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On Thursday, Dec 4, 2003, at 11:29 Europe/London, [log in to unmask] wrote: > One of the most useful books I have read on environmental issues facing > mining and smelting companies is 'River of Tears', Earth Island Press > and > out of print but might be obtainable through appropriate internet > sources. > It was published in the 1970's. Another title that may be worth a look at would be 'Red Alert'; Open Pit Mining, A. Lovins. A tad long in the tooth perhaps as it too was published in 1973, However, as one of the leading 70s environmentalists the author presents a reasonably balanced view of the merits and problems associated with open pit mining. Pete Challis