's environmental record in particular, although criticism of its social and community impact is also commonplace. In the developing world, we have all heard of the "resource curse". More recently, the World Bank's Extractive Industry Review addressed the same issues and highlighted the need for the mining industry to raise its game.