Mining Industry and Business Ethics

1
Mining Industry and Business Ethics
In US and Around the Globe

• David Burner
• Akhtar Mahsud
• Roxana Damian

2
Unethical Behaviors in Mining

• Mine robbing
• Poor working conditions (e.g. ventilation)
• Improper permitting mapping
• Corporate disclosure
• Management concerned mainly about productivity
  and yield not safety.

3
Mining Accident in Sommerset, Pennsylvania

• Maps were knowingly incorrect
• Regulations were not followed
• Areas mined beyond permit
• Whistle blowing
• No consistent ethical standards

4
International Mining

• Primary research
• Gemstone mining
• Lack of concern regarding working conditions
  dangerous working areas
• Labor exploitation no other jobs available
• Located in remote areas - no law applying
• Theft by workers and owners

5
Conclusion

• Need for checks and regulations to improve
  ethical standards
• Rewards for whistle-blowing
• Ethical education/training to management
  workers
• Qualifying miners to do other jobs if necessary
• Cultural values encourage ethical behavior
• Business ethics goes beyond the law