Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Historical Background
• 2.1 Mining Prior to European Settlement
• 2.2 Harvest and Move
• 2.2.1 Exploration and Settlement
• 2.2.2 Transportation Infrastructure
• 2.2.3 Related Development
• 2.2.4 Government
• 2.2.5 Aboriginals in British Columbia
• 2.3 Ensuring Regional Economic Development
• 2.3.1 Fly-In Mining
• 2.3.2 Northern Development
• 2.4 Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development
• 3 The Social Issue
• 3.1 Healthy People, Healthy Environment
• 3.1.1 Health and Safety
• 3.1.2 Health Care
• 3.1.3 Aboriginal Peoples
• 3.1.4 Women
• 3.1.5 Religious and Cultural Values
• 3.2 Innovation and Learning
• 3.2.1 Education
• 3.2.2 Employment
• 3.2.3 Economic Diversification
• 3.3 Vigorous and Proud Communities
• 3.3.1 Community Involvement
• 3.3.2 Outsiders
• 3.3.3 Access
• 3.3.4 Foundations
• 3.3.5 Displacement of Populations
• 3.3.6 Mine Closure
• 4 Risks and Opportunities
• 4.1 Types of Practices
• 4.2 Catalogue of Social Practices in the Canadian Minerals and Metals Industry
• 4.3 Corporate Social Responsibility
• 4.4 The Role of Social Concerns in the Evolution of Industry Practices
• 4.5 Social Tools and Opportunities
• 4.6 Time as an Element of Risks and Opportunities
• 4.7 Some Examples
• 5 The Future
• 6 Bibliography