EMBRACING SOFT ISSUES FOR A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, HOLISTIC APPROACH

摘要

A mine’s role as the key driver of change is a lot different today than it was fifty years ago. In the past the mine would initiate disturbance and dominate the level of succession and pace of change. Back then, global mining companies were closed systems not much affected by outside influences. They dominated international markets and monopolised commodity prices. Individual mines left a lasting impression in the area of operation, and left their surroundings in an altered, often unrecognisable state; not always to the benefit of those in whose backyard they mined.