Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Advisory Board -- J. A. Botin -- T. Davis -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- Mining and Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Management: The Challenge -- The Business Case on Sustainability -- Book Overview -- Mining and Mine Management: Historical Background (Chapter 2) -- What Sustainability and Sustainable Development Mean for Mining (Chapter 3) -- Strategic Issues in the Mining and Metals Industries (Chapter 4) -- Integrating Sustainability into the Organization (Chapter 5) -- Human Resources Management (Chapter 6) -- Management of Exploration (Chapter 7) -- Managing Project Feasibility and Construction (Chapter 8) -- Mine Planning and Production Management (Chapter 9) -- Information Sources -- Notes -- CHAPTER 2: Mining and Mine Management: Historical Background -- Introduction -- From the Beginnings -- Mining and the Industrial Revolution -- Digging for King Coal -- A Tale of Two Schools -- The Touchstone of Mining -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3: What Sustainability and Sustainable Development Mean for Mining -- Introduction -- Broad Concepts -- Four Implications or Principles for Mining -- Implications for Corporate Responsibility and Mine Management -- Putting Concepts into Practice in Mining -- Broad, Multi-Participant Initiatives -- Project-Level Tools -- CONCLUSIONS -- Suggested Readings -- Notes -- CHAPTER 4: Strategic Issues in the Mining and Metals Industries -- Introduction -- Basics of Business Strategy: Special Characteristics of the Minerals Industry -- The Corporation and Its Interfaces -- Methodology of Strategic Planning -- Dimensions of the Strategy -- Operational Effectiveness Versus Strategy -- Generic Strategies -- Dynamics of the Strategy Formulations -- Strategy and Leadership -- Special Characteristics of the Minerals Industry -- External Factors Influencing the Strategy.

The Legal Framework -- Shareholders' Role and Influence -- Markets -- Price Mechanisms -- Financial Strategy and Corporate Finance -- Politics, Society, and the Corporation -- The Environment as a Strategic Factor -- Competition: Rivalry or Alliance -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Internal Factors Influencing the Strategy -- Corporate Governance -- Corporate Culture and Internal Policies -- Human Resources-The Human Capital -- Financial Doctrine -- Research and Technology -- Organization and Leadership -- Image and Public Perception -- Measures of Success -- Conclusion-Mining Strategy and Sustainability -- Notes -- CHAPTER 5: Integrating Sustainability into the Organization -- Introduction -- Organizational Structure for Sustainable Management -- Organizational Structure of Mining Companies -- Sustainable Management Versus Company Structure and Culture -- Independent Assurance -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INTO MINING OPERATIONS -- Challenge of Integrating Sustainability Principles into Business Operations -- Challenge of Incorporating Biophysical, Social, and Economic Elements into Strategy and Operations -- Challenge of Addressing External Political, Environmental, and Socioeconomic Drivers, Risks, and Uncertainties -- Challenge of Creating Innovative Solutions -- Challenge of Deciding on the Appropriate Level of Commitment to Sustainable Development -- Making Sustainable Development Operational: The Main Integration Problems -- Integrating SD into Strategy and Making It Happen Operationally: Getting Started -- Mechanics of Incorporating Sustainability into Strategy-A Potential Approach -- Operational Examples of On-the-Ground Sustainable Development Implementation -- Other Responses -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Managing for Stakeholders' Expectations: The Seven Themes of Sustainability.

Seven Questions to Sustainability -- Seven Themes of Sustainability -- Environmental Management System: A Sustainable Management Tool -- Why Implement an EMS? -- Costs and Savings -- When to Implement the EMS -- How to Implement an EMS -- Conclusions -- Case Study: Partnership for Sustainable Development in Ghana -- Socioeconomic Setting -- Internal Management Systems and Structures for Sustainable Development -- Drivers for Partnership in Sustainable Development -- Partnership for Sustainable Development -- Artisanal Mining -- Postmining Land Use -- Enterprise Development -- Conclusions and Lessons Learned -- Case Study: Industrias Peñoles -- Challenges of a Large Organization -- Corporate Structure for Sustainable Development -- MASS System: Environment, Safety, and Health -- Implementation of the MASS System at Bismark Mining Unit -- Conclusions -- Notes -- CHAPTER 6: Human Resources Management -- Introduction -- Values-Based Principles -- Ethics -- Social License -- Safety Management: Building a Culture of Prevention -- Building a Mine Safety Culture of Prevention -- Risk Management -- The Bottom Line -- Acknowledgments -- Employees as Portals -- The Quiet Revolution -- Shortage of People -- Shortage of Competent People -- Talent Toolbox -- Leadership -- Information Management -- Employee Development -- Performance Management -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- CHAPTER 7: Management of Exploration -- Introduction -- Regulatory Framework for Mineral Exploration -- The Concept of Mineral Exploration -- Regulatory Framework -- The Capital Markets and Securities Regulatory Framework -- Voluntary Frameworks -- Challenges and Conclusions -- Exploration Strategy of Mining Companies -- Strategic Alternatives for Exploration -- Focused Strategies -- Exploration Management and Sustainability -- Stages of the Exploration Process -- Mineral Exploration Players.

