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Volume 118, 2009 - Issue 3-4: Water in Mining
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Developing a water accounting framework for the australian minerals industry

C. M. CoteSenior Research FellowCentre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld 4067;, [email protected]
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C. J. MoranMAusIMMDirector, Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld 4067;, [email protected]
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J. CummingsAssistant DirectorEnvironmental Policy, Minerals Council of Australia, Canberra ACT 2604;, [email protected]
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K. RingwoodPrincipal Adviser EnvironmentRio Tinto, Chair of the Minerals Council of Australia Water Working Group, Minerals Council of Australia, Canberra ACT 2604;, [email protected]
Pages 162-176 | Published online: 05 Sep 2013

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