L'ingénierie de la promesse : le renouveau minier français et la « mine responsable ».

New mining exploration companies have entered the scene in France in the context of mining renewal. This paper analyses how private actors attempt to convince various publics about the future profitability of technological developments. We use the terms « promise engineering » to describe this activity. To understand the controversies that mining projects have spurred in France, we investigate the tensions between the promises designed for investors, and other promises addressed to the populations impacted by exploration projects and their future developments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]