Examining justice and conflict between mining companies and indigenous peoples : Cerro Colorado and the Ngabe-Bugle

Whiteman, Gail and Mamen, Katy (2002) Examining justice and conflict between mining companies and indigenous peoples : Cerro Colorado and the Ngabe-Bugle. Journal of Business and Management, 8 (3): 8. pp. 293-310.

Abstract

Examines the justice and conflict surrounding the decision-making at the Cerro Colorado copper mine of Tiomin Resources Inc. on Ngabe-Bugle land in western Panama. Community-company interactions over a company-financed social program; Justice issues from an indigenous cultural perspective; Complexity of the roots of conflict between indigenous peoples and mining companies and their linkages to community perceptions of injustice.