Investigates the exploration, production and trade of the principal commodities coal, iron ore, uranium, oil and gas, and gold Analyses mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today
Analyzes the key issues faced by the industry, including climate change, sustainable development, indigenous issues, mine abandonment and legacy issues, declining ore grades, governance, and corporate social responsibility
Provides the most comprehensive survey of mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today

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Introduction.- Section One: Overview of Risk, Regulation and Investment in the Resource Sector in the Asia-Pacific.- Theorising political risk in the mining sector.- Regulatory regimes, foreign mining investment and risk in the Asia-Pacific region: comparative evaluation and policy implications.- Determinants of foreign direct investment in the mining sector.- The return of resource nationalism?.- Social and business risk and the resources sector.- A corporate view of risk and regulation in the mining industry.- The Resources.- Iron ore.- Coal.- Uranium.- Rare earth minerals.- Oil and gas.- Unconventional gas.- Gold and copper.- Section Three: The Main Issues.- Mining and sustainable development.- Resource governance and economic considerations.- Corporate social responsibility and reputation risk.- Declining ore grades and territorial expansion.- Community aspects of mining (opposition/protest, community development, community relations, FIFO, human rights, etc.).- Mining and indigenous peoples.- Mining and Climate Change.- Legacy Issues and Abandoned Mines.- Conclusion: opportunities and challenges for the resources sector in the coming decade.