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Updated 12/06/2002

 


"Breaking New Ground" – The MMSD Final Report

 

 
 

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The Chapters of the MMSD Final Report, Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development, are available for download in PDF format by clicking on the Chapter titles below. Photographs have been removed to aid accessibility; however, these files are still large and their downloading time may be long.

Hard copies can be purchased from Earthprint and Earthscan. The full version of Breaking New Ground includes the MMSD CD-ROM, which contains a fully-illustrated e-book of the report (automatically indexed and cross-referenced with full search facilities), MMSD regional and national reports, commissioned research and all other Project materials.

   
     
 

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Executive Summary (PDF, 122KB)


 

 

22 pages

 
     

Table of Contents (PDF, 29KB)

 

5 pages

 
      Titles and copyright (PDF, 74KB)   4 pages  
      Foreword and Statements by Assurance Group and Sponsors Group
(PDF, 60KB)
 
4 pages
 
     

Introduction (PDF, 65KB)

 

10 pages

 
     

 

 

 

 
 
Part I
 

A Framework for Change

     
 
 

1. The Minerals Sector and Sustainable Development (PDF, 103KB)

 

 

18 pages

 
 
Part II
 

Current Trends and Actors

     
     

2. Producing and Selling Minerals (PDF, 629KB)

 

26 pages

 
     

3. A Profile of the Minerals Sector (PDF, 99KB)

 

16 pages

 
     

4. The Need for and Availability of Minerals (PDF, 85KB)

 

12 pages

 
 
 

5. Case Studies on Minerals (PDF, 153KB)

 

 

26 pages

 
 
Part III
 

Challenges

     
     

6. Viability of the Minerals Industry (PDF, 168KB)

 

30 pages

 
     

7. The Control, Use, and Management of Land (PDF, 159KB)

 

30 pages

 
     

8. Minerals and Economic Development (PDF, 147KB)

 

26 pages

 
     

9. Local Communities and Mines (PDF, 173KB)

 

34 pages

 
     

10. Mining, Minerals, and the Environment (PDF, 207KB)

 

38 pages

 
     

11. An Integrated Approach to Using Minerals (PDF, 119KB)

 

22 pages

 
     

12. Access to Information (PDF, 126KB)

 

22 pages

 
     

13. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (PDF, 127KB)

 

22 pages

 
 
 

14. Sector Governance: Roles, Responsibilities, and Instruments for Change (PDF, 138KB)

 

 

26 pages

 
 
Part IV
 

Responses and Recommendations

 

 

 
     

15. The Regional Perspectives (PDF, 120KB)

 

24 pages

 
 
 

16. Agenda for Change (PDF, 138KB)

 

 

26 pages

 
 
Appendices
 

Appendix 1. The MMSD Project (PDF, 46KB)
Appendix 2. MMSD Consultation Activities (PDF, 43KB)

Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF, 20KB)

Index (PDF, 59KB)

Bibliography (PDF, 125KB)

 

 

 
     

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