Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1908--Recent developments in southern Seward Peninsula

10.3133/b379f ◽  
1909 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Seward Peninsula

scholarly journals Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives as Social Innovation for Governance and Practice: A Review of Responsible Mining Initiatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp C. Sauer ◽  
Michael Hiete
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Change In Practice ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Valuable Complement ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
And Diffusion

Mining mineral resources has been found to be an ambiguous way of achieving sustainable development. It can spark the economic development of poor regions, but at the same time it is associated with severe sustainability issues, particularly in areas with governance deficits. Recent developments have spurred a vibrant debate on how to achieve the development opportunities while minimizing the sustainability impacts. As a result, voluntary multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI) originated with differing foci, aims, and organizational designs. Such MSIs for responsible mining can be interpreted as a social innovation from two perspectives: (1) stakeholder groups cooperate to complement, concretize, initiate, and prepare, but also compete with other forms of governance and possibly replace them; (2) the MSIs support implementing responsible mining in practice. A structured review of 20 MSIs’ documents along an analytical framework covering governance, change in practice, and diffusion shows that the two roles of MSIs can hardly be separated, as the change in practice is enabled via a change in governance. Moreover, the MSIs are found to be a valuable complement to traditional governance of responsible mining, as they transcend national borders, allow for the inclusion of informal miners into professionalization, and offer support to companies to enhance their sustainability performance. Nevertheless, the MSIs are voluntary and relatively young. This limits their power and requires further research for which six avenues are identified in this paper.

Mineral riches: a route to Greenland's independence?

Polar Record ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Taagholt ◽  
Kent Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Life Time ◽  
World Market ◽  
Home Rule ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Rule ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

ABSTRACTThis paper presents a brief history of Greenland which sets the scene for unprecedented recent developments, both materially and politically. After the war, in 1953, the political status of Greenland was changed from colony to an integral part of Denmark. Greenland gained home rule [Hjemmestyre] in 1979 and greater devolution to self rule [Selvstyre] in 2009. The population is becoming centralised, increasingly resembling consumer societies worldwide. In recent years the economy has been mainly based upon fish and mining, although at present there is no active mine and the economy is declining, making the country increasingly dependent on subsidies from Denmark. The former president recently predicted that Greenland would leave Denmark within her life-time, a view based upon her vision of the development of a rich mining industry. Additionally she established a reconciliation committee to examine supposed ill-treatment by Denmark. The present situation and the unrealistic expectations of huge production of different minerals are discussed based upon accepted predictions of mineral resources, world market prices, logistic problems (lack of infrastructure and tiny population) and environmental concerns. During the past year, a more realistic and less confrontational debate on the relations between Denmark and Greenland has been evident.

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