Sustainable Mineral Operations in the Developing World: introduction, B R Marker, M G Petterson, F McEvoy and M H Stephenson • The need and context for sustainable mineral development, M G Petterson, B Marker, F McEvoy, M H Stephenson and D A Falvey • Enhancing the contribution of mining to sustainable development, J C A Hobbs • The role of minerals in sustainable human development, J P Richards • Sustainable river mining of aggregates in developing countries, D J Harrison, S Fidgett, P W Scott, M MacFarlane, P Mitchell, J M Eyre and J M Weeks • Markets for industrial mineral products from mining waste, P W Scott, J M Eyre, D J Harrison and A J Bloodworth • Sustainable small-scale gold mining in Ghana: setting and strategies for sustainability, P A Eshun • Approaches to sustainable minerals development in Zambia, I A Nyambe and V M Kawamya • Sustainable mineral development: case study from Kenya, T C Davies and O Osano • Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa: the poor relation, K P C J D'Souza • FarmLime: low-cost lime for small-scale farming, C J Mitchell • Mineral resources and their economic significance in national development: Bangladesh perspective, A Akhtar • Obstacles in the sustainable development of artisanal and small-scale mines in Pakistan and remedial measures, V Husain • Mining and environmental problems in the Ib valley coalfield of Orissa, India, P P Mishra • The Gold Ridge Mine, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands' first gold mine: a case study in stakeholder consultation, D H Tolia and M G Petterson • Construction raw materials in Timor Leste and sustainable development, J F Carvalho and J V Lisboa • Capacity building of developing country public sector institutions in the natural resource sector, M H Stephenson and I E Penn • Sustainable development and minerals: measuring mining's contribution to society, D J Shields and S V Šolar • System dynamics modelling: a more effective tool for assessing the impact of sustainable development policies on the mining industry, B O'Regan and R Moles • Sustainable mineral development: possibilities and pitfalls illustrated by the rise and fall of Dutch mineral planning guidance, M J Van Der Meulen • The emperor’s new clothes: sustainable mining?, A Whitmore