By Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart
Mining might be Environmentally and Socially Responsible--and nonetheless Profitable
Even during this regulated, environmentally conscious global, operating a mine might be performed competently, with mixed objectives of maximizing either the go back on funding from extraction and the optimistic environmental and social effect well-run, liable mine can offer.
Responsible Mining is your complete consultant to addressing social and environmental dangers at mines within the constructed world.
This booklet gathers case stories of most sensible practices around the complete variety of concerns. With examples from 4 continents, you could research from either your place territory and all over the world. Seventy-two major mine engineers, forestry scientists, conservationists, environmental specialists, sustainability pros, and geologists from admired universities, extraction companies, nongovernmental companies, and governments have come jointly inside those pages to steer you competently and profitably towards socially, environmentally, and economically precious mining practices.
Organized round ten sustainability ideas required of foreign Council on Mining and Metals participants (including the various biggest extraction companies within the world), the ebook addresses approximately each environmental and social end result of mining in built international locations, including:
- Protecting biodiversity
- Minimizing adverse affects on weather change
- Interacting accurately with indigenous peoples
- Enhancing the area people and decreasing poverty
- Reusing and recycling materials
- Recovering energy
- Recapturing and reusing water
- Managing right garage, reclamation, and disposal of tailings
- Restoring the land after ceasing mining operations
You may want to make this e-book required interpreting for all contributors of your staff who're answerable for environmental compliance, source restoration, sustainability, power administration, and marketing/public family members to facilitate cross-departmental discussions approximately easy methods to contain top practices into your corporation plans.
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ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals). 2013g. Environment and Climate Change. London: ICMM. com/page/84170/environment-and-climate -change. Accessed September 2013. ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals). 2013h. Health and Safety. London: ICMM. com/healthandsafety. Accessed September 2013. ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals). 2013i. Water. London: ICMM. com/page/84137/our-work/projects/articles/water. Accessed September 2013. ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals).
2013. The Equator Principles June 2013: A Financial Industry Benchmark for Determining, Assessing and Managing Environmental and Social Risk in Projects. Equator Principles Association. Fonseca, A. 2010. How credible are mining corporations’ sustainability reports? A critical analysis of external assurance under the requirements of the International Council on Mining and Metals. Corp. Soc. Res. Environ. Manage. 17:355–370. GRI (Global Reporting Initiative). 2013a. G3 Standard Disclosure Report Application Levels.
The sites include prefeasibility exploration, mines under construction, operating mines, temporarily closed mines, refineries, and smelters (ICMM 2013k). 1 may represent multiple operations in a concentrated area. The ICMM is governed by a council composed of the CEOs of all member companies. The council meets twice each year and formulates policy, determines priorities, and sets the strategic direction of the ICMM. Member engagement and communications, however, are primarily through the Principal Liaisons Committee.