Contemporary Issues in Mining Leading Practice in Australia
Provides case studies, commentary and analysis on the mining sector from international experts in business, across the four key focus areas of strategic, operational, financial and disclosure perspectives on mining. Invaluable to executives, managers and
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Also by Nigel Finch BEST PRACTICES IN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (with G. N. Gregoriou) FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE (with Jonathan Berk, Guy Ford, Peter DeMarzo and Jarrad Harford)
Contemporary Issues in Mining Leading Practice in Australia Edited by
Nigel Finch
The University of Sydney, Australia
Selection and editorial content © Nigel Finch 2012 Individual chapters © the contributors 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-1-137-02579-1
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Contents List of Tables
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List of Figures
viii
Acknowledgements
ix
Notes on Contributors
x
Overview
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Part I Strategic Perspectives 1
2
An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry Simon Mollan and David Kelsey The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy Nigel Garrow and Tom Valentine
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Part II Operational Perspectives 3
Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore Elizabeth Barber
4
MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment Ananda S. Jeeva
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Part III Financial Perspectives 5
Practical Problems in Mining Valuations Wayne Lonergan and Hung Chu
6
The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS Les Nethercott
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Carbon Tax: Econom
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