Process magazine: June issue

Source: CSIRO
"The June 2009 issue of Process looks at a diverse range of projects that aim to improve the environmental, economic and social sustainability of Australia's minerals and coal industries."

Burning issues: considering mining's contribution to CO2

Source: Mining environmental management, July 2008
"Burning issues: MEM looks at CO2 issues, including calculating mines emissions and
investigates how long our mineral resources might last."

The politics of sand: what constitutes sustainability?

Source: The economist
"IT’S official: extracting oil from Canada’s vast deposits of bitumenous sand is unsustainable. So, at any rate, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) implicitly concluded when it ruled that Royal Dutch Shell was misleading the public by describing its tar-sands operation as “sustainable”."

Exploring the social dimensions of Australia's seafloor exploration and mining industry

Source: CSIRO
"The UN-ratified expansion of the outer limits of Aust's continental shelf make it imperative to deal with the environmental, social and legal issues associated with seafloor mining, says a CSIRO report. The report said there was a need for more research into the potential impacts of seafloor mining and simpler govt controls."