1988 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Economic, Institutional, and Legal Framework for Mineral Development
Authors : Werner R. Gocht, Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol., Half Zantop, Ph. D., Roderick G. Eggert, Ph. D.
Published in: International Mineral Economics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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This chapter discusses important economic, institutional, and legal aspects of mineral development, broadly defined to include exploration as well as actual deposit development. It begins by considering mineral development as an economic activity, and then discusses the roles that various types of people and organizations play in mineral development. The chapter concludes by reviewing important aspects of mining legislation.