Land Access to Mineral Exploration -- Environmental, Safety, and Health Issues -- Social Impact -- Exploration Management Essentials -- Reporting of Exploration Results -- Sustainability Frameworks for Minerals Exploration -- Acknowledgments -- Ore Resources Inventory Management -- Terrain Models and Digital Models -- Definitions and Classifications of Resources and Reserves -- Estimating Resources from Block Models -- International Standards for Ore Resource Reporting -- Sustainable Management Considerations -- Notes -- CHAPTER 8: Managing Project Feasibility and Construction -- Introduction -- Mining Project Feasibility and Construction: An Overview -- Scoping Studies Through Feasibilities -- Organizing and Managing a Feasibility Report -- Feasibility Reports -- How Is a Project Evaluated? -- Construction Stage of a Project -- Conclusion -- MINING PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE -- Permitting, Legal Frameworks, and International Standards -- Management of Environmental Risks -- Management of Social Risks and Benefits of Mining -- Social License: A Business Perspective -- Other Key Project Stakeholders: Employees and Contractors -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Project Management and Stakeholders -- Project Background -- Stakeholders -- Administrative Licenses -- Access to Land and Public Resources -- Social License -- Role of the External Affairs Department -- Managing Communications and Reporting -- Conclusions -- Project Feasibility Evaluation: New Trends -- Feasibility Decision and Sustainability -- State of the Art in Feasibility Evaluation -- How Does Real Options Differ from Net Present Value Analysis? -- What Biases Arise with Traditional NPV Analysis? -- What Can Real Options Analysis Be Used For? -- What Are the Next Steps in Project Evaluation? -- Case Study: Las Cruces Aquifer Protection System.

Drainage Reinjection System -- Consultation Process -- Performance Targets -- Staff -- Risk Management -- Closure -- Sustainability -- Notes -- CHAPTER 9: Mine Planning and Production Management -- Introduction -- Mine Planning and Grade Control -- Long-Term Planning -- Short-Term Planning -- Ore Grade Control Function -- Definition of Cut-off Grade -- Use of Information Systems and Mine Planning Software -- Sustainable Management Issues -- Acknowledgments -- Rock Fragmentation by Blasting -- Economics of Rock Fragmentation -- Sustainable Management Issues -- Blasting in Populated Areas: A Case Study of La Araña Cement Quarry -- Acknowledgments -- LOADING AND HAULING -- Equipment Selection Procedure -- Important Factors That Affect the Productivity of Hauling and Loading Equipment -- Equipment Selection Criteria -- Equipment Selection Procedure -- Basic Steps in Selection Process -- Sustainable Management Considerations -- Ground Control -- Role of Ground Control in Mining -- Economic Consequences of Instability -- Modes of Failure -- Important Factors in the Design of Ground Control Systems -- Planning the Ground Control Program -- Ground Control and Sustainability -- Mineral Processing -- Mineral Processing Principles -- Sustainable Management Issues -- Leaching -- Considerations/Characteristics -- Sustainable Management Issues -- Mined Rock and Tailings Management -- Site Selection -- Mined Rock Management -- Tailings Management -- Reclamation and Closure -- Considerations/Characteristics -- Sustainable Management Issues -- Maintenance Management -- Industrial Maintenance Concept -- Equipment Maintenance Strategy -- Maintenance Policy -- Sustainable Management Strategies: The Reliability-Centered Maintenance Process -- Analysis of Failure Modes of Complex Systems -- Failure Modeling -- Conclusions.

CASE STUDY: GRADE CONTROL SYSTEMS AT EL VALLE-BOINÁS MINE.