Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Key Observations and Recommendations: A Synthesis of Case Studies -- Introduction -- Key issues -- The mining operations -- Latin America: costs and benefits of the mining operations -- Latin America: negotiation and implementation processes -- Case studies from developed countries: Spain and Canada -- Lessons learned and recommendations -- References -- Chapter 2. Bolivia: Turning Gold into Human Capital -- Introduction -- Puquio Norte -- Inti Raymi and its local context -- Impacts of Inti Raymi -- Impacts, best practices and sustainability -- References -- Chapter 3. Chile: Size Does Matter -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- The Case of La Escondida Mining Company -- The Case of the Candelaria Mining Company -- The Case of the Fachinal Mining Company -- Conclusions and recommendations for best practice -- References -- Chapter 4. Peru: Learning by Doing -- Introduction -- Definitions and variables -- The Case of Yanacocha Mining Company -- The Case of Antamina Mining Company -- Mining company best practices and benefits -- References -- Chapter 5. Spain's Almadén Mine: 2 000 Years of Solitude -- Introduction -- The Almadén mining district -- Socioeconomic legacy of the Almadén mining district -- Balance of mining activity in Almadén -- Analysis of corrective measures taken: Almadén's conversion plan -- Assessment of the conversion plan for the Almadén region -- Conclusions -- Glossary of "best practices" -- References -- Chapter 6. Canada: From Fly-In, Fly-Out to Mining Metropolis -- Introduction -- Mining, the community and public policy in Canada -- Voisey's Bay Nickel Project: can harmony and equity be negotiated prior to start-up? -- Diamonds in the Northwest Territories: the Diavik Mine -- A mature mine in an established region: potash mining in New Brunswick.

Sudbury: the emergence of a mining metropolis? -- Conclusion: perspectives from Canadian cases on mine/community relations -- References -- Chapter 7. Uranium Mining in Northern Saskatchewan: A Public-Private Transition -- Introduction -- Uranium in Saskatchewan -- Uranium mine development through the state -- Uranium mining in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1990s -- Uranium mining industry effects on regional and community development -- A comprehensive framework for mining development -- Mining and sustainable regional and community development -- References -- The editors -- Contributing authors.