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The Economic, Institutional, and Legal Framework for Mineral Development

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International Mineral Economics

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This chapter discusses important economic, institutional, and legal aspects of mineral development, broadly defined to include exploration as well as actual deposit development. It begins by considering mineral development as an economic activity, and then discusses the roles that various types of people and organizations play in mineral development. The chapter concludes by reviewing important aspects of mining legislation.

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  1. Aachen University of Technology, D-5100, Aachen, Germany

    Werner R. Gocht Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol. (Professor and Director of the Research Institute for International Technical and Economic Cooperation)

  2. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA

    Half Zantop Ph. D. (Associate Professor of Economic Geology)

  3. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA

    Roderick G. Eggert Ph. D. (Assistant Professor of Mineral Economics)

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  1. Werner R. Gocht Dr. rer. nat., Dr. rer. pol.
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Gocht, W.R., Zantop, H., Eggert, R.G. (1988). The Economic, Institutional, and Legal Framework for Mineral Development. In: International Mineral Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73321-5_6

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73321-5_6

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