available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1751-1348.htm A study of resource dependency: the coal supply strategy of the Japanese steel mills – 1960-2010 Bradley Bowden Griffith Business School‚ Griffith University‚ Brisbane‚ Australia‚ and A study of resource dependency 73 Andrea Insch School of Business‚ University of Otago‚ Dunedin‚ New Zealand Abstract Purpose – The development of the Pacific seaborne coal trade since 1960 has been central to East Asia’s economic expansion. In exploring the
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Problems (Pre-1914) Conditions for miners * Mining was notoriously dangerous due to the presence of gas and accidental cave-ins * Miners suffered poor health due to coal… ‘Black Lung’ (Pneumosilicosis). State of mining industry * The majority of mines were old or small and the coal was still being cut by hand. * Ownership was fragmented with little investment from companies. Unionised workforce * One in ten of all male workers were coal miners-one of the largest workforces.
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society. The early 1900’s saw many Company Towns used by companies to control their workers both in their workplace‚ as well as‚ their personal lives. This paper reviews the definition of Paternalism and Industrial Paternalism in the early 1900’s mining industry. It reviews notable events that materialized due to these conditions and concludes by examining how this has impacted today’s views on Unions. INTRODUCTION “You load 16 tons‚ what do you get / another day older and deeper in debt /
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Outsourcing in Mining Industry - Concern for Safety PC Purohit‚ Group General Manager‚ Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd‚ pcpurohit@gmail.com ABSTRACT Mineral resources are the back bone of any country & its judicious extraction is an art‚ scientifically known as mining. Most people concede mining as a necessary evil‚ long recognized as being arduous and liable to injury and disease. After the globalization era since 1991‚ the things have changed fast. It is difficult to compete in
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lung is directly caused by mining and working with coal. Mildred Mullins wrote this poem and hung it on the coffin of her dead husband in the Capital to display what was going on‚ “Compensation we are asking‚ While alive and still gasping; When life is o’er and hymns are sung‚ Then they’ll know we have black lung.( “Charleston Gazette” 15)” The miners felt that since their job caused this disease that they should be compensated for it. The coal companies felt that mining did not cause this lung disease
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Corporate Governance 10 Mongolian Coal Assets 11 Ovoot Tolgoi Surface Mine 11 Ovoot Tolgoi Underground 12 Soumber 12 Tsagaan Tolgoi Coal Deposit 13 Tavan Tolgoi Extensions 13 Mamahak Coal Project (Indonesia) 13 Production and Sales 14 Strategic Priorities 14 Rail Infrastructure 15 Marketing 15 Exploration 15 Listing in Hong Kong 15 Summary 16 Investment Summary Attractive Portfolio SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ) offers exposure to high-quality coal resources in Mongolia‚ with company’s
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Centralia No 5 On March 25‚ 1947‚ the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia‚ Illinois‚ killing 111 people. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor reported the explosion was caused when an under burdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust. In this paper‚ I plan to discuss Driscoll Scanlan‚ who was the inspector for the district for the area. “Scanlan was a stubborn‚ righteous‚ zealous‚ man of fierce integrity” (Stillman
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production of many commodities‚ including aluminium‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ uranium‚ coal‚ and diamonds. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals‚ Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining‚ particularly for refining bauxite and iron ore. As of March 2009‚ Rio Tinto is the fourth-largest publicly listed mining company in the world * Wide Product Range: The company produces aluminium‚ copper‚ diamonds‚ coal‚ iron ore‚ uranium‚ gold and industrial minerals (borates‚ titanium dioxide
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Rotary kiln refers to rotate calcined furnace (known as XuanYao)‚ belongs to the building materials device class. Rotary kiln press materials handled can be divided into cement kiln‚ metallurgy and chemical kiln and kiln. It is mainly used in metallurgy and chemical kiln steel metallurgical industry lean iron ore magnetized calcination‚ Chromium and nickel and iron oxide calcination‚ Refractory plant calcination high aluminium vanadium and soil ore and aluminum plant calcination clinker‚ aluminum
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century - that of the down-trodden coal miner. In the foreground of the picture‚ we see the miner’s wife referenced in the title. She carries a bleak expression‚ her back turned to an older woman and a child‚ presumably her mother and her offspring. Two men walk away into the distance‚ and one set of clothing hangs above‚ unclaimed by its owner. The woman has just been informed of the mining accident which claimed her husband’s life. Shahn says much about the mining life through the composition of
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