Revealing the Invisible Mine

<p> Exploring the social complexities of the Frieda River Project in Papua New Guinea this book tells the story of local stakeholder strategies on the eve of industrial development largely from the perspective of the Paiyamo - one of the project's so-called 'impact communities'. Engaging ideas of knowledge belief and personhood it explains how fifty years of encounters with exploration companies shaped the Paiyamo's aspirations made them revisit and re-examine their past and develop new strategies to move towards a better more prosperous future.</p>