For towns built on mining, mine closures have huge impacts. Because mines inevitably close, communities should be involved from the start in planning for that time.
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China is expanding its relationship with the Taliban as a way of addressing its needs for increased energy supply.
The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
The coming copper boom presents Zambia with an extraordinary opportunity – not only to enable mining profits, but to power inclusive growth.
The project threatens catastrophic harm to one of the world’s most important river systems, and the people who depend on it.
Unless mining is done differently, rushing to bring copper mines into production could unleash unacceptable, catastrophic impacts.
How Zambian farmers won the right to pursue claims in UK courts – and why UK polluters should be worried
In the decades ahead, our mineral supply will still need to double or triple to meet the demand for electric vehicles and other renewable energy technology.
Last week Brazil opened thousands of kilometres of previously protected Amazon rainforest to mining, in a bid to combat ongoing political and economic disasters.
The fall in commodity prices has hit the DRC hard. This is a lesson to resources-dependent countries in Africa that they need to diversify their economies.
Zambia’s drive to build its industrial capabilities has made steady progress. But it runs up against the history of economies that are dominated by mineral resources and landlocked countries.
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Professor of Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Geosciences, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Instructor of Political Science, James Madison University
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Country (Zambia) Economist and Researcher, International Growth Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
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William Saywell Professor of International Business, Simon Fraser University
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Visiting Scholar, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Leiden University
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Director - WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre - The Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Senior Economist, IMD World Competitiveness Center, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
