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This paper uses project examples, primarily associated with large iron ore mines in Brazil, to demonstrate opportunities for the mining industry to go beyond traditional compliance and impact mitigation to proactively operate within the ethics of environmental and economic sustainability.
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Porter, J.A., Santana, L.S., Culbertson, K.D. (1994). Reconciliation of mining with the concept of sustainable development: Minas Gerais, Brazil. In: Mining Latin America / Minería Latinoamericana. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1216-1_27
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