Commuting with on-site accommodation in the mining industry and its effects on spatial structures

An analysis is made of experiences and spatial effects of commuting by air with on-site accommodation for the purposes of resource extraction in sparsely populated areas. The case concerned is that of the Forrestania Nickel Mines in Western Australia, owned by the Outokumpu Group and opened in Janu...

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Main Author: Markku Tykkyläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1996-02-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Online Access:https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8914