For centuries, denuded landscapes, fouled streams, and dirty air were accepted by society as part of the price that had to be paid for mineral production. Even initial environmental legislation devised by industrialized countries in the 1960s and 1970s was largely designed without mining in mind. And developing countries had little in the way of environmental policy. With the advent of sustainability in the 1990s, times have changed. Today's economic development, many now feel, must not come at the expense of an environmentally degraded future. Current policies toward mining are under rigorous review, and mineral-rich developing countries are designing environmental policies where none existed before. In Mining and the Environment, noted analysts offer viewpoints from Australia, Chile, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European community on issues and challenges of metal mining.

Preface
Mining and the Environment
Roderick G. Eggert
Land Access for Mineral Development in Australia
Anthony Cox
Mining Waste and the Polluter-Pays Principle in the United States
John E. Tilton
Developing National Policies in Chile
Gustavo E. Lagos
Experimenting with Supranational Policies in Europe
David Humphreys
The Limitations of Environmental Regulation in Mining
Alyson Warhurst