Coping with Closure

Part 1: An Overview of Mine Closure 1. Mine Closures in Canada: Problems, Prospects and Policies Robert Keys 2. Metal Mining and Mine Closure in Sweden, Finland and Norway M¥rten Johansson, Paavo Talman, Markku Tykkyl¤inen and Sveinung Eikeland 3. Mining Settlements in Australia Alaric Maude and Graeme Hugo Part 2: The Actors â" Strategic Choices Section I: The Displaced Employees 4. Closure of the Stekenjokk Mine in North-West Sweden Lennart Nygren and Urban Karlsson 5. National Policy of Economic Redevelopment, Regional Development and How the Working-Class Copes With Uncertainty Sveinung Eikeland 6. Mine Closures and Worker Adjustment: The Case of Pine Point Glenn Kendall 7. The Community Impacts of Restructuring Practices in the Australian Mining Industry: Their Long-Term Implications for Coping with Closure Ruth Sturmey Section II: Community Response To Mine Closure 8. Schefferville: The Crisis in the Quebec-Labrador Iron Mining Region a) The Life and Death of a Company Town Kevin Archer and John Bradbury b) Mine Closure in Single-Industry Towns and the Problem of Residual Activities Jeanne M. Wolfe 9. âKeep Jobs in the Kootenaysâ: Coping with Closure in British Columbia Agnes Koch and John Gartrell 10. Solutions to Mine Closure in Outokumpu Markku Tykkyl¤inen 11. From Mine to Outer Space: The case of Kiruna, A Town in Northern Sweden Ingrid Liljen¤s 12. Wind-Down and Closure Across A Region: Local Economic Development Problems Facing the Tasmanian West Coast Cecily Neil and John Lea 13. Native Labour Commuting to Uranium Mines in Northern Saskatchewan: Its Economic Significance for Indigenous Communities Jean Gagnon Section III: State Responses to Mine Closure 13. Finland: Restructuring Policy in the 1980s Paavo Talman and Markku Tykkyl¤inen 15. The Comings and Goings of Fort McMurray, Alberta Ira M. Robinson and David Stuart 16. Mine Closures in Remote Regions: Policy Options and Implications Ciaran OâFaircheallaigh Conclusion: Planning for Closure, Dealing with Crisis Cecily Neil, Markku Tykkyl¤inen and Ciaran OâFaircheallaigh.