Mining and Metals

The myth of mining’s ‘resource curse’

A miner inside El Teniente copper mine, Chile.

A miner inside El Teniente copper mine, Chile. Image: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Aidan Davy
Chief Operating Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals
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